The short version

A viewer buys Echo Coins. The viewer spends those coins on a gift during a creator's live stream. The creator receives Diamonds, which are the creator-side unit of value. Diamonds accumulate in the creator's balance and can be withdrawn to a bank account or PayPal once the creator is verified and has cleared the minimum balance.

That is the whole loop. Everything below is detail on each step.

Echo Coins

Echo Coins are the viewer-side currency. A viewer purchases coins in bundles from their account, and the coins sit in their wallet until they are spent. Coins are a prepaid entertainment credit. They have no cash value, they cannot be transferred between accounts, and they cannot be redeemed for money by the person who bought them. Current bundle pricing is shown at the point of purchase, since it varies by region and payment method.

Gifts

Gifts are what coins are actually spent on. During a live stream, a viewer picks a gift from the gift tray and sends it. It plays as an animation over the video, visible to everyone in the room, and it is credited to the creator immediately. Gifts range from small and repeatable to large, rare, and deliberately theatrical.

Gifts sent during a PK battle do double duty. They earn the creator normally and they also add to that creator's score in the battle.

Diamonds

When a creator receives a gift, their balance increases in Diamonds. Diamonds are the creator-side unit. They are what a creator watches go up during a good night, and what converts to money at withdrawal. The Diamond to currency conversion rate is displayed inside the app on the earnings screen and at the point of withdrawal.

Revenue share

This is the part most platforms will not put on a public page, so here it is.

Creators keep 60% of the value of the gifts they receive. That rate is the same for every creator, whether you go live for the first time or have been broadcasting since day one of beta. There is no invitation-only tier that pays better and no rate you have to negotiate for.

The remaining 40% is retained by EchoLive and covers streaming infrastructure, content delivery, payment processing, trust and safety, support, and the business itself.

Two clarifications that come up constantly:

• Amplifier commission does not come out of the creator's share. When a creator is part of a network, the network's commission is paid from the platform's portion. It is not deducted from what the creator keeps.
• App store commissions do not reduce creator earnings. Where an app store takes a commission on a coin purchase, that cost is accounted for in coin pricing. It is not deducted a second time from the creator's share.

The Amplifier Creator Network

Amplifiers are organizations that recruit, coach, schedule, and support rosters of creators. Joining a network is optional. A creator who never joins one is not disadvantaged on rate, on discovery, or on program eligibility.

What a network typically provides is scheduling help, battle matchmaking, coaching on stream structure and retention, cross-promotion with other creators on the roster, and someone to answer questions at two in the morning. In exchange, the network earns a commission tied to roster performance, paid from EchoLive's share on a monthly cycle.

Network membership terms are set in the agreement between the creator and the network. We publish the platform-side terms of the program, and we require networks to operate under a signed agreement with EchoLive that includes conditions around creator independence and good standing. A creator is always free to leave a network under the terms of their own agreement with it.

Getting paid

Verification comes first

Before any withdrawal, a creator must complete identity and age verification through our verification partner. This confirms the person withdrawing is who they say they are and is at least 18. It is a legal requirement for us and a fraud control that protects creators from account takeover. Monetized features across the platform are restricted to verified adults.

Withdrawal basics

• Minimum balance: the equivalent of 50 US dollars in Diamonds.
• Methods: Stripe for bank transfer, or PayPal.
• Timing: withdrawals are processed after a standard review and settlement window. The current expected timing is shown on the withdrawal screen at the time of request.
• Where to start: the earnings section of the app, where you connect a payout method and submit a request.

Holds and reversals

Two things can affect a payout. Payment processors apply a settlement window before funds become available, which is why a withdrawal is not instant. Separately, if a coin purchase is charged back or reversed as fraud, the associated earnings can be adjusted. This is rare and it is the reason a review window exists.

Taxes

Creators on EchoLive are independent, not employees. You are responsible for reporting and paying tax on your earnings in your own jurisdiction. We do not withhold tax from creator payouts. If you earn meaningfully from the platform, talk to a tax professional in your country.

Other ways to earn

Gifting is the primary earnings channel today, and it is the one that is fully live. Several others are in development and will be documented here with their own published terms before they launch:

• Channel subscriptions, a recurring monthly membership a viewer pays directly to a creator.
• Advertising revenue share, giving creators a share of revenue from ads served around their content.
• Marketplace sales, allowing creators to sell directly to their audience.
• Tournament and event prizes, including the annual Clash of the Creators bracket, where the prize pool is funded from gifting activity during the tournament itself.

What does not earn

To be direct about it: follower count alone does not pay, watch time alone does not pay, and posting clips to the short-form feed does not currently generate a payout on its own. Earnings on EchoLive come from gifts sent during live broadcasts and from the programs listed above. Clips are a discovery tool that brings people into your live room, which is where the earning happens.