Why is PewDiePie Streaming on DLive? Controversial Blockchain Platform Announces Exclusive Deal

Why is PewDiePie Streaming on DLive? Controversial Blockchain Platform Announces Exclusive Deal

5 years ago
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DLIve, a new live streaming platform, has just announced that PewDiePie will be moving to the platform. Kjellberg will be streaming once a week, trying to move away YouTube Live. YouTube takes upwards of 45 percent of the revenue generated through donations and ads, while DLive takes a significantly smaller cut of the donations and earnings, making it potentially  more hospitable app for content creators to use.

DLIve describes itself in a press release announcing the partnership with Kjellberg as a “decentralized livestreaming community built using the Lino blockchain.” The Lino blockchain takes money donated through PayPal and turns it into “Lino Points,” which can be donated to streamers. Only 9.9 percent of money donated gets taken from the streamer, with the other 90 percent going directly into the content creator’s pockets. That pool of money is withheld and can be either be given back to the community or used by the streamer for activities. Pewds will be taking the money in this pool to donate to other streamers while on DLive.