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No, it’s not a Twitter gift scam. A reality show about live streaming influencers competing to win one bitcoin will come to Netflix in the UK and Ireland on June 18th.
The House of Streams show features eight Twitch streamers living in a villa in Malta for two weeks in the course of the competition.
EA FIFA streaming host Nicole Holliday is holding the show. Created by Mark Holland, CEO of Stream House Media Productions. The show was created with the support of the Malta Film Commission.
The Netherlands told News Outlet Times of Malta that Bitcoin Grand Prize, in contrast to Fiat currency, helps the show feel different.
“With everything in House of Streams, the final reward would not have been a simple prize or a trip to the Maldives,” Holland said.
The eight streamers on the show are from a variety of countries, including the US, the UK and Australia.
Also, in case you don’t know how Degen Internet Culture and Twitch Streaming work, Twitch Streamers interact with a type of chat message “chat” or live audience during broadcast. These chat members can influence the behavior of the streamer and send streamer money and other types of gifts.
Though it’s not a crypto-centric reality show, House of Streams, which uses BTC as an award, normalizes encryption in a way, especially for younger audiences interested in Twitch and LiveStreaming Culture.
Like the Killer Whale, we’ve seen startup attempts at reality shows that are completely cryptography-focused. The very shark tank-like show only has 2.9 out of 10 ratings on IMDB.
It appears that House of Streams began filming when it became the latest recent recent that occurred in late 2022 and early 2023.