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A classic fob-off if ever there was. They may as well have added that they are stuck.
IMO our best bet would be if they re-winded back to de-listing and IPOed Napster, as they mentioned around that time.
After all, Jon V and co. have even more at stake in this than we do.
Does the length of SBF's jail sentence determine whether we crypto or not?
TBH Jambor I think ii can only act on the comms from Napster, who seem to have a haphazard way of going about things. i.e. they have advised HL holders of their allocation but not others like us.
Napster Inc seem to behave a bit like the old UK version. Presumably our (eventual) holding will include the existing streaming side of the business but I have not been able to find details of turnover, profit or even market share. And the metaverse didn't exactly hit the ground running with the talentless brat appearing to throw his toys out of the pram.
Likewise Jambor
Morning Italian
Had a reply from ii late yesterday p. m.
Just to tell me about lock down which obviously I already know.
Napster were quite curt with them saying they had other priorities and that the tokens would be issued by end of lock down.
I thanked ii for their trouble, but Napster don't come across as particularly pleasant or businesslike.
I don't believe this. They wait a whole week just to ask me what my message refers to.
Is anyone else having trouble with ii ?
Italian went into great detail about the tokens yesterday
Thanks for all the trouble you've gone to Italian. You're a diamond.
TBH if ii come up with something like this I'd be happy (and pleasantly surprised).Like yourself, given the choice I'd rather stay on the broker's than going the Algorand route, which is too much into the unknown.
Unless you're with ii.
I messaged them on Tuesday. As yet no reply.
Well done Italian.
ii have not been so fast unfortunately, so I have messaged them.
They seem to be the slowest these days, and their website is like trying to navigate in a tsunami
Hi Italian
Nothing from ii either, although in the past they have been in contact pretty fast when they have had news.
As I see it we are waiting for tokens which would need to be in place before the artists are in the Metaverse (en masse hopefully). Something which Jon V continues to be upbeat about.
Our Metaverse pioneer seems to have gone AWOL. His Instagram has been taken down and his picture is no longer on Napster's.
Can anyone find him??
Had a look to see what I could find on this guy, including Ebay to see what vinyl/CDs there are/have been. Precious little.
I think Napster Metaverse is going to need some NAMES. Not Z-listers who think they are superstars.
Yes indeed Italian. Maybe Napster and Terra Zero can come up with some classier material, in time.
Posted a comment on the above's Instagram asking why he was talking about Spotify on his forthcoming London show, and no mention of Metaverse. His reply "Shut the **** up, loser".
Don' these superstars get up themselves??
Morning Italian, PureG.
I'm trying to follow the updates on the Instagrams of Ric Wilson (who was quick to post), Napster, and Terra Zero. There is plenty of crossover between the three of them. Obviously the more artists that sign up the more interesting this will get.
The tokens should be due pretty soon for those of us still waiting for them.
This is now on several music sites. hopefully PR/marketing will get more mainstream though this is likely to be mainly in the US.
I do not see Algorand mentioned and are Mint still involved?
There is nothing yet on Ric Wilson Instagram (30K follows). Presumably some self-publicity won't do any harm.
Maybe it's not quite the finished article yet. They won't launch until it is.
Hi Italian.
Been a while but I hope you are well.
Well found. It's like the first speck of gold that promises more nuggets to come.
I've only speed-read it so far but it looks like Melody's VR groundwork has been put to good use. In fact, there is a bit of everything in this.
I'm not familiar with Ric Wilson, but then there is a lot of modern music I'm not familiar with! I still live with 70s heavy metal.
Been a while Italian. Hope you are keeping well.
Well found. It's like the speck of gold that promises lots more nuggets to come.
I've only speed-read it so far. but it seems that Melody's VR groundwork has been put to good use. In fact there is a bit of everything in this.
I'm not familiar with Ric Wilson but then that's par for the course with modern music for me! Now 70s heavy metal.......
Take care. Talk to you soon.
He probably meant at the time of de-listing. We originally had the option of going certificated.
By asking for tokens now, we are in effect doing that, as I see it.
IMO it will probably be simpler to leave the shares in the brokers' account. It's not as if we can trade them anyway until this gets the green light.
Inevitably SBF has secured himself a lengthy stretch.
However , like AI , crypto is here to stay. Whether it's beneficial or otherwise will depend on whose hands it's in.
The bad news was out of the way when SBF was arrested. And Bitcoin's value has since rebounded.
Now it's time for the authorities to do a thorough spring clean. Which will benefit the likes of Algorand/Napster