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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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.
Get the app: fountain.fm/download
Music discovery isn’t what it used to be. Fountain Radio makes it fun again.
Wave goodbye to algorithmic playlists and say hello to a new communal listening experience powered by Bitcoin and Nostr.
Fountain Radio is live in version 1.1.8 now. Here's how it works:
Add and upvote tracks in the queue ➕
Search for any song on Fountain and pay 100 sats to add it to the queue.. Upvote any track in the queue to change its position. 1 sat equals 1 upvote and the track with the most upvotes will play next.
Support the artist currently playing ⚡️
Boost to send a payment with a message on enable streaming to send a small amount for every minute you spend listening. 95% of every boost and streaming payment goes directly to the artist currently playing.
Post in the live chat 💬
Hang out with other listeners in the live chat by connecting Nostr. You can post chat messages for free. Every time a track is added or upvoted this appears in the activity feed too.
Save tracks to your library 💜
Listen to your latest discoveries again later in the app. Tap on any content card to add a song to your library or a playlist, or see more music from that artist.
Listen to Fountain Radio on other apps 🎧
Fountain Radio now has its own RSS feed so you can tune in on any podcast app that supports live streams and Nostr live streaming platforms like @npub1eaz6...rcgz.
Artist takeovers 🔒
Artists can now take control of the music and host a listening party. During a takeover, only the host can add tracks to the queue and upvotes are disabled.
The first artist takeover will be with @Joe Martin on Wednesday 27th November at 12:00pm EST. Want to host a takeover? Get in touch and we will get you scheduled in.
You can also find Fountain Radio on our website here:
