Snoop Dogg On-Board The Bitcoin Bandwagon
Snoop Dogg, or ‘Snoop Lion’ as he is known in his latest reggae incarnation, is planning to make his next record available to buy in bitcoin.
Although he isn’t exactly an economist, Snoop is an acclaimed artist and a force to be reckoned with in the record industry.
Last week Snoop Dogg tweeted that his next record will be “available in bitcoin and delivered in a drone”. The remark did not go unnoticed, and he got a few replies from bitcoin outfits interested in helping out, including Coinbase and BitPay. Snoop Dogg replied, asking for more information and saying that he wants to “make it happen”.
We aren’t so sure about the drone, but perhaps Jeff Bezos will be willing to help out on that one.
Of course, this may just be a good old publicity stunt. However, the prospect of paying for a few albums on iTunes with bitcoin sounds tantalising to say the least.
Cryptocurrencies and downloadable content sound like a match made in heaven, but it is highly unlikely that the likes of Apple will embrace bitcoin anytime soon.
Like Amazon’s drones, bitcoin is still facing some technical and regulatory issues that will not be resolved overnight.
Oddly enough, bitcoin was also mentioned in The Simpsons last week. It’s only fitting that a virtual entertainer brought up the virtual currency, so Krusty the Clown got the line.
It was hardly a flattering reference, but both Snoop and Krusty are proof that bitcoin is going mainstream. It is no longer a puzzling concept and a playground for geeks, it is becoming relevant to a much wider audience.
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Although he isn’t exactly an economist, Snoop is an acclaimed artist and a force to be reckoned with in the record industry.
Last week Snoop Dogg tweeted that his next record will be “available in bitcoin and delivered in a drone”. The remark did not go unnoticed, and he got a few replies from bitcoin outfits interested in helping out, including Coinbase and BitPay. Snoop Dogg replied, asking for more information and saying that he wants to “make it happen”.
@SnoopDogg @coinbase Fuck The Banks! Go #bitcoin and #litecoin
— Anarcoin (@anarcoin) December 9, 2013
Of course, this may just be a good old publicity stunt. However, the prospect of paying for a few albums on iTunes with bitcoin sounds tantalising to say the least.
Cryptocurrencies and downloadable content sound like a match made in heaven, but it is highly unlikely that the likes of Apple will embrace bitcoin anytime soon.
Like Amazon’s drones, bitcoin is still facing some technical and regulatory issues that will not be resolved overnight.
Oddly enough, bitcoin was also mentioned in The Simpsons last week. It’s only fitting that a virtual entertainer brought up the virtual currency, so Krusty the Clown got the line.
While discussing his usual money woes with Lisa, the ever sarcastic Krusty said: “All it takes is some bad luck at the ponies, worse luck in the bitcoin markets, and heavy investments in a high-end bookmark company.”
It was hardly a flattering reference, but both Snoop and Krusty are proof that bitcoin is going mainstream. It is no longer a puzzling concept and a playground for geeks, it is becoming relevant to a much wider audience.
The Significance of Snoop Dogg Accepting Bitcoin for His Music
There has been a noticeable amount of buzz around Snoop Dogg’s recent tweets to Coinbase and Bitpay announcing his plans to sell his next album for Bitcoins. I’ve tried contacting him for an interview, but while I wait for his response, I’ve decided to explore how this decision could impact Snoop and the Bitcoin community.
Album Sales and Residuals
It is quite remarkable what one person can do. Snoop literally has an entire economy built around his music and adds on to his repertoire with his experience in writing soundtracks, previous work with video games, television, and the movie industry.
Just looking at his album sales alone:
3 of his albums have gone multi-platinum
4 of his albums have gone platinum
1 album has gone gold
Having an album ‘go platinum’ means one million albums have been sold. Multi-Platinum status is achieved when over 1 million albums are sold, and a gold status is earned anywhere between 500,000 to 999,999 albums sales.
Assuming he were to sell a digital version of his album for $10, achieving platinum on the album selling for Bitcoin would bring in 10 million dollars or 10,380 Bitcoins through the Bitcoin network. The reality is that there may not be enough Bitcoin users for Snoop to get his sales solely from Bitcoin, but even getting 1% of those sales in Bitcoin would mean $100,000 in sales or 100 Bitcoins.
Looking forward into the future, a successful release for Snoop could lead to other fellow rappers to follow suit and extend using Bitcoin to pay for CD and merchandise manufacturing, concert sales, and radio play fees.
SnoopDogg-The_Samples-Cover-Web
Remix Market
An understated boon could come from those who remix the content from albums sold for Bitcoin. A DJ could see this and repeat the trend opening his remix of Snoop’s song to receive payments via Bitcoin and exponentially tack on new Bitcoin users along the way.
Snoop would need to approve of these remixes, but with his track record of promoting remixes, I would expect to see a future where remixes could be sold for Bitcoins as a likely follow to Snoop’s lead.
Another Way To Spend
Many people are won over by Bitcoin’s native ability for quick potentially anonymous transactions and security. Others who have resisted using Bitcoins or have succumbed to the early negative press on Bitcoins may resist adopting the new technology due a difficult time understanding Bitcoin.
These barriers could be quickly overcome if someone saw something of value (a new hip hop album) available to them for Bitcoins.
New Exposure to Bitcoin
What would you do if over a few weeks or months you were given 100 Bitcoins? Artists who succeed in Bitcoin, much like miners who have mined Bitcoin, will have an excess of BTC that can be spent instead of fiat. As Bitcoins appreciate in value, any owner will be able to spend less and less to pay for the services and businesses they use.
In Snoop’s case everything associated to his brand, from his albums, charities, etc will be able to use the Bitcoin capital he has raised, which could lead to getting paid by Snoop for promotions, or Snoop seeking out Bitcoin friendly merchants for any products he would buy. This could also extend to more basic things like food and clothing purchases. He may even consider paying his body guards in Bitcoin.
When Snoop shows up with Bitcoins at the places he frequents, folks may do a little extra work to make their business Bitcoin friendly, and these changes can benefit the entire Bitcoin community.
Other Thoughts
Snoop embracing Bitcoin would bring all of his fans who aren’t already using Bitcoin into the Bitcoin community.
It is major endorsements like these and others (see statements from Kevin Rose, Ashton Kutcher) that will open the minds of folks and help them overlook any details that would typically turn off non-technical folks and open their minds to the good Bitcoin can bring.
There has been a noticeable amount of buzz around Snoop Dogg’s recent tweets to Coinbase and Bitpay announcing his plans to sell his next album for Bitcoins. I’ve tried contacting him for an interview, but while I wait for his response, I’ve decided to explore how this decision could impact Snoop and the Bitcoin community.
Album Sales and Residuals
It is quite remarkable what one person can do. Snoop literally has an entire economy built around his music and adds on to his repertoire with his experience in writing soundtracks, previous work with video games, television, and the movie industry.
Just looking at his album sales alone:
3 of his albums have gone multi-platinum
4 of his albums have gone platinum
1 album has gone gold
Having an album ‘go platinum’ means one million albums have been sold. Multi-Platinum status is achieved when over 1 million albums are sold, and a gold status is earned anywhere between 500,000 to 999,999 albums sales.
Assuming he were to sell a digital version of his album for $10, achieving platinum on the album selling for Bitcoin would bring in 10 million dollars or 10,380 Bitcoins through the Bitcoin network. The reality is that there may not be enough Bitcoin users for Snoop to get his sales solely from Bitcoin, but even getting 1% of those sales in Bitcoin would mean $100,000 in sales or 100 Bitcoins.
Looking forward into the future, a successful release for Snoop could lead to other fellow rappers to follow suit and extend using Bitcoin to pay for CD and merchandise manufacturing, concert sales, and radio play fees.
SnoopDogg-The_Samples-Cover-Web
Remix Market
An understated boon could come from those who remix the content from albums sold for Bitcoin. A DJ could see this and repeat the trend opening his remix of Snoop’s song to receive payments via Bitcoin and exponentially tack on new Bitcoin users along the way.
Snoop would need to approve of these remixes, but with his track record of promoting remixes, I would expect to see a future where remixes could be sold for Bitcoins as a likely follow to Snoop’s lead.
Another Way To Spend
Many people are won over by Bitcoin’s native ability for quick potentially anonymous transactions and security. Others who have resisted using Bitcoins or have succumbed to the early negative press on Bitcoins may resist adopting the new technology due a difficult time understanding Bitcoin.
These barriers could be quickly overcome if someone saw something of value (a new hip hop album) available to them for Bitcoins.
New Exposure to Bitcoin
What would you do if over a few weeks or months you were given 100 Bitcoins? Artists who succeed in Bitcoin, much like miners who have mined Bitcoin, will have an excess of BTC that can be spent instead of fiat. As Bitcoins appreciate in value, any owner will be able to spend less and less to pay for the services and businesses they use.
In Snoop’s case everything associated to his brand, from his albums, charities, etc will be able to use the Bitcoin capital he has raised, which could lead to getting paid by Snoop for promotions, or Snoop seeking out Bitcoin friendly merchants for any products he would buy. This could also extend to more basic things like food and clothing purchases. He may even consider paying his body guards in Bitcoin.
When Snoop shows up with Bitcoins at the places he frequents, folks may do a little extra work to make their business Bitcoin friendly, and these changes can benefit the entire Bitcoin community.
Other Thoughts
Snoop embracing Bitcoin would bring all of his fans who aren’t already using Bitcoin into the Bitcoin community.
It is major endorsements like these and others (see statements from Kevin Rose, Ashton Kutcher) that will open the minds of folks and help them overlook any details that would typically turn off non-technical folks and open their minds to the good Bitcoin can bring.
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