Intellectual Property Moves Onchain: Key Takeaways From BeatSwap AMA

In a recent Cointelegraph AMA, BeatSwap co-founder Hazel how intellectual property (IP) rights are moving to the blockchain as verifiable real-world assets (RWAs). Music is the first area of focus, but there are plans to expand this to film, gaming, and digital media in the future. 

The presentation focused on BeatSwap’s platform for registering IP on the . The goal is to provide transparency, protect creators, and enable fans and investors to participate directly in revenue streams.

Putting IP Rights on The Blockchain as RWAs

BeatSwap is a full-stack platform that registers confirmed IP rights directly on the blockchain. This enables creators, fans, and investors to engage with one another clahead. Music is the begining point, but the infrastructure is built to accommodate a wide range of entertainment types.

made a point of saying that IP rights are diverse from collectibles that are valuable because people think they can trade them. 

Instead, IP rights are valuable because they make money through licensing and streaming.  make royalty payments more consistent, turning IP into assets that make money and can be verified and held accountable in real time. Hazel said, “Our goal is to protect creators’ IP rights on-chain so that fans and contributors can be more directly involved in the ecosystem.”

Fixing The Lack of Transparency in Traditional Royalty Systems

In traditional IP markets, payments are sometimes delayed, earnings are hard to understand, and creators have limited visibility. BeatSwap solves these difficultys by keeping track of rights and licensing information on the blockchain. Hazel , “By putting rights and licensing data on the blockchain, information can be checked right away, and settlements can happen right away.”

There are two main ways for people to participate on the site. Licensing-to-earn pays users with an index token based on real on-chain licensing activity and IP usage, which is a change from speculative methods. Vault-to-earn lets you limit how much money you can provide to support licensing efforts and long-term growth of the ecosystem.

Oracles are very significant because they verify ownership and real-world events, such as streams or unlocks. This ensures that on-chain representations are correct and that IP is recognized as a .

Scalability Across diverse Types of Entertainment

Hazel said that while music drives ahead adoption, scalability depends on having the exact rights mechanisms for all types of content, not just for specific formats. This method solves difficultys with split ownership and makes it easier to grow.

She , “IP is a digital-first asset that moves around the world through licensing and streaming.” “Once the infrastructure is in place, it becomes one of the best categories for tokenisation.” Some things on the future roadmap are a social interaction layer, an RWA launcher for rights tokenization, and a that makes it simple to trade tokenized IP with licensing-based rewards.