--- title: SoundCloud acquires decentralized music platform Nina... description: SoundCloud has acquired Nina Protocol, a decentralized music platform built on the Solana blockchain that shut down in May 2026 after failing to find a... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/soundcloud-acquires-decentralized-music-platform-nina-protocol-months-after-its-shutdown-xkrdtdayd twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: SoundCloud acquires decentralized music platform Nina Protocol months after its shutdown | daily.dev og:description: SoundCloud has acquired Nina Protocol, a decentralized music platform built on the Solana blockchain that shut down in May 2026 after failing to find a... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/soundcloud-acquires-decentralized-music-platform-nina-protocol-months-after-its-shutdown-xkrdtdayd og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/xkRdTDaYd.png og:image:alt: SoundCloud acquires decentralized music platform Nina Protocol months after its shutdown og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # SoundCloud acquires decentralized music platform Nina Protocol months after its shutdown **[TechCrunch](https://daily.dev/sources/tc)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary SoundCloud has acquired Nina Protocol, a decentralized music platform built on the Solana blockchain that shut down in May 2026 after failing to find a sustainable business model. The deal gives SoundCloud ownership of Nina's editorial archive and genre map, and offers Nina artists a migration tool plus a free SoundCloud Artist subscription through year-end. This is SoundCloud's first acquisition since buying AI music discovery company Musiio in 2022, signaling continued expansion into tools for independent musicians. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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