SoundCloud acquires decentralized music platform Nina Protocol months after its shutdown

techcrunch.com Jul 23, 2026

SoundCloud acquires decentralized music platform Nina Protocol months after its shutdown

Curated by Shubham · TechCapsules · Jul 23, 2026

AI-summarised brief · reviewed before publication

SoundCloud announced the acquisition of Nina Protocol, a decentralized music platform that enabled independent artists to sell music directly to fans while keeping 100% of their revenue. The financial terms were undisclosed, and it remains unclear whether Nina staff will join SoundCloud. The deal follows SoundCloud’s 2022 purchase of AI music company Musiio and marks its first acquisition since then. SoundCloud will acquire Nina’s editorial archive and genre map, preserving its music journalism and artist features. The move expands SoundCloud beyond hosting into a broader independent‑artist ecosystem.

💡 Why It Matters

· By absorbing Nina’s blockchain‑based storefront model, SoundCloud gains a ready‑made infrastructure for artist‑direct sales, positioning it to compete with streaming giants while empowering creators with new monetization tools.

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Deloitte, DMCC and the Blockchain Game Alliance form a council to govern…

The Blockchain Game Alliance, Deloitte, and DMCC have jointly announced the formation of the AI & Agentics Council to establish governance frameworks for autonomous AI agents in gaming. Supported by founding partners Xsolla, SKALE, The Sandbox, and WAM, the council operates as a department within the BGA. Its primary objective is to address critical issues surrounding agents that control digital wallets and execute financial transactions without human intervention. Key focus areas include governed autonomy, human accountability, model-independent infrastructure, and inclusive economic participation. The initiative aims to resolve unresolved liability questions that currently deter institutional investment. By creating standardized protocols for these autonomous systems, the council seeks to formalize the integration of AI agents into web3 gaming economies. This collaboration brings together expertise in payments, blockchain infrastructure, virtual economies, audit assurance, and regulatory jurisdiction to navigate the complexities of agent-driven financial activities.

💡 This initiative directly tackles the liability vacuum preventing institutional capital from entering AI-driven gaming economies. By defining accountability for autonomous financial actions, it transforms speculative tech into a regulated asset class.

thequantuminsider.com · Jul 23

Major Bitcoin Firms Commit $15 Million to Support Bitcoin Security Development

A coalition of major financial institutions and Bitcoin firms has formed the Bitcoin Security Consortium, pledging $15 million over three years to fund security research and development. Founding members—Anchorage Digital, ARK Invest, BlackRock, Block, Blockstream, Coinbase, Fidelity Digital Assets®, Galaxy, and Strategy—will independently allocate funds to open‑source developers and researchers. The consortium, coordinated by Mike Schmidt of Brink, will also provide transparent updates on security initiatives, including preparations for future quantum‑computing threats.

💡 By channeling institutional capital directly into the open‑source ecosystem, the consortium strengthens Bitcoin’s long‑term resilience and offers investors a reliable gauge of security progress.

etvbharat.com · Jul 23

Mee Bhoomi Blockchain in AP

Andhra Pradesh launched the “Mee Bhoomi Blockchain” system on July 23, 2026, a pilot covering 89 villages across seven districts. Developed jointly by NIC Andhra Pradesh, NIC Bengaluru and blockchain firm Centreaf, the platform uses Hyperledger Fabric to assign a tamper‑proof identifier to every land parcel and record each transaction permanently. The initiative consolidates land data currently split among the Revenue, Survey and Registration departments into a single, immutable ledger, eliminating discrepancies that have plagued the digitised Webland records. All future land‑related actions must be processed through government‑approved online services, and any unauthorized change triggers an automatic halt. Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy inaugurated the system virtually from the secretariat.

💡 By anchoring land titles to a blockchain, the state creates a single source of truth that can curb fraud and streamline property transactions, setting a precedent for digital land governance in India.

us.headtopics.com · Jul 23

Birchtree Investments Ltd. and Digital Motion Corporation Announce Digital Motion Corporation to…

Digital Motion Corporation and Birchtree Investments Ltd. announced that Digital Motion will deploy its proprietary token and vault standards on Krown Network, a natively quantum-secured Layer-1 blockchain. The deployment is scheduled for the third quarter of 2026. In March 2026, Birchtree executed a definitive share exchange agreement to acquire 100% of Digital Motion’s equity. Digital Motion’s infrastructure, utilized by platforms like Mayflower and Starbase, bridges traditional finance with decentralized economies. Its token and vault standards govern the issuance, holding, and transfer of tokenized securities, designed to be compliance-native and flexible across multiple networks. Krown Network, launched in January 2026, is the first Layer-1 blockchain engineered with post-quantum security to protect against quantum computing threats. Digital Motion CEO Zachary Landau stated that deploying on Krown reflects the company’s view that security architecture is a defining factor for the next generation of on-chain securities, ensuring long-term protection for institutional assets.

💡 This integration addresses the critical vulnerability of current blockchain infrastructure to future quantum computing attacks. By prioritizing post-quantum security, Digital Motion sets a new benchmark for institutional-grade asset protection in the tokenized securities market.

egamers.io · Jul 23

One Store becomes a CROSS validator, bringing a 38-million-device app market onto…

Nexus announced that One Store, a Korean app marketplace pre-installed on over 38 million devices, has joined the CROSS Protocol network as a validator. This appointment makes One Store the third validator on the network, following H Lab and CertiK. The platform now operates node infrastructure responsible for block production, transaction validation, and network security on CROSS Mainnet 2.0. This development follows Nexus’s acquisition of an 89.03% stake in One Store for 62.6 billion won. The move supports Nexus’s roadmap to rebrand the CROSS mainnet as OneChain and the $CROSS token as $ONE. One Store, originally created by major telecom carriers and Naver, is pivoting from a Web2 distribution model to a Web3 network operator. It will integrate wallets, stablecoins, and decentralized exchanges into its ecosystem. The validator role allows One Store to secure the chain that may soon bear its name, leveraging its significant market presence in South Korea’s gaming sector.

💡 One Store’s transition from app distributor to infrastructure operator demonstrates how legacy tech giants are embedding blockchain security directly into consumer hardware ecosystems. By controlling validation on a chain with 38 million pre-installed devices, Nexus creates a closed-loop Web3 environment that bypasses traditional app store gatekeepers.

us.headtopics.com · Jul 22

BSC Scan Will Go Down, What Can Be Used Instead: List of…

BNB Chain’s primary blockchain explorer, BSCScan, will undergo scheduled maintenance on July 22 at 6:00 AM UTC, lasting three to four hours. The outage may temporarily disable portions of the website and API, affecting traders, developers, and analysts who rely on real‑time data. While the underlying network remains operational, users needing continuous access can switch to alternatives such as OKX Explorer, Blockscout, Token Terminal, and DEX Screener, all of which offer comparable transaction tracking, contract verification, and market analytics for BNB Chain.

💡 The brief downtime underscores the reliance on third‑party explorers for real‑time blockchain insights, prompting users to diversify data sources and highlighting the resilience of the BNB Chain ecosystem.