How MegaChat works
Viewers can send a recorded MegaChat or take a live camera seat. Streamers control the room from one dashboard and one OBS source.
Enter a room, choose a format, and approve the maximum cost before anything starts.
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Find a room
Browse Rooms or follow a streamer's link. Check the price and which features are enabled before you join.
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One tap, no seed phrase
Sign in with email, a passkey, or your socials — that single tap spins up an embedded wallet for you on Tempo. No extension, no 12 words. Coming back? Sign in the same way.Sign in with email, a passkey, or your socials — your account is ready instantly. Coming back? Sign in the same way.
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Record or take a live seat
MegaChats have a clip total you review before sending. For a live seat, approve a maximum spend first; the meter charges only while you are on camera.MegaChats have a clip total you review before sending. For a live seat, approve a maximum spend first; the meter charges only while you are on camera.
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Camera check
Review your recording before sending it. For a live seat, check your private camera preview and press Go Live when ready.
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You are the stream
Your MegaChat plays after screening and any streamer approval. A live seat puts you on camera beside the streamer, with the meter running only while you are live.
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Leave whenever
Hit Leave — or just close the tab. The meter stops instantly and every unspent cent refunds straight back to your wallet.Hit Leave or close the tab. Live-seat billing stops; your unused balance stays yours.
Open a room, set the terms, add the overlay, and run the broadcast.
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Create your room
Choose Create room and set your name and link. Sign in to own it, or set a room password. Manage an existing room lets you return later.
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Set your rates
MegaChats start enabled and paid. Set the rate and clip length; the form shows the total. Open mic and drops are optional. Live seats have their own rate and spend cap.MegaChats start enabled and paid. Set the rate and clip length; the form shows the total. Open mic and drops are optional. Live seats have their own rate and spend cap.
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Drop the overlay into OBS
Copy your overlay URL into an OBS browser source. Paid camera tiles stack in the corner over your gameplay — transparent, broadcast-clean, stingers included.
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Share the join link
Post your join link in chat, your bio, wherever. Viewers land on the join page, pay, and appear on your stream — you never touch their money or their camera.
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Run the room live
The dashboard shows everyone on camera, what they have spent, and how long they have been on. Kick anyone instantly (their unused balance goes back). Pin a friend as co-host and their seat rides free — the meter pauses while pinned.
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Optional: watch-to-earn drops
Enable rewards if you want to pay viewers to watch. Choose the reward, earning rate, and cap before turning it on.Flip on rewards and viewers earn credit toward their first seat just by watching. Fund the pool, set the drip rate and cap — it feeds joins, not chat.
A camera seat on the broadcast.
Real-time between viewer and streamer. Public stream timing remains unchanged.
FAQ
Do I need a crypto wallet?
No. Creating a passkey spins up a smart account for you — one tap on the join page, no extension, no seed phrase. MetaMask is supported as an optional secondary path.
How much does it cost to be on stream?
The room sets the price. The default live-seat rate is $0.001 per second with a $2 spend limit. MegaChats show a separate clip total before you send. Free rooms are marked as free.
What happens if I close the tab?
Your live seat ends and billing stops. Your unused balance stays yours. A brief network blip has a grace window for reconnecting.
Is this real money?
Paid rooms use real funds, including the low-cost demo room. Check the price before confirming. The bounty preview is separate: its example amounts are not funded and its ledger does not send real payments.
Can the streamer remove me?
Yes — streamers can kick any seat instantly from the dashboard. Your unused balance is returned, same as leaving on your own.
What’s a stinger?
Your entrance and exit animation on the broadcast — lightning strike, breaking-news slam, CRT power-off and more. Pick yours under “Advanced” on the join page before you go live.
How many viewers can be on camera at once?
Up to the room’s seat count (max 3 paid seats), plus a pinned co-host who rides free on top.
Choose a live room or open your own.