CrowdBucksWhy CrowdBucks?
Because the Fediverse deserves its own infrastructure — including funding tools.
No Patreon. No Ko-fi. No lock-in.
CrowdBucks — Fediverse native, self-hostable, and open-source.
Emil Jacobs - Collectifission@crowdbucks I can't login using my instance. I presume you were still beta testing. But this is launched then?
DerBrumme@collectifission @crowdbucks just found crowdbucks, love the concept, checked the website to see how it works.
Tbh I still have no idea HOW it works. How is the money moved? I don't want to register/sign in before such basic questions are answered, and either I'm too stupid/tired to get it or the info just isn't there.
Also, "made by people you know" - and then no imprint, let alone even a single name of a real person, srsly?
Or is this just a mock-up page for a project that just starts?
@derbrumme @crowdbucks Same tbh. I was going to sign up to see how things work, but can't even get passed that stage. I consider this project, if it is legit, to be alpha stage. Meaning, it shouldn't be used for real yet.
@collectifission @crowdbucks OK so I'm not just too stupid/tired. Thx. (c:
Is there anything that's reputable & reliable in that direction, i.e. an open source and/or fediverse platform for funding or money transfer? A fediverse version of paypal, if you will? Sry if that's a stupid qurstion, tbh I haven't done any research on that so far...
@derbrumme @crowdbucks I'm currently using Ghost, which has integrated Stripe. So that's not open source.
But perhaps Liberapay is interesting:
Stein Arne BrekkeLiberapay does not transfer money, it just manages donations conducted through Stripe, Paypal, or direct transfer.
I think the best bet for open money transfers is @Interledger, who are working on an open payments standard.
@reiver ⊼ (Charles) 
@brekke @Interledger @collectifission @derbrumme @crowdbucks
I am working on adding Interledger and OpenPayments.dev, etc support to CrowdBucks.
@derbrumme @collectifission @crowdbucks
Regarding:
"Tbh I still have no idea HOW it works."
You can see how CrowdBucks works in this video.
https://spectra.video/w/5bprkfCGTeHjwSYaiB2Boa
I did a demo of CrowdBucks at FediCon 2025.
CrowdBucks Demo — Charles Iliya Krempeaux — FediCon 2025
@derbrumme @collectifission @crowdbucks
Regarding:
"How is the money moved?"
Currently —
A person uses their credit card to make a payment. The credit card payment is processed by Stripe.
In the future, we will add other payment methods other than Stripe.
@derbrumme @collectifission @crowdbucks
Regarding:
"Also, "made by people you know" - and then no imprint, let alone even a single name of a real person, srsly? "
The site was rushed, to get something out for FediCon 2025.
I agree with you that it is lacking in many ways. We are working on improving it.
...
I am working on CrowdBucks.
I am part of the Fediverse developer community.
It is easy to find (more) information about me online.
@derbrumme @collectifission @crowdbucks
Regarding:
"Or is this just a mock-up page for a project that just starts?"
No. It works. You could use it now if you wanted to.
@derbrumme @collectifission @crowdbucks
FWIW, I started work on a CrowdBucks project website:
( https://crowdbucks.fund is an instance of CrowdBucks.)
And, I started adding a team section to it:
I just started. So, there is a lot more to do on the project website.