# Add support for value-block for direct payment streaming

**URL:** <https://community.podlove.org/t/add-support-for-value-block-for-direct-payment-streaming/2849>\
**Category:** Podlove Publisher\
**Created:** [August 14, 2021, 9:39pm UTC](https://community.podlove.org/t/add-support-for-value-block-for-direct-payment-streaming/2849 "2021-08-14T21:39:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![pepege](https://community.podlove.org/user_avatar/community.podlove.org/pepege/32/1109_2.png) [@pepege](https://community.podlove.org/u/pepege)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2021, 9:39pm UTC](https://community.podlove.org/t/add-support-for-value-block-for-direct-payment-streaming/2849/1 "2021-08-14T21:39:47Z")

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I’d like to propose support for the value-black to allow direct payment streaming. The podcast:value block gives podcasters a way to receive Bitcoin payments in real-time over the Lightning network using apps such as Breez.

Specification details by [@daveajones](https://github.com/daveajones) et al:

> <https://github.com/Podcastindex-org/podcast-namespace/blob/main/value/value.md>

Support an easy way to add the following block into the RSS feed. Maybe even based on settings in existing contributors.

Example:

```auto
...
<channel>
  <podcast:value type="lightning" method="keysend" suggested="0.00000015000">
      <podcast:valueRecipient
          name="Name 1 (Podcaster)"
          type="node"
          address="1234567890abcdef..."
          split="60"
      />
      <podcast:valueRecipient
          name="Name 2 (Podcaster)"
          type="node"
          address="1234567890abcdef..."
          split="40"
      />
  </podcast:value>
  ...
  <item>...</item>
  <item>...</item>
  ...
</channel>

```

I’ve tried it out using the Breez app and my own Bitcoin Lightning Node, it works great! 🙂

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**Author:** ![ericteubert](https://community.podlove.org/user_avatar/community.podlove.org/ericteubert/32/1568_2.png) [@ericteubert](https://community.podlove.org/u/ericteubert)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2021, 8:58pm UTC](https://community.podlove.org/t/add-support-for-value-block-for-direct-payment-streaming/2849/2 "2021-08-21T20:58:56Z")

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Interesting. Know of any hosters that are already implementing this? I’m looking for existing UI. How does one enter bitcoin values normally (for the `suggested` value, I assume there’s a better input than simply a float of `0.00000015000`? 🤔 (I’m not versed in crypto-stuff). Also wondering about the split UI, especially on the episode level. Maybe giving roles weights (on-air contributors get a factor of 2 or something like that) makes more sense than raw input fields.

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**Author:** ![pepege](https://community.podlove.org/user_avatar/community.podlove.org/pepege/32/1109_2.png) [@pepege](https://community.podlove.org/u/pepege)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2021, 9:07pm UTC](https://community.podlove.org/t/add-support-for-value-block-for-direct-payment-streaming/2849/3 "2021-12-22T21:07:27Z")

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Sorry for not replying earlier, it seems I didn’t get any notification about your reply.

I only know about a podcast index that is using it currently. It uses a given RSS-feed and injects the additional code:  
[PodcasterWallet.com](https://podcasterwallet.com) in combination with [Podcastindex.org](https://podcastindex.org/). The forementioned Breez app queries the [podcastindex.org](http://podcastindex.org) to pupulate the player accordingly.

The specification for the value-block supports different cryptocurrencies, currently bitcoin/lightning and nano is mentioned. In case of bitcoin, 1 BTC denotes to 100.000.000 satoshis, so instead of using the BTC value on the UI, using satoshis might be more suitable. 100sat are currently ~0,04 EUR.

Regarding the split: I agree, altough it is a simple solution currently.

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**Author:** ![pepege](https://community.podlove.org/user_avatar/community.podlove.org/pepege/32/1109_2.png) [@pepege](https://community.podlove.org/u/pepege)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2021, 7:58pm UTC](https://community.podlove.org/t/add-support-for-value-block-for-direct-payment-streaming/2849/4 "2021-12-24T19:58:56Z")

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@anita This might interest you as well!