OpenTip enables what we call “Online Digital Global Busking” (ODGB). ODGB is a new concept now possible thanks to the invention of Bitcoin.

Thanks to Bitcoin, and now the Lightning Network, it is possible for content creators of any kind to get paid directly by their fanbase, from anywhere in the world, anytime, for a recording or a live streaming performance, a blog article or a newsletter. And it is now finally possible to receive tips for your performances no matter who you are or where you are, banked and unbanked.

We also support the concept of Value-for-Value. In the words of Dergigi:

“The idea is simple but sounds radical: you provide your content for free, for everyone, without access restrictions. If people enjoy it, if people get value out of it, you make it easy for people to give value back. It might sound outrageous in this day and age, but this model has worked for thousands of years. It is the model of street performers, the model of buskers, the model of voluntary giving. However, in cyberspace, we don't run into the physical limitations of traditional busking. Digital content scales in ways that performances in meatspace never will. The value-for-value model flips the traditional payment model on its head. Traditionally, enjoyment follows payment. In the value-for-value approach, payment follows enjoyment—voluntarily.”