Do the Math
Per-second pay · honest assumptions · every constant on screen
= 2,680 listening hours of your music per month
JACKKNIFE TODAY (75%)
$166.43
per month · settled per second
AT THE 90% FAIR PAY CAP
$199.71
split only ever moves toward you — on-chain
SPOTIFY, SAME LISTENING
signed: $27.57–$68.91
indie: $117.15–$229.71
identical hours, their published rates
EVERY CONSTANT, ON SCREEN
· Listeners pay 23 µUSDC/second = $0.0828/hour gross — every song, every artist, no pay-to-play.
· You receive $0.0621/listening-hour now → $0.0745 at the cap. The split is enforced by an on-chain one-way ratchet.
· Spotify comparison: 17.1 plays/hour (3.5-min track) × $0.003–$0.005/stream × label retention 20–30% (signed) or 85–100% (self-distributed).
· Fan-mix presets are labeled scenario assumptions (hours each fan tier spends on YOUR music monthly) — not promises. Drag the hours slider to use your own numbers.
· Not included: Boost tips (100% to you), 48h surge pricing, Engine A patronage, Engine B routing capital, curator-driven discovery. The number above is streaming alone.
Math source: open source, unit-tested — frontend/src/lib/earnings-math.ts. Audit us.