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I’m using the Bitcoin Lightning Network to support podcasts every week or so. https://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/boost/ https://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/bo

I’m using the Bitcoin Lightning Network to support podcasts every week or so. https://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/boost/ https://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/boost/

ArtTimeInvestor 3y ago
Interesting. Reading through the page, that sounds super complicated though. Couldn't the podcasts simply put a lightning invoice (Which is just a string of text I guess?) on their website with a text like "Support us via Lightning: 1f73ac220b9..."?
- lawn 3y ago
  With a regular cryptocurrency they could just post an address or QR code and anyone can send it using a wallet at any time (no need for them to be online or anything).
  - doublepg23 3y ago
    Lightning allows single sats worth of micro-payments in real-time, perfect for tossing a few bucks someone's way vs. paying much higher fees and waiting for blocks. The Podcasting 2.0 spec also includes the "Boostgrams" feature allowing you to send messages to the creator with your payment. Speaking of offline support the recently announced Hedgehog protocol builds off of lightning and is much more asynchronous. https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/super-testnet-introduces-hedgehog%3A-a-protocol-for-asynchronous-layer-2-bitcoin-payments https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/super-testnet-introduces-hed...
- doublepg23 3y ago
  A lot of the work with Podcasting 2.0 is moving things into apps like Fountain or Castamatic. By all accounts, people are way way more likely to engage if they don't have to leave their app. There's crypto-less features that Podcasting 2.0 adds like livestream notifications and transcriptions. Apple actually just added transcriptions to their app officially!
  - ArtTimeInvestor 3y ago
    What's wrong about the web for listening to podcasts? Why do I need an app? And couldn't the "Support us via lightning: 1f73ac220b9..." link have a protocol like "lightning://" prefixed, so when the users clicks it, their preferred payment method pops up?
    - doublepg23 3y ago
      Actually the Podcasting 2.0 app Fountain does have a web app! https://www.fountain.fm/radio https://www.fountain.fm/radio By all accounts though (podcasting stats) people almost always listen to them on mobile devices, an app being the logical choice there. The hosted lightning wallet Alby does have similar functionality you're thinking of, it's built as a browser plugin though. https://getalby.com https://getalby.com

I’m using the Bitcoin Lightning Network to support podcasts every week or so. https://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/boost/ https://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/boost/

ArtTimeInvestor 3y ago

Interesting. Reading through the page, that sounds super complicated though. Couldn't the podcasts simply put a lightning invoice (Which is just a string of text I guess?) on their website with a text like "Support us via Lightning: 1f73ac220b9..."?

lawn 3y ago
With a regular cryptocurrency they could just post an address or QR code and anyone can send it using a wallet at any time (no need for them to be online or anything).
- doublepg23 3y ago
  Lightning allows single sats worth of micro-payments in real-time, perfect for tossing a few bucks someone's way vs. paying much higher fees and waiting for blocks. The Podcasting 2.0 spec also includes the "Boostgrams" feature allowing you to send messages to the creator with your payment. Speaking of offline support the recently announced Hedgehog protocol builds off of lightning and is much more asynchronous. https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/super-testnet-introduces-hedgehog%3A-a-protocol-for-asynchronous-layer-2-bitcoin-payments https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/super-testnet-introduces-hed...
doublepg23 3y ago
A lot of the work with Podcasting 2.0 is moving things into apps like Fountain or Castamatic. By all accounts, people are way way more likely to engage if they don't have to leave their app. There's crypto-less features that Podcasting 2.0 adds like livestream notifications and transcriptions. Apple actually just added transcriptions to their app officially!
- ArtTimeInvestor 3y ago
  What's wrong about the web for listening to podcasts? Why do I need an app? And couldn't the "Support us via lightning: 1f73ac220b9..." link have a protocol like "lightning://" prefixed, so when the users clicks it, their preferred payment method pops up?
  - doublepg23 3y ago
    Actually the Podcasting 2.0 app Fountain does have a web app! https://www.fountain.fm/radio https://www.fountain.fm/radio By all accounts though (podcasting stats) people almost always listen to them on mobile devices, an app being the logical choice there. The hosted lightning wallet Alby does have similar functionality you're thinking of, it's built as a browser plugin though. https://getalby.com https://getalby.com