LimeWire Returns, But as NFT Marketplace Without Ditching its Music File Sharing Roots

LimeWire is now back, but it keeps up with the trends, so it resurrects itself as an NFT marketplace.

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LimeWire used to be the go-to file-sharing platform for the uninitiated, where folks back then used to download MP3 files of their favorite songs--when music streaming services were still not a thing.

As per a news story by Engadget, the iconic file-sharing software, LimeWire, which used to house illegally uploaded MP3 files, is now making its comeback this 2022 after closing down its service way back in 2010.

Others might have assumed that the death of LimeWire after its 11 years of operation since it was released way back on May 3, 2000, is going to last forever. However, it turns out that internet icons could still get resurrected every now and then.

For instance, one of the classical media players on PCs during the 2000s era, WinAmp, recently got reborn with an all-new modern flare.

On top of that, the music streaming service, known as 8tracks, also got resurrected from its premature demise.

LimeWire is Back as an NFT Marketplace

This time around, LimeWire is also relaunching, but with a twist that follows one of the hottest trends out there, NFTs.

Basically, the legendary file-sharing software is now an NFT marketplace, relaunching sometime in May.

However, unlike the current massive NFT marketplaces, such as Open Sea, LimeWire wants to primarily focus on music, which it has been known for before it ceased operating.

Despite that, it will still be housing other art collectibles, but it focuses on its roots as it relaunches.

LimeWire touts itself to be a "mainstream-ready, digital collectibles marketplace for art and entertainment initially focusing on music."

LimeWire: NFTs for All

What's more, the folks behind the return of LimeWire, Paul Zehetmayr and Julian Zehetmayr, who will be sitting as the co-CEOs of the new NFT marketplace in town, want to make NFTs more accessible to everyone.

As such, the two backers of the LimeWire comeback want to change the landscape of the current NFT trend by letting go of its "technical hurdles."

In turn, the LimeWire co-CEOs envisions a marketplace that would not intimidate or gatekeep folks who they dub as "NFT newbies."

The NFT platform is offering its new users an easy process of signing up, along with transparent US dollar prices.

Julian Zehetmayr went on to say in a statement that the relaunch of LimeWire is meant to provide "an additional channel for artists to sell exclusive music and art directly to collectors."

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Written by Teejay Boris