A public blockchain for content monetization, attribution and distribution.
LikeCoin chain
Launched in Nov 2019, LikeCoin chain operates under a permissionless, Bonded Proof-of-Stake (BPoS) mechanism. It is the infrastructure of the LikeCoin ecosystem. Explore LikeCoin chain in Big Dipper block explorer and read the documentations here.
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Monetization
By simply attaching a LikeCoin button beneath your content, every Like by readers is turned into measurable reward without a paywall. The Civic Liker movement encourages readers to contribute USD5/mo to reward creativity and journalism, while the Matching Fund doubles the rewarding pool. In LikeCoin ecosystem, every Like counts.
Attribution
In collaboration with the industry, we are drafting the international standard content number, ISCN, which is a specification to use blockchain to immutably store metadata such as author, publisher, license terms and creation footprint. ISCN serves as a content registry in the Internet paradigm, much like ISBN served as a book database in the printing era.
Distribution
With IPFS, LikeCoin protocol helps creators to reach wider audience in heavily censored environment. Apart from rewarding creators as a Liker, readers are encouraged to become Content Jockeys to help distribute creative stories and insightful analysis. Our unique distribution footprint mechanism rewards both creators and Content Jockeys, creating a win-win.
Thrive to support content creators and publishers through the formation of a Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO).
Use Cases
LikeCoin has been adopted to various use cases, ranging from website plugins, mobile app to media platforms. As of April, 2020, the ecosystem of LikeCoin accumulated to 60,625+ Likers, 223,200+ contents by 8,400+ creators on 1000+ media.
Liker Land
Liker Land is a reader, passport, and wallet in one mobile app. It provides a friendly user interface to discover, read, and save content. With the unique Super Like feature, Liker Land traces distribution footprint and rewards not only Creators but also Content Jockeys who curate high-quality content.
Chrome, Firefox, Brave
Liker Land also features an extension for major browsers on computers. Users may save any web page to reading list and access from Liker Land app or website for future reference.
WordPress
LikeCoin button was first released on WordPress as a plugin in 2018. It allows creators to install and attach to websites and blogs. The button is connected to the LikeCoin reward mechanism and turn each Like into an actual reward. As of May 2020, it has more than 1000 active installations.
Matters
Matters Lab is a decentralized content platform that provides a shared infrastructure to creators. Matters and LikeCoin developed their partnership since 2018, LikeCoin helps provide an open-source solution to build a decentralized independent journalist network. The partnership is a winning Innovation project of the Google News Initiative 2020.
Stand News
Stand News is a free not-for-profit online news website based in Hong Kong. It primarily focuses on social and political issues in Hong Kong. It has a monthly 5.4M viewership.
Hong Kong In-media
Hong Kong In-Media is an independent online media platform in Hong Kong. It aims to provide an open public platform for the public and journalists, free from political intervention and commercial influence. It primarily focuses on local news content and opinions.
Hong Kong Citizen News
Hong Kong Citizen News is a not-for-profit online news website. It primary focuses on investigative and data-driven journalism to promote fair and neutral new content to the public.
Vocus
Vocus is a new-style content creation platform. It aims to provide a clean and simple reading space with no ads. It also supports multiple content payment mechanisms to readers. It attracts users from Chinese community such as Taiwan and Hong Kong.
