Added to Grayscale's "Assets Under Consideration" list for Q1 2026 in the Consumer & Culture sector.

The $APL token tokenizes music royalties from artists including BLACKPINK and BTS.

Buidlpad community sale raises $12M at 2100% of target and $ARIAIP token officially launches, with 10% $ARIAIP allocation for $IP holders announced at Seoul event.

Aria Protocol runs a music remix contest featuring legendary K-pop singer and actress NANA.

International litigation involving ARIA and FDT related to TUSD Reserve will be addressed in a live-streamed press conference on November 27 at 2 PM HKT.

New product "Curated by Aria" launches on Sedition Art platform, streaming digital art across Samsung, LG, and Apple smart TVs to reach millions of screens, marking expansion from music into digital art vertical.

Nasdaq-listed IP Strategy purchases $ARIAIP and $APL tokens as part of digital asset treasury strategy, with Investor Day scheduled for November 20, 2025.

Dua Lipa, Madonna, and Sabrina Carpenter are listed as part of the IP portfolio available via Aria Protocol, expanding the roster of artists beyond Justin Bieber and BTS.

Two products named PRIME and HAVEN offer access to income rights from $100M+ in Korean tracks and billion-dollar music catalogues on both Aria Protocol and Story.

Partnership with K-pop legend and actress NANA announced to bring IP content onchain with automated royalty distribution.

Binance Alpha program goes live for ARIAIP deposits via BSC with trial rewards offered to participants on first-come, first-served basis.

NANA remix contest goes live offering $15K in prizes across 3 winners, with winning submissions considered for label release and tokenized income rights.

Token backed by music royalties from Justin Bieber, BLACKPINK, and BTS pays daily yield to stakers. Partnership with Story Protocol confirmed, with upcoming remixable IP drops starting with NANA.

10% of tokens are allocated for long-term $IP supporters.

Aria Protocol X Launch goes live with 300K USDT allocation and claim deadline set for November 8, 8 AM UTC.

Gate announces initial listing for $ARIAIP with USDT trading pair launching November 7th at 7:30 AM UTC.

The token launches as the first project from Vibe, Buidlpad's new launchpad platform.

Season 1 aria point farmers and $IP holders/stakers have a one-month window to claim.

Binance launches a trading competition for ARIA with $1M in rewards, where only cumulative purchases count during the campaign and selling is excluded.

The sale offers 100% token unlock at TGE with $60M FDV and a 30-day claimable refund if price falls below sale price, becoming the first Story Protocol ecosystem project to launch.

Binance Alpha lists ARIAIP token on November 7 as the first trading platform, with eligible users claiming airdrops using Binance Alpha Points once trading opens.

The ICO raises $12.4M (on $600k target), and the tokenized music IP includes rights from BTS, Blackpink, and Aespa, with $IP token holders sharing in the upside.

The ICO raises over $12M with 2000%+ oversubscription (increased from previously reported $11M at 1,800%), and tokenomics are released.

Aria Protocol integrates with Story protocol to power IP RWA assets including music royalties.

The $APL token comprises publishing rights bought from songwriters and distributes income to token holders for the copyright lifetime, with 4k+ wallets participating in the sale.

Aria Protocol partners with Sedition Art to enter the $57.5B global art market.

The public sale overallocates by 1,800% and raises $11M at $60M valuation with $600k cap, 100% TGE unlock, and offers 30-day price protection refund (3.5% claim fee).

Community Sale for $ARIAIP token goes live on buidlpad.

Aria increases $ARIAIP token allocation for $IP holders from 2% to 10%, with distribution starting from TGE and continuing over time.

Partnership with Contents Technologies (handles 50% of Korea's music distribution) announced, and the protocol brings $100M+ worth of music IP from top artists including BTS, BLACKPINK, and Aespa onchain. ICO announcement coming soon.

Community Sale announced for $ARIAIP token, described as the first native IP RWA token on Story protocol.

OKX Ventures and Selini Capital invest $500K as strategic capital in the project's $15M funding round.

Maroon 5's IP added to $APL's IP RWA portfolio, expanding the token's music royalty assets.

Partnership with Sedition Art announced, expanding protocol into visual art vertical with streaming art royalties for IP RWA token holders and launching an art grant program.

Season 1 of the $ARIAIP airdrop reserves 2% of tokens for $IP community holders as part of an ecosystem collaboration.

$APL token backed by 50 music projects from artists including Justin Bieber, Steve Aoki, and Selena Gomez, providing holders with daily music royalty yields and expected annual returns of 5-8%.

Over $100M of K-pop music assets from BTS, BLACKPINK, and Aespa to be tokenized on Story blockchain.

Remix rights to 3 songs by NANA (GOD, Daylight, and Hurt) coming to the platform, with a remix competition launching in November featuring a $15K prize pool and signed CDs.

Users can soon remix iconic songs and generate royalties through remixable music IPs in the next chapter for the protocol.

Airdrop claim season begins, allowing users to claim tokens.

$15 million in funding secured from leading investors including Polychain, with music IP tokenization to include Dua Lipa and Miley Cyrus.

Aria Protocol builds on STORY protocol to bring music IP onchain, implementing plans teased at Korea Blockchain Week.

Partnership with Content Technologies in Korea announced with $100M TVL expected; IP from major artists including Blackpink, BTS, Justin Bieber, and Madonna already onchain through newly established Aria Foundation.

New airdrop campaign announced for the music IP RWA protocol.

Aria Prime launched a $100M deal to tokenize Korean music catalogues on Story Protocol.

Contents Technologies partners to tokenize $100M+ worth of Korean music, pushing total value locked over $110M.

Partnership with Contents Technologies brings $100M in tokenized Korean music catalog, adding trot singers like Ahn Sung-hoon and pushing total IP TVL above $110M. This represents a major expansion into the Korean market beyond previously announced Western artist tokenization plans.

$PTB/$ARIA futures contest goes live featuring $20,000 HTX in prizes through September 11th with $3 HTX claims available.

First funding round announced with co-lead investor participation.

$15M funding round secured with plans to tokenize IP rights from BLACKPINK and Dua Lipa.

Perpetual futures contract listing on Binance with 50x leverage launching September 3 at 11:00 UTC.

New alpha drop launches with 40K USDT pool, offering 10% deposit bonus and 100 USDT trade protection.

Secures $5M funding round led by Spartan Group, Folius Ventures, and BuildOnBeam.

Secures $5 million in latest funding round.

New integration with Story Protocol enables tokenized IP staking and $APL claims for early participants.

New token launches backed by music royalties from Justin Bieber, BTS, and Miley Cyrus.

New web app launches with interface for managing revenue-generating IP assets and earning capabilities.

Music royalty assets yield 5-9% annually with recession-proof characteristics and predictable decay patterns.

New derivative tokens distribute 50% to parent token holders as holding incentive.

Platform launches on Story, enabling IP tokenization with yield-bearing capabilities.

New RWA addition: Jisoo's "All Eyes on Me" IP joins protocol's real-world asset portfolio.

Protocol acquires partial rights to K-pop star Jisoo's 'All Eyes On Me' (850M+ Spotify streams), bringing revenue-generating music IP onchain.

Major artist Maroon 5's 'Lost' (230M+ Spotify streams) joins revenue-generating RWA catalog.

New Points Program launches, expanding protocol utility and user incentives.

Points program launches to drive user engagement

Story ecosystem protocol implements new points system.

Grammy-winning artist John Legend releases track 'Waterslide' on protocol, expanding music artist partnerships.

New music asset 'Dear Ben, Pt. II' from Jennifer Lopez's catalog joins protocol's RWA lineup.

New Justin Bieber track "Attention" added to RWA lineup, expanding music rights portfolio.

Protocol acquires partial rights to Madonna's 'I Rise' (8.5M+ Spotify streams) for RWA portfolio.

Major partnership announced with BTS, launching soon on Story platform.

Acquires partial rights to Sabrina Carpenter's 'Paris' song (57M+ Spotify streams) as new royalty-generating asset.

Building RWA IP onchain focusing on art, music, film/tv, sports and gaming sectors. New asset wave announcements upcoming.

Added partial rights to "People You Know" by Selena Gomez (370m+ Spotify streams) as yield-bearing RWA.

Bringing partial rights to songs by Katy Perry and Maroon 5 to Story platform.

Protocol acquiring partial rights to Black Mamba by K-pop group aespa. Users earn income streams from these rights.