Hello everyone,
You may not be familiar with FanCurve, as it’s been something we’ve worked on quietly thus far, but we’re finally ready to shine some light on our work and we’re excited to get some community feedback!
While FanCurve itself is new, our team has been building on the IC for quite some time. You may have heard of other platforms we built on ICP such as zkPoker, PurePoker, and Bond Army.
We’ve been hard at work on FanCurve for nearly a year now and we’re extremely proud of our work and progress. So, with that said, we’re eager to announce that the platform is officially live at https://curve.fan!
Concept Overview:
The problem we’re solving lies in the dynamic between creators and their followers on mainstream platforms. On popular gated-content platforms (such as Patreon) the relationship can feel a lot like a tenant paying their landlord. Followers pay recurring subscriptions every month for temporary access to content and perks. Once they stop paying, they lose access and the money they’ve spent is gone.
It works, but that doesn’t mean it can’t be better. Showing support early, recognizing a Creator’s value before everyone else, and being vital to their success deserves more.
FanCurve takes an entirely different approach to gating content. Instead of subscriptions, users on FanCurve get tradeable access tokens which act like a membership pass. Creators still make recurring revenue through trading fees, but Fans have the ability to opt out and potentially even profit by exiting their position.
How It Works:
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There’s two types of users: Creators and Fans.
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Upon becoming a Creator, a unique access token is tied to your account and a trading canister is created for users who want to obtain it.
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Creators can make custom tiers which are used to gate content access or other perks (at their own discretion).
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When a post is restricted by a tier requirement, the platform checks the viewer’s balance of this access token before allowing them to access the content.
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Fans who want to access content or perks within these tiers can then acquire access tokens by interacting with the Creator’s canister through a simple trading interface.
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Access token prices are governed by a custom bonding curve. As new tokens are minted, the entry price increases. As existing holders sell into the bonding curve, the tokens are burned and the price goes back down. Fans can sell access tokens they’ve purchased back to the canister at any time, at the current price (based on the bonding curve’s logic).
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These trades carry a 2% fee, regardless of whether a Fan is buying or selling, and 1% of this goes directly to the associated Creator.
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Fans can also “Like” a Creator’s posts with access tokens, acting as a tip jar with 100% going straight to the Creator and making it more prominent to other users in the For You page to help bolster the post’s exposure.
What makes this so compelling?
As a Fan:
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You’re acquiring a liquid asset to meet gating requirements on content rather than just losing money on subscriptions with traditional platforms.
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Being an early Fan of a rising Creator now has a potential for profit, on top of granting access to their content.
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You can sell back into the bonding curve at any time, opening the door to capitalize on price changes stemming from overall demand from other users.
As a Creator:
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With aligned financial incentives your Fans become a self-motivated marketing machine, offering more intense support and word of mouth promotion than ever before.
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Generating revenue on your token’s trading activity means regardless of whether sentiment is positive or negative you can still earn revenue. It doesn’t matter if they’re buying or selling.
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Earning through fees allows for exposure to speculation. Fans who take a more speculative approach are likely to focus on a Creator’s potential value to others more than their own preferences. This means they might trade access tokens on Creators they think have broad appeal, even if they’re not particularly interested in the content themselves.
What’s Next?
We’re officially live but we’re still hard at work on fixing lingering bugs, improving UX, and rolling out new features. We welcome you to come check out the platform, give us your feedback, and follow us on X to stay up to date!
If you’d like to get in touch with us, drop us a message here on the forums or email us at hello@curve.fan and we’ll get back to you ASAP.
