A fellow content producer Felix “xQc” signed a two-year, non-exclusive Kick contract worth $100 million, according to YouTube Gaming streamer Rachell “Valkyrae.”
She started the conversation when she said that she and Imane “Pokimane” had a conversation on the subject off-stream. The latter was taken aback when the former commended xQc on securing a contract with the site. Because Kick is supported by Stake.com, a cryptocurrency gambling website, Valkyrae called the situation “sort of odd.” She stated: I do want to make it clear that… it is kind of a weird situation because the platform is run by… crypto… crypto-gambling and promotes gambling. Which is the bad part.”
Earlier today, while playing Only Up!, Valkyrae noticed some spectators bringing up the current Pokimane dispute. After that, she spoke about her private conversation with the former OfflineTV participant, saying: “I had a discussion with Poki the other day, actually. Privately. I tweeted, ‘Congrats to xQc and Kick,’ because I think it’s like a win-win situation for both parties. And, she reached out and was like, ‘Kind of surprised that you were publicly supporting it.’”
The co-owner of 100 Thieves referred to xQc’s agreement with Kick as a “strange” circumstance. She gave the following reasons as to why she thought a livestreaming website supported by a bitcoin gambling company was “bad”: “Long story short, I like gambling, personally. I think it’s fine to do, you know if you’re of age. You can gamble but you can afford to lose. You’re okay with it. It’s all good.”
When persons who are prone to addiction or minors see gambling-related content, Valkyrae claims that things become “messy.” She continued by stating that this might result in bankruptcy: “The part that gets messy is when you’re streaming it. Some people that shouldn’t, like, people that are prone to addiction. People that are underage, using their parents’ credit cards, or whatever. That’s where it gets really messy because it’s the wrong kind of viewer that may watch it and get addicted to it. Or, go bankrupt, or something. That’s the part, that’s like, ‘That sucks!'”
Valkyrae then asserted that everyone would agree to a $100 million deal, with the exception of political analyst Hasan “HasanAbi”. The amount of money, she continued, “is a life-changing amount”: “It’s tricky because I don’t think there’s anyone, except for Hasan, that would reject $100 million. Because that’s, like… in my eyes, when I think what would I do with $100 million – like, I would, like, giveaway, like, $90 million to so many people! That’s, like, a life-changing amount! You know what I mean? Yeah, you would be going to an immoral site, probably, but, like, I wouldn’t personally gamble.”
