2025-08-19
In the traditional music industry, issues such as unclear ownership of music copyrights, opaque distribution of profits, and serious piracy and infringement have long plagued creators and practitioners. With the rise of blockchain technology, tokenized music has gradually entered the public's field of vision. By tokenizing music works, copyrights, and income rights, it provides a new path for the development of the music industry. So, what exactly is tokenized music? How does it work? And what changes will it bring to the music ecosystem?
Tokenized music refers to the use of blockchain technology to convert music works, copyright rights, or future income rights into tradable digital tokens. Unlike the traditional music industry model, tokenized music uses non-fungible tokens (NFTs) or homogeneous tokens (FTs) as carriers to achieve digital ownership and circulation of music value. For example, a song can be published in the form of NFTs, and each NFT corresponds to a unique copyright certificate of the song, recording information such as the creator, publishing time, and copyright ownership. Based on the homogeneous token model, the future income rights of music can be divided into multiple tokens. After investors purchase tokens, they can obtain royalties generated by the music works in proportion. This form of tokenization not only makes music copyrights clearer, but also gives music works new financial attributes, allowing creators, investors, and fans to participate in the creation and sharing of music value.
The Technology Implementation of Tokenized Music relies on the collaboration between blockchain and smart contracts. During the publishing phase, creators or copyright holders create music tokens on the blockchain through smart contracts, set parameters such as the total amount of tokens, distribution rules, and revenue ratio, and store the digital files of the music works in a decentralized storage system (such as IPFS) to ensure the permanent preservation and tamper-proof of the works. When music tokens are traded, the smart contract automatically verifies the identities and token balances of both parties, completing ownership transfer. In the revenue distribution process, the smart contract automatically distributes the revenue generated by music works (infoflow media playback revenue, performance copyright fees) to token holders according to preset rules, without the need for complex intermediate links. In addition, the open and transparent nature of blockchain makes the copyright circulation and revenue distribution records of music works traceable, effectively curbing piracy and infringement. HashKey Exchange When exploring innovative digital asset services, we deeply study the technical architecture of tokenized music, and provide users with a safe and reliable trading environment through strict review and technical protection.
Tokenized music has shown broad application prospects in multiple fields. For creators, publishing music tokens can provide financial support in the early stages of creation and get rid of dependence on traditional record companies. In terms of fan economy, fans can purchase music tokens of their favorite singers, unlock exclusive content, participate in offline activities, and even influence the direction of song creation, enhancing the interaction between fans and creators. In addition, the music copyright trading market has become more efficient due to tokenization. Copyright holders can quickly transfer or license music copyrights, and investors can flexibly buy and sell copyright tokens for investment. HashKey Exchange closely follows the trend of tokenized music development, actively explores its application in platform business, and helps customer engagement in emerging music economic activities. However, participants also need to be vigilant about copyright disputes in the tokenized music market, price bubbles caused by market speculation, and risks such as smart contract vulnerabilities, and participate in investment and trading rationally.
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