We are working on a number of dTok partnerships and use cases such as pay-per-view, tipping, multi-cams, polls and prediction markets which will serve to both increase exposure for dTok / Livepeer and drive early adaption via a variety of relevant platform use cases.
- Connext — By leveraging the Connext Network to handle dTok micro-payments and tips, we not only significantly reduce transaction fees and increase the speed of transactions, but we also gain access to traction from the burgeoning Connext community. Our close relationship with the Connext team enables rapid development and collaboration as we develop dTok using both the Connext network and their Dai Card implementation. (Also see: https://twitter.com/ConnextNetwork/status/1134961941238050816 and https://twitter.com/ConnextNetwork/status/1135603961044582400).
- Burner Wallet — Prior to developing an updated version of dTok on Connext’s Dai Card (https://github.com/stake-capital/dTok-dai-card), we developed a Burner Wallet-based version of dTok (https://github.com/stake-capital/dTok-burner-wallet), which won the ETHCapeTown hackathon. As the second Burner Wallet module ever built (https://medium.com/stakecapital/ethcapetown-hackathon-winners-168520fdefec), we’ve gained significant exposure to the Burner Wallet community. We intend to continue development of the Burner Wallet version of dTok—as the Burner Wallet codebase because increasingly modular.
(with Vitalik watching dTok live performance 
. He voted for dTok at ethCapeTown 
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Prizes — Winning every prize available at ETHCapeTown provided significant exposure across the Ethereum community (link again: https://medium.com/stakecapital/ethcapetown-hackathon-winners-168520fdefec). We received rewards from ETHGlobal (https://medium.com/ethcapetown/ethcapetown-roundup-the-buidl-spirit-3cb1d77eb2eb), Raiden (https://medium.com/raiden-network/raiden-pulse-5-news-from-march-and-april-56e781aea7c), ENS (https://medium.com/the-ethereum-name-service/trickle-dtok-and-more-meet-the-ens-winners-at-ethcapetown-ebf160bd9e78), MakerDAO, and NuCypher (also see VentureBurn: https://ventureburn.com/2019/05/ethcapetown-blockchain-winning-applications/). We are actively applying for a number of grants from Raiden and others which will provide additional traction.
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Ricardo — Ricardo of TribalNeed was the first performer to ever use dTok—broadcasting his live music performance on dTok during the ETHCapeTown hackathon. We are now working closely with him to enable him to stream his live performance across the world via dTok (See: https://twitter.com/bneiluj/status/1119937357044699136 and https://medium.com/stakecapital/ethcapetown-hackathon-winners-168520fdefec). His next performace, in Berlin in July, will be streamed via dTok’s pay-as-you-go platform.
- Champion League Final — We ran an initial proof-of-concept of the alpha Dai Card-based version of the dTok system by streaming the Champions League Final on June 1. We provided pre-funded links enabling people to easily on-board by simply clicking a link to begin watching the stream—no existing wallet, plugin, or prior knowledge of crypto required. We received a very positive response from the community and will be streaming more sporting events going forward. (See: https://twitter.com/StakeCapital/status/1134916344628023296)
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Joel livestream — We are working alongside Joel Kruger (https://twitter.com/JoelKruger, 28k followers) to move his daily crypto-focused show onto dTok. He will deliver a more engaging experience for his viewers via the dTok platform—enabling him to easily monetize his show as well as experiment with other crypto-based viewer interactions (e.g. interacting with L2 dApps such as voting or polling during a show).
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ETHBerlinZwei, we are working alongside with Matteo to provide Livestream coverage of EthBerlinZwei this August and other coming Ethereum’s events. He was the livestream operator and manager of DappCon 2018, EthMagicians, Status and Devcon4. We have been looking into building different features such as landing page with multi-cams: one for stage, or connect EthBerlin2’s main website with livestream links for each stage. That depends on the availability of volunteers and which Organization’s will to partner for this B) cover only one Stage and put up a live poll/question for presenters C) Partner with the Music/Chillout room (last Devcon4 was brilliantly set-up) and livestream from there. These possibilities depend on whether or not EB2 has already a livestream partner (last Devcon4 was SlidesLive), but in any case, Matteo plans to be there volunteering FT and is happy to help out with dTok.
Our plan is to continue leveraging these partnerships and use cases to increase community traction around dTok, thereby driving significant early adoption to dTok.