Sep 04 2018 94 mins
AOTB Top 5 - Episode 23 September 4, 2018 1. July 26, 2018 - "World’s First Blockchain Poetry Auction Created at NIFTY Hackathon," by Alison McGuire, held in Hong Kong. "The Blockchain Poetry Auction is a collaboration between CoinFund, a prominent crypto-asset focused investment firm based in Brooklyn, NY, and uniqx.io, a London-based software development company building UNIQX, a decentralized marketplace for the ownership and trading of digital assets." Collectors will be able to buy and sell unique poems. https://irishtechnews.ie/worlds-first-blockchain-poetry-auction-created-at-nifty-hackathon/ 2. August 8, 2018 Soundcloud alternative, Audius, raises $5.5 million, by Duncan Reily. According to the article, "Series A round was led by General Catalyst and Lightspeed, with participation from Kleiner Perkins, Pantera Capital, 122West and Ascolta Ventures." https://siliconangle.com/2018/08/08/blockchain-based-soundcloud-alternative-audius-raises-5-5m/ 3. August 20, 2018 - Announcement that music festival, Ultra Taiwan will use blockchain technology to manage onsite transactions. According to the article, over 35 vendors will use blockchain technology for sales. https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2018/08/138085-asian-electric-music-festival-ultra-taiwan-2018-set-to-use-blockchain-for-onsite-transactions-thanks-to-collaboration-with-pundi-x/ 4. August 27, 2018 - "MusicLife raises $5 million to distributed music with AI and blockchain tech," by Kyle Wiggers. MusicLife offers paid and free access. Songs free for first 50k plays and then the price will vary based on AI powered system that determines price based on popularity. Two virtual currencies. Unique feature - hardware system that protects against piracy. https://venturebeat.com/2018/08/27/musiclife-uses-ai-and-the-blockchain-to-solve-song-distribution/ 5. August 23, 2018 - Article - "Best Blockchain Art Projects" by Torsten Hartmann - 6 of them: 1. CryptoKitties; 2. The Scarab Experiment; 3. Bitcoin Monument (Slovenian Alps!); 4. Rare Pepe Trading Cards; 5. Anime Coin; 6. Maecenas Decentralized Art Gallery https://captainaltcoin.com/best-blockchain-art-projects/ Register For Intro To Crypto Art Classes! A Collaboration with Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts 3-part course - Starting in September. https://mailchi.mp/9ebccdf5a9ea/introduction-to-cryptocurrencies-crypto-art-and-music-and-blockchain-for-creatives-w-aotb-3-partday-course Twitters @torstenhartma12 @kyle_l_wiggers @musiclife_mitc @UltraTaiwan @AudiusProject @coinfund_io @uniqxio @AOTB_Podcast @WALADC Tips: BTC: 1D3DYP4nBC5DqTm1g5GeKf1uWeemLipwpY ETH: 0x9Ac7Bc3D3933e83A3544b36A075d2d59fac1c405 https://rarescrilla.com/art-on-the-blockchain Disclaimer – The AOTB podcast is not a recommendation or endorsement for any of businesses or services mentioned. AOTB is not advising anyone to invest or rely upon any statements made during this podcast. It is intended for entertainment purposes only. The views are our own.