New on Fountain | Proof of Health
Dive into the latest wellness trends, fitness crazes, and undiscovered health hacks with nostr:npub1lelkh3hhxw9hdwlcpk6q9t0xt9f7yze0y0nxazvzqjmre3p98x3sthkvyz - some backed by science, others... not so much.
You can now listen and boost on Fountain ⚡️
“Imagine being an artist and having nearly 8 million monthly listeners on Spotify but earning more money from having 1000 people subscribe to pictures of your feet”
- Lily Allen on why the business model of the internet is f*cked if you're a musician.
Not only could Donald Trump's appearance on Joe Rogan become the most downloaded podcast ever, it could even help him clinch a second term in office.
This 2024 US presidential election has shown us that the importance of podcasts should not be underestimated.
Payments are now fully operational again - thanks everyone ✌️
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All payments on Fountain will be temporarily down today between 08:00 - 10:00 EST due to maintenance work.
We will let you known when the work is complete and everything is back to normal.
We know what we’re asking for when it comes to Christmas
Ainsley Costello, Southside MAB plus others are performing live from Nashville tonight.
Boost the artists, hang out in the chat and enjoy the tunes.
Join the live stream on Fountain below 👇
Are you using version 1.1.5? If you delete and reinstall you won't lose any of the above but you will lose library item status etc. downloaded, starred, marked played etc.
If you want to help test new features out before they get released, or if you want to share feedback or send a feature request, you can join Fountain Beta on Telegram. All iOS and Android users welcome.
Artist Pages
From any Track or Album page you can now tap through to the Artist page to see all tracks.
Play all tracks from an artist and skip through them on the player, or add individual tracks to your library, your queue or a playlist.
We will be adding Artists to search very soon.
Pay BOLT-11 Invoices
You can now withdraw funds by generating a lightning invoice using any app that supports lightning payments, then paying it from your Fountain wallet.
When you tap the Withdraw button on the Wallet page, you will now see two options:
Pay Lightning Invoice: Scan any lightning invoice or paste from your clipboard to send the amount requested. We’ve also added a scan icon to the top right of the Wallet page for easy access.
LNURL-Withdraw: As before, you can also generate an invoice that you can paste into other lightning wallets.
Previously we just supported LNURL-Withdraw, which only a few other lightning wallets support. Now you can withdraw to popular apps like CashApp and Strike that allow you to exchange your bitcoin for your preferred currency and transfer it to your bank account.
It’s also now possible to pay for anything in bitcoin with your podcast app. Next time you’re buying a coffee and you can pay in bitcoin, open Fountain, scan the invoice and watch the cashier lose their mind.
Simpler Library Architecture
With Fountain 1.1.5 we have massively simplified the way your content library works within the app, removing over 40,000 lines of code in the process.
This simpler library architecture brings many benefits including:
🔸A new offline caching database to make offline playback more reliable and reduce system resource requirements
🔸A simpler data model that reduces mobile data and memory usage
🔸Fixes to long-standing playback issues such as the queue re-arranging
Fountain 1.1.5 is live on iOS and Android
⚙️ Simpler Library Architecture
⚡️ Pay BOLT-11 Invoices
🎸 Artist Pages
Keep reading to learn more 🧵
Hot on Fountain | September 30 - October 6 📈
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Hey nostr:npub1gvqkjccl9urg93svaw60jqkk3ux8r3ycl5t3rlvc9uzjeu0agfuss8x8qy your deposit should now have hit your Fountain wallet - please confirm!
Sorry about this. The team are looking into it and we have been able to replicate the issue. In the meantime we have temporarily disabled deposits.
Rest assured, your deposit has not been lost and the sats will be credited to your account once resolved.
We will be in touch again soon.
Just emailed you - we will be in touch again when this is resolved and your deposit will be credited to your balance. Apologies again.
Sorry about this. The team are looking into it and we have been able to replicate the issue. In the meantime we have temporarily disabled deposits.
Rest assured, your deposit has not been lost and the sats will be credited to your account once resolved.
We will be in touch again soon.
So far in 2024, listeners on Fountain have sent 1.6 BTC (~$100,000) to podcasts and artists they want to support directly.
That's the only number we care about going up.
New on Fountain | Free Cities Podcast
Timothy Allen hosts discussions with builders, investors, residents, entrepreneurs and people who value liberty and prosperity for all. You can now support Free Cities Foundation as you listen on Fountain.
Congratulations, nostr:npub1ry930jxmrdtzvqfdrq7846ymzcc0hh0ll68ttvjg7kkrptsa0pds3vqy4m. It's your lucky day. 100k sats have been sent to your Fountain wallet.
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In five years, nostr:npub13qrrw2h4z52m7jh0spefrwtysl4psfkfv6j4j672se5hkhvtyw7qu0almy made just $750 in royalties from over 500,000 streams through apps like Spotify.
In one year, she made 21 million sats (over $13,000) through apps like Fountain and Wavlake.
Adapt and adopt Bitcoin - or else.
Hello Nostr. We're giving you two ways you can stack extra sats on Fountain this week:
Double Rewards
Get a 2x earnings multiplier when listening to podcasts until Oct 1.
100k Sats Giveaway
Repost and drop your Fountain Lightning Address below to enter👇
🔗 fountain.fm/download
Hot on Fountain | 16 - 22 September 📈
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Fountain version 1.1.3 is now live on iOS and Android.
- Improve login connection error handling
- Fix boosting without a message
- Fix queue skipping
- Fix saving a show from a custom RSS feed with only one item
- Fix bug with wiping Nostr banner image on update profile
- Fix occasional playback issues from high CPU load
- Fix for various Nostr connection errors
- Handle Android remote Nostr signing without having to briefly switch apps We are currently working on a new library architecture and redesign, which will bring about a number of performance improvements and resolve issues regarding playback that some of you have been experiencing.
If you are willing to help us test this update before wider release, you can join the Fountain Beta group on Telegram here to get access when it’s made available next week. Join Fountain Beta: https://t.me/+e7gXW1JvkEQ3YTM0
Thank you ✌️
The most supported shows last week ⚡
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Hot on Fountain | 2 - 8 September 🔥
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You will be able to restore it by going to Settings > Library > Reset Library Cache 👍
Fountain version 1.1.2 is now available on iOS and Android.
This update features a number of bug fixes and improvements following our recent Nostr integration 🔌
* Fix CPU and memory performance issues affecting playback
* Fix library cache issues affecting playback
* Fix for new boosts appearing correctly on episode page
* Group multiple reposts in home feed to avoid duplication
* Improve Nostr connect success message
* Improve Nostr reaction + reply caching
* Fix promotions in home feed
* Fix mark as played
* Fix for iPad sharing
* Open Fountain content links in the app
We really appreciate all of the feedback you've been sharing with us. If you need to report an issue or want to submit a feature request, please email hello@fountain.fm.
Thank you ✌️
“It's important that we have that censorship resistance and free speech, but no one searches out a platform for that in large numbers. But what they do want is they want fun apps to use and Nostr is very different to Farcaster, Bluesky or Mastodon because of the amazing array of apps we have"
- nostr:npub1wmr34t36fy03m8hvgl96zl3znndyzyaqhwmwdtshwmtkg03fetaqhjg240 on #Nostrhttps://m.primal.net/KcgR.mov
Bitkit’s features give you the same level of convenience that we expect from mobile banking apps.
👤 Add friends to your contact list
⚡️ Pay them anytime (no invoice required)
🏷 Organising your spending behaviour with tags
📈 Add widgets to your wallet home screen
Bitkit is perfect for newcomers to bitcoin.
Instead of using technical terms like “channels”, “nodes” and “liquidity”, Bitkit speaks in a language that is more accessible.
Run a node on your phone without worrying about the nuts and bolts of the protocol.
This week rewards on Fountain are sponsored by Bitkit.
Bitkit is a simple, powerful and beautifully designed self‑custodial wallet from Synonym available on iOS and Android.
Let's take a look at what Bitkit has to offer 👇
nostr:npub1key55ax33gkl50uqemvl4khrtqrhzm7wzpc7fhseutt5ddkcwcrqgxlt3h is the local dive bar that every bitcoiner needs at the end of their street.
For the 99.9% of us who don’t live in Greenwich Village NYC, luckily the good folk at Pubkey post the audio from their events as podcasts so that you can listen and support on Fountain.
PubKey Spaces Above the Bar
https://fountain.fm/show/6Y2ZmtamXBsFLi95AGIN
PubKey Bitcoin Meetups
https://fountain.fm/show/VLKAH1nVTQ262llXoYKd
Hit_Send_ at PubKey
https://fountain.fm/show/DGpn6hB19P161ax9iRsT
Human Rights Foundation: #FreedomTech Series at PubKey
You can learn more about why we migrated Fountain's social features to Nostr in the following episode with @MerryOscar and @nvk.
fountain.fm/episode/meY9nyt70HnirLta6MZC
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Hot on Fountain | August 19 - 25 🔥
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Just logged into the new nostr:npub1v5ufyh4lkeslgxxcclg8f0hzazhaw7rsrhvfquxzm2fk64c72hps45n0v5 release with Amber signer and it worked perfectly. Now scrolling through my account page shows all music / podcast related posts I've ever made on nostr. This is crazy! 🤯
Congrats to Oscar and Nick on this milestone release 🙌
Go try it out! 🤙
https://video.nostr.build/5ac1dbcd81c258910cef032fbe74f8b4c84042383ca718260b1762654093acf7.mp4
Thanks Joe!
Are you on version 1.1? You can’t connect external wallets. Fountain has an in-built wallet that you can top up from any Lightning Wallet.
Fountain 1.1 with #nostr is now live on iOS and Android!
Why Nostr?
We regularly hear from both listeners and podcasters that the social features in Fountain are a great way to discover content that's worth listening to.
When you support a podcast, or comment on an episode, your message is surfaced to your followers in the Fountain home feed and anyone that sees these can add the content to their library.
But this came with a few problems. When you first start using Fountain you wouldn't have any followers so your posts wouldn't get seen. If you wanted to share something you were listening to, you had to choose between leaving a comment on Fountain, or sharing on another social platform.
Today we are excited to announce a massive update to Fountain that solves these problems with Nostr:
- You can bring your existing profile and followers to Fountain
- Your boosts and comments will be surfaced in other Nostr clients
- Posts shared from other Nostr clients relating to audio will appear in your feed
- Conversation and interactions now flow freely across multiple apps
Read more about the new Fountain nostr features here: https://blog.fountain.fm/p/1-1
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