Muse Announces Next Album on Polygon-based NFT Platform Serenade

The legendary rock band Muse’s ninth studio album, “Will of the People,” will be released as an NFT on August 26 and is expected to become the first record to chart in both the UK and Australia. Muse, a 2014-born band, has received numerous awards, including the Grammy Award for Best Rock Album in 2011 and 2016, the NME Award for Best British Band in 2007, 2010, and 2011, the MTV Europe Music Award for Best World Stage Performance in 2019, and many more. Serenade To Use Layer-2 Solution Polygon According to the company’s website, the layer-2 solution Polygon is used by Serenade to mint NFTs. Polygon’s Proof-of-Stake (PoS) mechanism is described as being “much more efficient” than Ethereum’s existing Proof-of-Work (PoW) consensus process. One standout feature of Serenade is that users may buy NFTs using debit and credit cards on the website without first having to build a cryptocurrency wallet. Users can also use their already-established Coinbase-linked Bitcoin or Ethereum wallets. The Guardian reports that the future NFT release from Muse will be available in both an NFT and a limited-edition format, with a global maximum of 1,000 copies. Fans can download the record as high-resolution FLAC files bearing the digital signatures of Muse members for £20 (about $24.50). In addition, the connected roster of buyers will contain a permanent listing of each of the 1,000 purchasers’ names. The Muse album release did not necessitate a ...