Riff - decentralized music streaming and Artist platform

Riff

The future of music is open and easy.


Problem Statement

The current music streaming industry suffers from a lack of transparency and fairness in artist compensation. Musicians often receive delayed, opaque payments while fans have no direct way to financially support artists beyond passive listening. Additionally, existing platforms do not incentivize meaningful fan engagement.


Solution Overview

Riff is a decentralized music streaming platform that leverages Metis Hyperion’s real-time Layer 2 blockchain to tokenize every user interaction—plays, likes, shares—into instant, transparent micropayments to artists. By embedding AI co-agents within the platform, Riff delivers personalized recommendations and dynamic tipping policies, fostering deeper engagement. This approach transforms passive consumption into active participation, ensuring fair and immediate rewards for artists while offering fans a richer, AI-enhanced experience.


Project Description

Riff redefines music streaming by combining blockchain transparency with AI-driven interactivity on Metis Hyperion. Musicians upload tracks stored securely on decentralized storage like IPFS, while fans stream and interact through a slick, responsive frontend. Every user action—listening, liking, sharing—is recorded onchain and triggers automatic microtransactions to artists, benefiting from Hyperion’s instant transaction finality and high throughput.

The integration of AI co-agents empowers Riff to provide smart playlist curation, user behavior analysis, and adaptive tipping policies that respond to fan engagement patterns in real time. This AI-native feature enhances discoverability and creates a more rewarding ecosystem for both artists and listeners.

Riff’s decentralized sequencing ensures fairness by preventing censorship and MEV manipulation, while cross-chain compatibility opens doors to an interconnected Web3 music economy. The platform’s blend of real-time blockchain execution, AI automation, and community-driven incentives excites us because it builds a truly open, equitable future for music where fans and creators thrive together.


Getting Involved

Join Riff’s journey to revolutionize music by:

  • Developers: Contribute to smart contracts, frontend features, or backend automation.
  • Musicians: Publish your music, set tipping policies, and engage directly with your fans.
  • Community Members: Test the platform, provide feedback, and earn rewards through active participation.
  • Creators & Marketers: Help spread the word and craft engaging content.

My telegram: Telegram: Contact @emmo00

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hello,

this is the first approved proposal by metis team ??

@pavel @daryl

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i believe not, there are projects approved before mine.

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okay i was confused because of the title (Approved) , because approved participants will get the mail from the team , then they put the approved word in the title.

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