Circuit is a production-grade video streaming platform — live, VOD, and everything around it — with native Base (Coinbase L2) payment rails built in. It pairs the polish creators expect from modern streaming services with on-chain monetization tools that actually pay out, so creators can stream, monetize, and reward their audience without giving up their margin to middlemen. Originally launched as Ghostchain Network, the platform was rebranded to Circuit in 2026 alongside a full v2 rebuild.
What Circuit does
- Live streaming — Professional RTMP ingest, HLS delivery via global CDN, secure publish tokens, multi-camera broadcasting with director controls, and automatic stream archiving to VOD
- Video on demand — Direct-to-cloud uploads, signed URL protection, automatic thumbnails, and view analytics
- Creator monetization — Pay-per-view, USDC and ETH tipping, watch-to-earn advertising, token-gated content, NFT event ticketing, and Stripe-billed creator subscription tiers
- Wallet-first identity — Every user gets a real EVM wallet on Base. Power users connect MetaMask, Coinbase Wallet, or WalletConnect; mainstream users onboard via Coinbase Smart Wallet with passkey + fiat on-ramp, no extension required
- Community layer — Real-time chat, threaded VOD comments, follows, creator-assigned moderators, polls, surveys, and an XP reward system that pays viewers for watching
- Embeddable widgets — Tip jars, chat, comments, polls, and ad units that creators can drop into any site
Why it matters
Most streaming platforms take a cut and hold the money. Circuit's payment splitter contracts settle USDC atomically on Base — creators receive 100% of base tip amounts (the platform fee is added on top of what the viewer pays), and every transaction is on-chain and verifiable. Combined with Coinbase Smart Wallet onboarding, the result is a platform that feels like Twitch or YouTube but pays out like crypto.