Audius (Closed Beta) - The future of music streaming on the blockchain

This is fantastic. Really looking forward seeing how the project will improve over time, it sure looks like it is in good hands :) I am always curious to know if and how licensing would work? I think it can be a great way for creators to increase their revenue.

@roneilr @ranidu @forrest_browning Great stuff! Having explored and read a lot on this space myself i absolutely believe the need of something like this. And felt really excited to see the Audius post as someone is building it. Since the white paper is not live yet here are the few questions i have... 1) What kind of hosting solutions are you considering to serve the streaming peer-to-peer? 2) How are you ensuring the payment on basis of per stream? Are you guys building your own blockchain or are you using an already built blockchain(in that case which one) 3) Have you guys given thought to piracy as well? In terms of original creator of any file uploaded on your platform.

@ranidu why did you guys stopped working on AskWhale 🐳 ? Did the redesign kill it? It was gaining good traction and engagement. I loved it! Made new friends there. …before redesign 😒

Wait, is this for podcasts or songs?

Why is there no button or anything about being notified when it goes live? All the website is, is a link to the whitepaper.

How is this different from Decent?

As a producer myself, I am very excited to see this come together. My main question is why would listeners use this platform over spotify, soundcloud or any other big player? I don't see success unless that issue is solved.

I have discovered Audius a few month ago, and from a developer stand point, it is a great app, the public API is not perfect yet but it does the job! The platform is and it a pleasure to see it grow up!