Fountain Rewind is here ✨
In 2024, creators on Fountain embraced open distribution via RSS, open payments via Lightning and open social via Nostr.
Listeners sent a total of 2 BTC to creators this year. That's equivalent to $127,900 based on daily prices but would be worth nearly 50% more today.
You streamed 63 million sats and sent 40,000 boosts, with an average boost value of 3,380 sats (around $3.20).
Let's see who picked up the top awards in 2024...
MOST SUPPORTED SHOW: RABBIT HOLE RECAP @RABBIT HOLE RECAP
RHR has quickly become one of the most-loved shows among Fountain listeners (affectionately known as ‘freaks’). In 2022 they were #3, in 2023 they were #2, and in 2024 they finally claimed the #1 spot. Congratulations, @MartyBent and @ODELL.
SHOW WITH MOST SUPPORTERS: MR OBNOXIOUS @Peter McCormack
In 2024, What Bitcoin Did came to an end to make way for Mr Obnoxious. Peter McCormack announced that @Danny Knowles would be the new custodian - much to the relief of the 800 listeners who supported the show this year.
MOST SUPPORTED EPISODE: LINUX UNPLUGGED | 545: 3,062 DAYS LATER @Chris Fisher
One of three popular shows about open-source, security and privacy from Jupiter Broadcasting to make the top 40. Makes sense once you know that listeners boost their zip code (pricey if you live in Alaska).
MOST SUPPORTED ARTIST: AINSLEY COSTELLO @Ainsley Costello
Ainsley's music is the pop soundtrack of the next generation. Since “Cherry On Top" became the first track to hit 1 million sats last year, she has inspired countless artists to follow her path, becoming the face of this new movement.
ARTIST WITH MOST SUPPORTERS: MAN LIKE KWEKS @Man Like Kweks
When Kweks isn't working his 9 to 5, he's making beats from his bedroom in Tanzania. He may have earned just $25.68 from music royalties, but since first publishing his music on @Wavlake he’s earned 2.3 million sats (over $2,000).
MOST SUPPORTED TRACK: ABI MUIR | STOCKHOLM
Born in Scotland, residing in Australia, Abi’s goosebump-inducing vocals and heartfelt lyrics define her songwriting. In Stockholm she explores a darker side to her music that crosses into alt-rock, topped with Muir's sultry vocals.
The top 40 shows on Fountain in 2024 ⚡️
#1 Rabbit Hole Recap @RABBIT HOLE RECAP
#2 LINUX Unplugged @Chris Fisher
#3 Ungovernable Misfits @Ungovernable Misfits
#4 No Agenda @Adam Curry
#5 Coder Radio @Chris Fisher
#6 This Week in Bitcoin @Chris Fisher
#7 Mr Obnoxious @Peter McCormack
#8 Curry and The Keeper @Adam Curry
#9 Bitcoin And… @Nunya Bidness
#10 Podcasting 2.0 @Adam Curry @Dave Jones
#11 The Bugle Weekly @Bugle.News #40HPW🎧
#12 Self-Hosted @Chris Fisher
#13 Citadel Dispatch @ODELL
#14 TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast @MartyBent
#15 Bitcoin Audible @Guy Swann
#16 Einundzwanzig @Einundzwanzig
#17 Planet Rage @Darren
#18 Nodesignal @Nodesignal Podcast 🎙 - Deine Bitcoin-Frequenz
#19 Living Up In A Down World
#20 Millennial Media Offensive
#21 Bitcoin.Review @ICQ
#22 Münzweg
#23 Bowl After Bowl @npub10dpp...0hzy
#24 THE Bitcoin Podcast @THE Bitcoin Podcast
#25 Coin Stories @nat brunell
#26 High Hash Rate @High Hash Rate
#27 Lunaticoin @lunaticoin
#28 Behind the SchƎmƎs
#29 Plebchain Radio @Avi Burra
#30 Was Bitcoin Bringt @Niko Jilch
#31 The Survival Podcast @Jack Spirko
#32 Moe Factz with Adam Curry @Adam Curry
#33 Rock Paper Bitcoin
#34 Sound Money Bitcoin Podcast
#35 Stephan Livera Podcast @Stephan Livera
#36 Boostagram Ball @Adam Curry
#37 We Study Billionaires @preston
#38 Bands at Bitcoin @Phantom Power Music
#39 The "What is Money?" Show @Robert Breedlove
#40 The Bitcoin Standard Podcast @Saifedean Ammous
The top 40 artists on Fountain in 2024 ⚡️
#1 Ainsley Costello @Ainsley Costello
#2 Man Like Kweks @Man Like Kweks
#3 FM Rodeo @FM Rodeo
#4 PlebRap @The Pleb Rap Bot
#5 Longy @Longy
#6 Nate Johnivan @Nate Johnivan
#7 Theo Katzman @Theo Katzman
#8 Joe Martin @Joe Martin
#9 Ben Jonesy Jones
#10 Amber Sweeney @Amber Sweeney
#11 The Trusted @The Trusted
#12 Ollie
#13 Martin Grooms @Martin Grooms
#14 shy kids @shy kids
#15 Sara Jade @Sara Jade
#16 Yellow Velvet Milk Club
#17 Ben P Williams
#18 Adam Kirkup
#19 Abel James @Abel James
#20 Luke Wood @npub1zjds...qrjg
#21 Chiefy B @npub1xmt5...pkzt
#22 Richard @reelrichard
#23 Black Vulcanite
#24 Skrufayce vs. Shank Marvin
#25 Hurling Pixels @Alain
#26 Two Weeks In Nashville @Two Weeks In Nashville
#27 Alicia Stockman @Alicia Stockman 🎤
#28 Sam Means @means
#29 JoJo Scott @npub1ytu6...pnxn
#30 James M Carson
#31 Ryan Zak @RyanZakMusic
#32 Embleton @Kevin Embleton
#33 Fepeste @Fepeste
#34 Two Ways Home
#35 Kevin Embleton @Kevin Embleton
#36 Ian Vaughan
#37 Abi Muir
#38 Tony Salomone
#39 Daddy NAT
#40 JUSTLOUD @JUST LOUD
Post a screenshot from your Rewind on X or Nostr and tag us for a chance to win Fountain AirPods, limited edition merch and 100,000 sats. We will be announcing three lucky winners on Dec 31 - good luck!
Thank you for listening and supporting on Fountain in 2024. If you're just finding out about Fountain, you're not too late.
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Payment UX Improvements
We have updated the modals for all payment functionality across the app. Next time you boost, stream, zap, deposit or withdraw, you will notice that a few changes.
We now display both sats and USD values when making a payment. When choosing a custom amount, you can enter a value in either sats or USD. When making a payment, we have also added toast notifications to confirm that your payment was successful.
The best thing about $100k Bitcoin is it’s much easier to working out how much things cost because 1000 sats equals $1. The price won’t stay the same for long, but when it does you will be grateful for this update.
We will be adding support for more currencies in 2025 and we are currently working on reducing friction for listeners who want to deposit and withdraw using their preferred currency. Stay tuned!
Faster Boosts
Previously, you sometimes had to wait five seconds or longer for your boost to be sent. This was not a good experience. We’ve done some work to make boosts approximately 50% faster - so you should notice the difference.
There are a few other updates to boosts too. As well as being able to see the dollar value of the sats you are sending, you can now toggle between sending a boost or a comment. We have made a couple of design improvements to the boost modals too.
Finally, you can now boost any podcast or artist on Fountain from your web browser. Just log in and pay using your Fountain wallet.
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