Speaking with three members of the Megadeth Digital team, Cointelegraph learned how the group, which pioneered the first band website in the mid-90s, is now leading the metal community into Web3.
Over the last year, artists, musicians and creators have been continuing to embrace the new tools of the Web3 space to connect with their communities and have more autonomy over their work.
From Justin Bieber’s 2015 hit track “Company” becoming a nonfungible token (NFT) for fan royalty-sharing to Michael Jackson’s long-lost demo version of his song “Big Boy” released on the blockchain as digital vinyl.
Another big moment came at the end of the year when the American thrash metal band Megadeth launched a new NFT collection, aiming to strengthen its community in both physical and digital reality.
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