BTCPay has announced, recently, a brand-new tool under the name "Bitcoin Crowdfunding" that will be integrated into their self-hosted payment-processor and will enable the users to create a self-hosted funding campaign. According to the company, it doesn’t charge any fee and it’s immune to censorship.
"Crowdfunding is an application which you can launch from BTCPay Server interface that allows you to create a self-hosted funding campaign, similar to Kickstarter or Indiegogo. Unlike traditional crowdfunding platforms, the creator of the campaign is the owner of the platform. Funds go directly to the creator’s wallet without any fees." wrote the company @ medium.
Below is a quick walkthrough:
Source: BTCPay
The stated intent is to extend the use-case of BTCPay and help content-creators, charities, developers, and entrepreneurs who need funding to take their product, service, content from dream to reality.
According to the company, Kickstarter, doesn’t allow fundraising for political campaigns; weapons; drugs; pornography; any item claiming to diagnose, cure, treat, or prevent an illness; and energy food or drinksa among many others.
The design of the page can easily be changed to fit the needs of the user. The layout and basic features are quite similar to centralized platforms such as Kickstarter.
To know more, you can visit the official blog here.
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