Unstoppable livestreams, powered by the people watching.
ZapCast lets creators stream from RTMP, advertise live broadcasts on Nostr with NIP-53, distribute video peer-to-peer, receive tips, and reward viewers who help relay the broadcast.
Main broadcast
RTMP ingest · 1080p · 3.8 Mbps
Connected
148
+12 this hour
Relayers
37
25% participation
Chunks
24.8k
99.8% replicated
Tips
84.20
BOT
The problem
Why ZapCast?
Traditional livestreaming depends on centralized CDNs that control distribution, monetization, and reach.
ZapCast explores a different model where viewers help distribute streams, creators stay in control of their audience and revenue, and small internet-native payments can reward useful bandwidth instead of passive attention.
Bandwidth becomes participation.
How it works
A livestream doesn’t stop at the broadcaster.
- Broadcaster publishes chunks
- Viewers receive
- Viewers relay
- More viewers = stronger network
Broadcaster
Viewer A
Viewer B
Viewer C
Viewer D
Creator revenue
Creators first.
Monetization is built into the broadcast experience, without giving a platform custody of the creator relationship.
- Receive viewer tips directly inside the app.
- Generate a BOTChain wallet and Nostr keypair automatically.
- Set a main wallet and forward earnings.
- Designed to support future rails like Lightning, Spark, Ark, and other small-payment networks.
84.20
BOT balance
Latest tip
+5.00 BOT
Forwarding
Enabled
Viewer participation
Watch. Relay. Earn.
Viewers are active participants in distribution. Keeping chunks available and moving through the network can earn BOT based on contribution.
- Track relay contribution and peer uptime.
- Inspect chunk flow and network performance.
- Earn for useful bandwidth, not passive attention.
Relay contribution
12.4 GB
Relay rewards
2.84 BOT
Under the hood
Built on a peer-to-peer media stack.
ZapCast advertises live streams through Nostr NIP-53, packages low-latency media for append-only replication, discovers peers, and rewards the viewers who help carry it.
Inside the app
One desktop app. Every role in the network.
Go live, join a stream, inspect relay health, and manage earnings from the same focused interface.
Streamer dashboard
Ingest, stream health, and audience activity
Viewer relay stats
Chunk flow, peers, and contribution
Wallet and earnings
Tips, relay rewards, and forwarding
Available now
Available today.
Download ZapCast, start streaming from OBS, discover live broadcasts through Nostr, watch in your browser or desktop app, and help shape the next generation of viewer-powered livestreaming. We’re actively looking for creators, viewers, and testers to push the network further and help improve it.
Join the network