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DESCRIPTION:What becomes possible when the blockchain holds the actual cont
 ent and code behind an application?\n\nXtrata is an inscription platform o
 n Stacks that lets creators store and connect digital assets\, from music 
 and artwork to software and interactive experiences. This talk explores ho
 w those assets can become reusable building blocks\, allowing one creation
  to reference and build upon another.\n\nThrough practical examples\, I’
 ll show how this approach supports digital preservation\, playable media a
 nd applications assembled from on-chain components. I’ll explain the rel
 ationship between Bitcoin inscriptions and Xtrata on Stacks\, what each ma
 kes possible\, and the challenges involved in building experiences people 
 can actually use.\n\nAttendees will leave with a practical understanding o
 f inscriptions as a creative and technical medium\, and ideas for building
  with them.\n\n\nOR\n\nA finished recording captures the sound of a song\,
  but often leaves its creative history scattered across project files\, me
 ssages and separate databases. What if the music could carry that history 
 with it?\n\nAudionals explores moving the music-making process on-chain: a
 udio\, instruments\, effects\, processing code and sequencing instructions
  become components that can be referenced and combined. The ecosystem span
 s Bitcoin Ordinals and Xtrata inscriptions on Stacks\, opening up differen
 t ways to create\, share and experience music.\n\nDrawing on my experience
  as a musician and builder\, I’ll demonstrate the approach and explain t
 he longer-term ambition: songs that carry their creation history\, contrib
 utor attribution and agreed credits and splits.\n\nThis is a practical loo
 k at what works today\, what remains to be built\, and how blockchain coul
 d become part of the creative process itself.
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LOCATION:Pioneer - Creative Stage
SUMMARY:Beyond the Collectible: Building with On-Chain Data Through Xtrata 
 OR What If a Song Was Software? Building Music On-Chain with Audionals - J
 im Crane
URL:https://pretalx.bitfest.uk/bitfest-2026/talk/NHPKDN/
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