How earning works on Fountain
On Fountain you can earn small units of bitcoin called "sats". You can think of sats as the bitcoin cents. There are 100 million sats in one bitcoin. In this article you'll learn why and how you can earn sats on Fountain as a listener.
How do you earn on Fountain?
There are three ways you can earn as a listener on Fountain:
- Zaps: Get paid by other listeners when they zap your comments.
- Promotions: Get paid by podcasters for listening to promoted episodes in the feed. The rate is set by the podcaster. You may not see promotions every day.
- Rewards: Get paid by Fountain for listening to podcasts. Every day, regular listeners have the chance to earn rewards. Your rate is assigned at random and you have an equal chance of earning for either 10, 20, 30 or 60 minutes. You may not earn every day.
How much can you earn on Fountain?
For Promotions, the rate is set by the podcaster. For Rewards, your rate is assigned at random each day, but on some days your earning rate can also be zero - even if you are listening to podcasts regularly on Fountain. You will see an in-app notification when you first open the app if you are earning. If you are not earning, you won't see anything. Please note that if you skip forward or back while you listen, or if your device loses connection, your earnings might be affected and you may not earn the full amount.
Why am I not earning?
If you are not earning Rewards or seeing Promotions in the app, please read our FAQ on Why am I not earning.
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