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I like the idea! How do you reach the artists if they don't have their own bitcoin wallets?

We'll reach out to the artists and sign them up the Cheers - they will then be able to receive their tips in Bitcoin (recommended, and we'll help them set up a wallet) or fiat (slower, more complicated, minimum thresholds etc.). The exact process is still to be worked out.

I think you should expand this to more creative works besides music. Books, video, gaming, visual art, whatever.

Yes, this is on our roadmap, and forms the core of our mission. To allow people to tip and reward creators of any kind, anywhere in the world!

So in other words, for this to work, you need to be able to contact and successfully convince any particular artist, anywhere in the world, to sign up for your service, after someone makes a donation? Or will you only allow donations to artists who have already signed on?

If it's the latter, your claim of being able to tip "any artist in the world" seems a bit disingenuous. If it's the former, do you just pocket the donations if the artist refuses to sign up?

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