Now that Bandcamp has had huge layoffs, what about an opensource, Fediverse-friendly replacement? What can a FOSS product bring to the community and do better than Bandcamp?
- Discoverability?
- Broader selection of payments platforms? Direct transfer to avoid processors? (I’m ignorant about the processing system, plus international considerations)
- Ease of spinning up (SaaS?)
- Content deliverability (on the fly transcode from sourced FLAC or WAVs? Rich video/multi track audio?)
why though? Direct buy sure but why crypto? Just because you can send Disney bucks directly to someone?
Just use Kofi or Patreon and you are golden.
If we are going down that route: why Kofi or Patreon? Just use bank transfers. Payment via SEPA is commonplace, FedNow is already a thing. Even “third-world”, “backwards” countries like Brazil and India have digital payment networks.
I mean, yeah, that would work as well. But would you trust any stranger/on the internet with your IBAN which is tightly linked to your person?
What can people do with an IBAN? They are not meant to be sensitive/protected information.
That Indian payment network won’t be able to deliver money to an American band
Then use Wise.
Doesn’t support every country and currency pair
Neither does Patreon, Ko-Fi, or any payment processor out there. ;)
Ah, I see. You are making the case for cryptocurrency by trying to justify on the general exception instead of the practical rule… I tried that before, didn’t go so well.
Because I’ve tried getting money from countries like Kazakhstan and it’s not straightforward
Sure, if you have a merchant account and want to pay 3%+ on a credit card purchase it would work, just set up visa and Mastercard
But for the smaller band, they would not be taking credit card payments themselves
The payment processors take a big fee, like 3% + $0.30
You can’t just sell one song for a penny.
What are the “gas” fees for Ethereum like again. You know, one of the two you touted above as being viable alternatives to actual money.
If you think that’s too much, use a different crypto. I’ve exchanged some crypto with a friend for local currency and it cost me less than a penny to make a transaction.
The best part of Ethereum:
You pay the gas fee whether your transaction goes through or not. What. A. Fucking. Scam.