BitClout Review

BitClout describes itself as a social network that allows users to “speculate on people and posts with real money.” BitClout claims to be a fully open-sourced project that built a custom blockchain using architecture comparable to Bitcoin with “no company behind it” that will allow users to purchase a new asset class called “Creator Coins” for accounts on the site, which includes celebrities, musicians, and influencers.

The FAQ describes these “Creator Coins” as an asset “tied to the reputation of an individual, rather than to a company or commodity.” Effectively this means if a celebrity does something great and more people buy their Creator Coin, the value will go up; if they fail publicly or commit an offensive act, the value of their coin could decrease.

To buy creator coins, users need to purchase BitClout cryptocurrency, which can only be acquired with Bitcoin, a move that will surely limit its initial audience. The price of BitClout “doubles for every million BitClout sold,” the paper states, a move designed to promote scarcity and increase the value of BitClout as more people buy into the influencers on the network.

Despite the glaring question around how BitClout will get away with using the names and likenesses of 15,000 celebrities without permission, the social network says it will allow those influencers to claim their accounts simply by tweeting their BitClout public key, which will give them full access to their accounts, as well as a “percentage of the creator coins associated with their profile,” according to the FAQ.