April 13, 2021
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Today's Highlights:
Creator Coin Watch
Top Weekly Bitclout Creators
1. elonmusk ~$67,339.16
2. naval ~$46,578.57
3. chamath ~$30,998.06
4. mrbeastyt ~$30,839.46
5. arianagrande ~$24,655.91
6. craig ~$23,351.89
7. loganpaul ~$23,045.08
8. WhaleSharkdotPro ~$21,646.27
9. diamondhands ~$19,752.90
10. jakepaul ~$19,136.99
*BitClout data is taken every Friday prior to newsletter send.
Current BitClout Coin price = $161.48 per coin. Up from $156 per coin.
Top Weekly Rally Creators
1. Chewie Coin ~$4.64
2. StanzCoin ~$6.03
3. Pastel Coin ~$2.88
4. Doa Coin ~$3.70
5. Yokai Coin ~$2.13
6. MIND Coin ~$2.09
7. Roffle Coin ~$4.59
8. Piggycoin ~$4.09
9. MOON Coin ~$6.18
10. QuestCrypto ~$17.53
*Rally Coin data is taken every Friday prior to newsletter send.
Current Rally Coin price = $1.067 per coin.
Talking Creators
CodeMiko the virtual influencer
Virtual influencers are here to stay. They first appeared as Lil Miquela, Guggimon and imma. Now they're developing into fully fleshed-out characters with their own universe and supporting cast (e.g. do you even watch Marvel movies bro?).
One of the most popular vtubers, aka Virtual YouTubers, is CodeMiko, aka The Technician.
Background: CodeMiko is a failed video game character whose goal was to be in a triple A-video game; however, due to her glitchy design, she's unable to do so. In her own words, she's like a NPC (nonplayable character) in the digital world.
It sounds crazy that people would spend hours watching a Virtual Youtuber and Twitch streamer for hours on end, but virtual YouTubers are growing in popularity and pulling in serious numbers.
When you dig into the concept of virtual influencers, you realize it's akin to anime or comic book characters. CodeMiko is a virtual character and with a digital-first advantage, she's able to create a universe of characters, designs, and worlds that all fit into her narrative.
Editors note: Virtual Influencers will keep the up and to the right trend as they become more commonplace. More brands will see their potential from an ROI and PR safety perspective.
Creators will benefit as these characters can become the digital celebrity version of themselves that exist solely in the metaverse (e.g., Decentraland) giving rise to the omni-world activations.
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Talking Social
Clubhouse rolls out payments for creators
Few platforms have supported creators right out of the gate like Clubhouse. This week, Clubhouse announced their monetization feature with announcement of tipping or director payments to creators.
The kicker? Clubhouse doesn't take a percentage of revenue. Seriously, creators keep 100% of revenue they receive.
It's one part solid PR angle to avoid paying Apple's 30% cut and the other part a change in how companies that rely on creators will acquire and retain top talent.
From CH:
Time will tell how this plays out. Especially since Clubhouse needs to find ways too monetize.
Patreon triples valuation
Within six months, Patreon managed to triple its valuation as the creator economy continues to be hotter than New Orleans crawfish boil on a summer day.
As an early pioneer in the creator economy, Patreon was one of the few solutions to allow creators to manage the relationship with their super fans and monetize their content.
With help from the pandemic, the number of users and transactions on the platform doubled and led to Patreon earning $100M a month with an estimated 7M users on the platform.
Jumping forward: It'll be interesting to see Patreon's longevity as they now have to complete with platforms (e.g. Twitter's Super Followers) that look to roll out their own Patreon-like solutions.
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