The Bitcoin Infinity Show
How Bitcoin Podcasting Actually Works with Nick Malster | Bitcoin Infinity Show #218
- Fountain is a Bitcoin-powered podcast app that lets listeners send sats via Lightning and creators publish to open RSS feeds rather than closed platforms.
- Fountain discontinued its listen-to-earn rewards program because it was unsustainable and diluted user quality; the focus now is on features like comments, chats, clips, and group chats.
- AI-generated podcast clones are flooding distribution channels; the Podcast Index uses AI detection to tag and remove fraudulent feeds, and Fountain charges $25/month for hosting to deter bad actors.
- Copyright law is increasingly unfit for the digital age and becomes more complex with AI music generation; enforcement remains traditional (takedown notices) rather than protocol-based.
- Nostra adoption has plateaued despite its technical superiority; the protocol lacks critical mass and faces UX/key-management barriers, but long-term fundamentals remain sound.
- Knut plans to release original music on Fountain, produced with his brother, using only basic DAW tools and no AI—a deliberate contrast to the AI-saturated music landscape.