There is a lot of talk about Treasury withdrawal at the moment, what it should and shouldn’t be used for, how much should be spent and return on investment.
I wanted to test and see if the community at large is interested in helping fund content creators in the Cardano ecosystem. X Space interviews, YouTube interviews, deep dives and so on. They all take time or run, organize, market, edit and produce. I’ve even Epochs end is taking a break to recalibrate.
I know its a bear market but there aren’t many of us left. We do burn out. Sometimes I do feel like I’m the last one standing.
Is it possible for Cardano Content Creators to get funded?
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I am totally against funding content creators from the treasury.
Content creators as a role/job implies you make content as a living or part time hobby.
If you make content for a living, you make a living and don’t need treasury withdrawals. (I run a record label of artists and creators that have to sustain themselves via ad revenue, streaming revenue, merch sales, and performances). As a content creator for YouTube and X, your equivalents are the following revenue streams:
- YouTube Ad Revenue (Watch Time nd Views)
- X Revenue Sharing (Monetized X Presence)
- Merch
- Speaking Engagements
- Patreon or similar platforms
- Streaming
Those plus paid promotions and advertising from private companies are your revenue streams as a content creator by trade.
If you cannot make the money to do your job, you do not have a job. You have a hobby.
The treasury should not pay for hobbies, content, private corporate operating expenses, etc.
Although I appreciate you and the videos you’ve made for years, I cannot support the content creator treasury withdrawal idea. Thanks for raising the question tho Pete! 
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Thanks for the feedback.
It indeed is a hobby.
For some insights for people I’ll put some numbers down so people have some context in regards to revenue that I generate this year.
Priced in USD
- $350 YouTube ad revenue, per month at this moment.
- $20 Audio podcast ads
- $0 X Revenue
- $0 Merch
- $0 Speaking engagement
- $143 life time revenue from buy me a coffee
- $0 Streaming
- $0 Newsletter placement
- $0 Website ads
- ~$150 Stake pool profit
Pulse on Cardano tipped me 300 ADA last year for an interview. I think that was it from memory.
Cardano Foundation I use to get ADA but I don’t get it any more for some reason. I have to work it out.
Midnight Foundation will eventually pay out some funds. TBA.
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I support educational videos teaching about eli5 videos how to use defi dapps, web3 dapps, programming cardano tools, things like that
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Hi Pete, you’re indeed entitled to some rewards in the Ambassador Program to keep producing great content as you do. I know it’s not enough but it’s something :). Please check your DMs to see why the rewards weren’t coming through last month. I am happy to help. Best!
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There have been a number of proposals for the treasury that I wish had generated more discussion and drawn more support. Early in 2025 Charles Hoskinson, for instance, argued for converting some treasury funds to stablecoins, to provide liquidity for the platform. In hindsight, that would have been a great idea when ADA was trading for $0.80.
Marketing is another area where investors have advocated more spending. I emphatically support that, although I’m not sure how content creators might fit into a marketing campaign; a complication of taking some sort of stipend is that it tends to undermine a creator’s perceived independence.
But let’s assume there’s a consensus that including content creators is beneficial to marketing. The method of inclusion needs some thought, some structure. The Cardano platform has its own channels. Perhaps content creators could be invited as guest contributors, while maintaining their own independent channels.