The free, independent music platform Nina Protocol is shutting down. The Web3-based streaming service and marketplace announced today (May 28) that it will “wind down” in phases over the next six weeks, advising users to export their releases and purchases. Both the website and app will be fully offline by July 15. “We set out to build infrastructure for independent music that allowed musicians to sell their music, create their context, and connect with listeners on their own terms,” Nina’s statement read. “While our work created meaningful connections and helped foster listeners’ love for new music, we were unable to find a revenue strategy that would give Nina a path to sustainability at its current size.” Founded in New York in 2021 by Jack Callahan, Mike Pollard, and Eric Farber, Nina began as a distribution service, which allowed artists to upload music directly to listeners via the blockchain and retain full ownership of—and sales revenue from—their releases.…