LimeWire Makes a Comeback – as an NFT Marketplace - BitcoinEthereumNews.com
After more than a decade in the digital wasteland, former peer-to-peer music platform LimeWire will be reincarnated as a non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace. The controversial service was shut down in 2010 after a legal battle with the Recording Industry Association of America over allegations of music piracy. Along with BitTorrent and Napster, LimeWire paved the way for legitimate subscription-based streaming providers like Spotify and Netflix. The infamous file-sharing platform has now been resurrected and will relaunch in May as a place for artists and fans to buy and trade music-themed NFTs. LimeWire 2.0 will allow users to buy and trade rare and limited editions, unreleased demos, and merchandise. This can be done without a crypto wallet since the platform will enable users to pay with a credit card, by bank transfer, or through other fiat gateways, thanks to a partnership with start-up payment platform Wyre. LimeWire under new management Austrian brothers Julian and Paul Zehetmayr are behind the relaunch, after acquiring the LimeWire name and intellectual property last year. “The issue with the NFT market is that most platforms are decentralized,” Julian Zehetmayr told CNBC. “If you look at bitcoin, all the exchanges are making it really easy to buy, trade, and sell bitcoin. Theres no one