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Bitcoin crowdfunding platform Geyser launches social-gated launchpad for Bitcoin projects

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Bitcoin-native crowdfunding platform Geyser introduced a Bitcoin Launchpad, a new mechanism designed to gate campaign access through community engagement thresholds rather than immediate fundraising.

The update was announced on April 25 via X, targeting early-stage Bitcoin projects seeking visibility prior to launch.

Community attention as a new gate to capital

The Launchpad mechanism modifies how creators access Geyser’s core crowdfunding tools.

Projects begin as draft listings placed in a public Launchpad stream for 30 days. During this period, they cannot receive funding and must secure at least 21 followers to unlock full campaign functionality.

If the threshold is met, Geyser will email followers a notification and convert the listing into a standard fundraising page.

This gating system reframes the initial hurdle in Bitcoin-native crowdfunding from raising capital to quantifying attention.

According to Geyser’s model, creators may bypass the waiting period by paying a $21 BTC fee upfront or after an unsuccessful 30-day cycle. Geyser applies a standard 5 percent platform fee, which falls to zero for users who self-host a Lightning node.

Per internal figures, Geyser hosted over 1,050 projects in 2024, processed 22,000 transactions, and facilitated approximately $708,000 in funding. In addition, the platform moved roughly 30 BTC across more than 50,000 contributors in its first two years.

Filtering signal from noise in Bitcoin crowdfunding

The Launchpad design borrows structurally from Kickstarter’s “Notify me on launch” feature but embeds it as a prerequisite rather than an optional prompt.

The requirement to secure followers adds a social validation layer before capital can be deployed, a mechanism Geyser positions as a tool for filtering low-signal campaigns. In practice, the model may favor creators capable of rallying micro-communities before raising funds, particularly in contexts where attention is more constrained than capital.

Compared to traditional platforms like Kickstarter or GoFundMe, Geyser operates on a non-custodial Bitcoin Lightning infrastructure. Reward-based campaigns on Geyser reportedly perform 3.3 times better than donation-only campaigns.

The top-performing project to date, Bitcoinize POS Machine, raised 3.5 BTC, equivalent to approximately $230,000 at 2024 BTC prices. Last year, the average transaction size across the platform rose to 32,000 sats, equivalent to about $21, reflecting modest growth over the prior year.

Landscape and implications

Geyser distinguishes itself within the broader crowdfunding landscape through its non-custodial design and Bitcoin-native tooling. In contrast, fiat-native platforms like Kickstarter and GoFundMe operate with custodial models and multi-layered fees.

Geyser’s Launchpad does not alter payment infrastructure but aims instead to reframe campaign qualification around measurable social traction.

In Bitcoin’s fragmented attention economy, introducing a social threshold before monetization emphasizes filtering for audience demand rather than raw capital access.

Company sources suggest that success metrics for Launchpad’s initial cohort will be published in May, when the first 30-day cycles conclude. Longer-term updates may include integration with Nostr direct messaging for campaign communications and backer interaction, expected in the second half of 2025.

Founded in Sheridan, Wyoming, in 2022, Geyser remains a remote-first company with a team of eight spanning the U.S., Greece, and Portugal. Early-stage venture support came from Lightning Ventures and MX2 Capital, although the exact raise amount has not been disclosed.

Revenue stems from platform fees, creator boosting options, Guardians membership subscriptions, and now Launchpad fast-track payments.

As Geyser seeks to reach financial self-sufficiency by 2026, Launchpad adds a structured entry point for creators and a new income line for the company.

The post Bitcoin crowdfunding platform Geyser launches social-gated launchpad for Bitcoin projects appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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