In the last 20 years, content publishing platforms have proliferated to an almost insane number. There are countless places where people and companies can post articles, blogs, videos, photos, live content and so on. Despite this diverse offering, little innovation has happened in monetizing content, which still mostly remains ad-based. We're joined by Ryan X. Charles, Bitcoin Developer and Founder of Yours. Yours would like to address the monetization problem by allowing content producers to earn Bitcoin when they create good content. Yours is an in-browser application which implements a Bitcoin wallet and enables micro-transactions through their own implementation of the Lightning Network. Content Creators are paid by Curators who attribute value to the content. Curators are themselves rewarded when content they find valuable goes viral. Topics discussed in this episode:Ryan's background as the Lead Developer of BitCore, and his experience at BitGo and RedditWhat is Yours and what types of applications it enablesThe technical components of YoursThe Yours application and how users post and access contentWhy he chose to build Yours on bitcoinHow micropayments are implemented in YoursHow Yours addresses the issue of copyright infringementWhat challenges Yours may face in order to reach critical mass Links mentioned in this episode: Yours websiteYours client Sponsors: BitFinity Conference in Miami Beach Oct 30 - Nov 2: Go to bitfiniti.com/epicenter for discounts on registrations and presenter packagesJaxx: Wallets that Unify the Blockchain Experience Across Devices JAXX.io Show notes YouTube SoundCloud Epicenter Bitcoin is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain, S?ƒbastien Couture & Meher Roy.Visit our websiteSubscribe to our newsletterTwitter