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LimeWire buys Fyre Festival

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LimeWire, a former file-sharing platform that relaunched as a crypto marketplace in 2022, has purchased the rights to the failed Fyre Festival.

The price for the rights was reportedly $245,000.

LimeWire CEO Julian Zehetmayr said, "We’re not bringing the festival back. We’re bringing the brand and the meme back to life. This time with real experiences, and without the cheese sandwiches.”

Read more from The New York Times.

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