DeStream - Decentralized Global Platform For Streamers

Change is the law of nature. And internet is changing the world. Internet is becoming a part of our life. In accordance with this, new professions are emerging in the internet driven society. Such as blogging, vlogging, esports, video streaming etc are becoming fill time jobs. With the adoption of internet driven jobs old professions are disappearing. People who broadcast their gameplay & their talent called as streamers. It is now becoming a full time career option and the income comes from advertising, subscription, promotions and also from donations.

Streamers not only broadcast gaming content but also broadcast singing, dancing, any creative material, academic material and new technological innovations etc. And people love to watch their videos because they find it interesting and creative. Often people make donations to support their favorite streamers to continually produce such contents. One of the viewer from UAE naming "Motar2k" paid 50 thousand dollars to support the streamers. Such kind of gratitude from viewers gives much needed financial support for streamers to produce more creative contents.

But the present system has many complexities and problems which makes it difficult to transfer and withdraw the funds sent by grateful viewer to creative streamer. Such as high commission levels, need to create different wallets supporting different currencies, delayed processing time and low level of security distract the streamer from creating high quality creative content.

DeStream platform is here to provide solution to these problems so that streamers can only focus on the creation of interesting contents for their grateful viewers.

Project objective

The main aim of the DeStream platform is to eliminate the financial and payment hurdles for streamers, thus allowing them to only focus on their work not on performing financial transactions. DeStream's financial ecosystem makes financial transaction process simple and transparent with very low commission rates.

Problems

Some of the main problems in the streaming market discussed below-
• High commission fee rates on the transactions
• Multiple payment services makes the process complex
• Restrictions in withdrawing funds such as large delays, restricted withdrawal amount
• No guarantee of payment, accounts gets freezed without any reason
• Fiat conversion complexities and high commission fees

Principle of operation

DeStream is a decentralized blockchain powered streaming platform to support streamers. It uses blockchain technology to lower the transaction fee. Utilization of cryptocurrency in the payment process makes it simple and reliable. Single payment gateway makes payment process easier than ever. This helps streamers only to focus on their work. Use of smart contracts in the payment execution protects the transaction integrity. This ensures the transparency in the system.

DeStream is providing many tools for streamers to improve the interaction with viewers. These tools are developed by visionaries, professional streamers and psychologists. These tools allow streamers to perform actions which increases viewers engagement on their channel. Streamers can conduct surveys for the development of their own channel and content. Along with this, platform allow good streamers to pay for internet and purchase equipments. DeStream platform provides marketplace for streamers to sell their merchandise such as t-shirts, mug etc to their subscribers. Production and delivery costs is provided by the platform & it's partners. Streamers and viewers can directly interact with each other and track their donations.

Advertisers in DeStream platform can track best streamers to engage with them to reach broader audience. Thus advertisers can maximize their sales. DeStream can be integrated with other popular streaming platforms such as Twitch, YouTube and others in just few clicks. This help streamers to receive payment with single cryptocurrency in single account. DeStream uses DST token in the platform.

Use of DST token:

• To make donations
• To pay for transaction and utility services
• Receive payment from advertisers
• To purchase equipments
• To access platform services
• To perform platform P2P operations

ICO details and timelines

• Token ticker: DST
• Total tokens: 6 Billion
• Available for sale: 3.6 Billion
• Main sale: 1st August to 30th September 2018
• Token price: 0.006 USD
• Softcap: $5.5 million
• Hardcap: $12 million

Token distribution

Roadmap

Conclusion

DeStream platform solves the fundamental problems of streamers and advertisers. It helps streamers to focus only on the creation of quality and creative contents for their grateful viewers. It eliminates payment complexities with blockchain and cryptocurrency. It provides many tools for streamers to improve and develop the relationship with viewers. Advertisers can reach broader audience by engaging with streamers. This is really a promising project to invest.


Learn more about DeStream:
Website: https://destream.io/?referralId=4b47f0feddf345138577d562a257e59c
Read whitepaper: https://destream.io/media/1101/whitepaper_en.pdf
ANN thread: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4698321.0
Telegram: https://t.me/DeStreamEN
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/destream
Twitter: https://twitter.com/destreamproject
Medium: https://medium.com/destream
Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/DeStream/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNc-8nRAAauZ4F8NxNP5Ncw
Discord: https://discordapp.com/invite/cuUZxm7
GitHub: https://github.com/DeStream-dev/destream-blockchain

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