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2025-10-08 13:19:12 UTC

Derek Ross on Nostr: The music industry is fundamentally broken, but Nostr, Bitcoin, and the ...

The music industry is fundamentally broken, but Nostr, Bitcoin, and the value-for-value model give me hope that we can change that and truly support independent artists.

It still blows my mind. I remember being at LAUNCH last spring, talking with dozens of musicians who were thrilled to earn just a few dollars for their music, because that was more than they’d ever received from Spotify.

We'll be successful, but it's going to take a long while to change an entire industry.
I made $30 last night streaming from the studio with 20 viewers. That would have taken many thousands of streams on Spotify. Value for value is in a different league ⚡🎶