Kudos: Direct Creator Support Platform
Content creators lose money to exploitative platform fees and they wait 30 days or more to get paid.
Kudos fixes this using NEAR Protocol: creators keep 99%, fans send tips directly, and payment arrives in 5 seconds instead of weeks. Built with NEAR Intents for seamless currency conversion (fans pay in any currency, creators receive USDC), stablecoins for instant settlement, and complete on-chain auditability for transparency.
A streamer earning $10k/month keeps $9,900 instead of $5,000 -life-changing money that stays where it belongs. This aligns perfectly with the Open Society track: interconnected payment rails anyone can use, reliable settlement with full audit trails, and open by default (any creator, any fan, anywhere).
The platform is live, functional, and ready to scale. We're not just taking a smaller cut - we're redesigning the creator economy so it actually works FOR creators, not against them. Support creators who deserve it. They keep 99%.