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Re: Tip any song or musician with Bitcoin

#21

Post by maximian »

GrinningFool wrote: post #3
jwomers wrote: post #2

Hi everyone, Cheers Cofounder here. We're trying to make the world a smaller place, connecting fans with those that make what they love, and enabling content creators. We'd love to hear feedback on our platform. Cheers!

Any plans/interest in supporting dogecoin tips (sent as dogecoin to the artists). There community around dogecoin is, generally speaking, more amenable to tipping.

> There community around dogecoin is, generally speaking, more amenable to tipping

I disagree with this - Bitcoiners have been quite generous with tipping in the past, and it's been picking up again thanks to the ability to tip millionths of a bitcoin (informally called "bits") using ChangeTip.

Re: Tip any song or musician with Bitcoin

#22

Post by sferoze »

jwomers wrote: post #20
sferoze wrote: post #19

This is really amazing. I hope your service receives a lot of success. One problem is that many people don't have bitcoin even if it is the best way to pay. Many people are uncomfortable buying bitcoins. Amazon micropayment service lets you pay with credit card transaction anywhere from $0.05 to $9.99 with a 5% + .05 cent transaction fee. Which isn't as good as bitcoin but it is still pretty good as far as credit car…

Hi, thanks for the feedback! We agree that for now Bitcoins constrict us to a relatively small community - which is why we will be supporting credit cards in the near future! (And thanks for the link to Amazon micropayments +1!) We plan to launch with only Bitcoins, and shortly thereafter add on credit card payments to go more mainstream. Our mission is to enable anyone to tip any creator anywhere in the world - so e…

and maybe even for aid relief to charities in emergency situations

Re: Tip any song or musician with Bitcoin

#23

Post by jwomers »

sferoze wrote: post #22
jwomers wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Hi, thanks for the feedback! We agree that for now Bitcoins constrict us to a relatively small community - which is why we will be supporting credit cards in the near future! (And thanks for the link to Amazon micropayments +1!) We plan to launch with only Bitcoins, and shortly thereafter add on credit card payments to go more mainstream. Our mission is to enable anyone to tip any creator anywhere in the world - so e…

and maybe even for aid relief to charities in emergency situations

+1, sign up to our Beta and you can help shape our direction!

Re: Tip any song or musician with Bitcoin

#24

Post by sferoze »

sferoze wrote: post #22
jwomers wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Hi, thanks for the feedback! We agree that for now Bitcoins constrict us to a relatively small community - which is why we will be supporting credit cards in the near future! (And thanks for the link to Amazon micropayments +1!) We plan to launch with only Bitcoins, and shortly thereafter add on credit card payments to go more mainstream. Our mission is to enable anyone to tip any creator anywhere in the world - so e…

and maybe even for aid relief to charities in emergency situations

I signed up for the beta, I would love to help

Re: Tip any song or musician with Bitcoin

#27

Post by tinkerrr »

1. Consider providing a 'status' of the money tipped, so people know the artist actually got the money and they didn't send it into a blackhole.

2. Dogecoin is a must - shouldn't be too hard if you have Bitcoin already. The communities are very different.

3. Services like Tinkercoin allow you to buy a small amount of Bitcoin with credit card. Consider adding this info for the fans to get a small amount of Bitcoins.

4. There are some musicians in the space who are big into Bitcoin, like Tatiana Moroz. You can contact them to promote your site in the music and Bitcoin communities.

Good luck!

Re: Tip any song or musician with Bitcoin

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Post by jwomers »

tinkerrr wrote: post #27

1. Consider providing a 'status' of the money tipped, so people know the artist actually got the money and they didn't send it into a blackhole. 2. Dogecoin is a must - shouldn't be too hard if you have Bitcoin already. The communities are very different. 3. Services like Tinkercoin allow you to buy a small amount of Bitcoin with credit card. Consider adding this info for the fans to get a small amount of Bitcoins. 4…

Thanks for the feedback!

1 - We're definitely focusing on transparency around tip statuses.

2 - Yes, agreed!

3 - Good idea!

4 - Great, thanks!

Re: Tip any song or musician with Bitcoin

#29

Post by StavrosK »

jwomers wrote: post #20
sferoze wrote: post #19

This is really amazing. I hope your service receives a lot of success. One problem is that many people don't have bitcoin even if it is the best way to pay. Many people are uncomfortable buying bitcoins. Amazon micropayment service lets you pay with credit card transaction anywhere from $0.05 to $9.99 with a 5% + .05 cent transaction fee. Which isn't as good as bitcoin but it is still pretty good as far as credit car…

Hi, thanks for the feedback! We agree that for now Bitcoins constrict us to a relatively small community - which is why we will be supporting credit cards in the near future! (And thanks for the link to Amazon micropayments +1!) We plan to launch with only Bitcoins, and shortly thereafter add on credit card payments to go more mainstream. Our mission is to enable anyone to tip any creator anywhere in the world - so e…

How are you guys going to do micropayments when Bitcoin transaction fees are like 50 cents?

Re: Tip any song or musician with Bitcoin

#30

Post by waterlesscloud »

StavrosK wrote: post #29
jwomers wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Hi, thanks for the feedback! We agree that for now Bitcoins constrict us to a relatively small community - which is why we will be supporting credit cards in the near future! (And thanks for the link to Amazon micropayments +1!) We plan to launch with only Bitcoins, and shortly thereafter add on credit card payments to go more mainstream. Our mission is to enable anyone to tip any creator anywhere in the world - so e…

How are you guys going to do micropayments when Bitcoin transaction fees are like 50 cents?

It's currently about 4.5 cents (At current exchange rates), with plans to reduce that by an order of magnitude to 0.45 cents.
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