What changed on October 17, 2026
New: Vote tips for artists (section 5). From Sunday, November 1 at 8 PM Pacific, every vote on an artist's clip adds 5¢ in Bitcoin Cash to that artist's tips, up to $50 a week.
New: Your first $1 in Bitcoin Cash (section 6). The first 50 people who set up their first Bitcoin Cash wallet get $1 in BCH from us, from Sunday, November 1 at 12:01 AM Pacific.
Both are experiments. We may change them or stop them at any time, and we'll say so on this page. Tips already earned and claims we've already accepted will still be paid.
What changed on October 16, 2026
New: Clip of the Year 2026 (section 3), $100 in Bitcoin Cash to the artist in the Best Amateurs clip of 1 minute or less with the most votes from Sunday, October 18 at 8 PM to December 31.
Clip of the Week: from the week starting Sunday, October 18, 2026 at 8 PM Pacific time, only clips 1 minute long or less can win. The week ending October 18 is unchanged.
Artist of the Year needs at least 3 artists in the race when sign-ups close on November 30. With fewer, there's no Artist of the Year 2026 (section 1).
What changed on October 15, 2026
We found a bug that made some votes fail without saying so. Voting was halted while we fixed it, and it came back on October 16, 2026.
Clip of the Week carries on as before, including the week ending Sunday, October 18. Votes already cast still count.
The old grand prize ($1000 to the top Best Amateurs clip) is replaced by Artist of the Year 2026 (section 1): a prize for the artist, not one clip, between the artists who sign up, all starting from zero on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 12:01 AM Pacific time. Prizes already won stand: AlleyBite's Clip of the Week (week ending October 11) was paid on October 12, 2026.
1. Artist of the Year 2026: 1st, 2nd and 3rd
- What it is: a prize for the artist, not for one clip. Every vote on any of an artist's clips counts toward their total.
- Who's in the race: artists with a page on Pineapple Watersports who tell us they want to take part and give us a Bitcoin Cash address. That's all it takes: no fee, no sign-up, nothing to upload. The artists in the race are listed on the homepage. Artists: email alex@pineapplewatersports.com to join.
- Sign-ups close: Monday, November 30, 2026 at 11:59 PM Pacific time.
- At least 3 artists: if fewer than 3 artists are in the race when sign-ups close, there's no Artist of the Year 2026. The race is called off and no Artist of the Year prize is paid. Clip of the Week, Clip of the Year and the Christmas draw carry on as normal.
- Which votes count: votes cast from Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 12:01 AM to Thursday, December 31, 2026 at 11:59 PM Pacific time on any of the artist's clips: the clips on their own artist page, and clips tagged with them in any gallery. Everyone starts from zero on November 1, including artists who join later. Votes taken back, and votes we remove as fake (see Votes below), don't count.
- The prizes grow with the number of artists in the race when sign-ups close on November 30:
| Artists in the race | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|
| 3 or 4 | $250 | $100 | $50 |
| 5 to 7 | $500 | $150 | $75 |
| 8 or 9 | $750 | $200 | $100 |
| 10 or more | $1000 | $250 | $100 |
A prize is only paid for a place an artist finishes in. For example, if one of 3 artists leaves the race before the close, only 1st and 2nd are paid.
- Votes can double every prize: if the artists in the race get 5,000 votes or more between them by the close, every prize doubles. With 10 or more artists, that's $2000, $500 and $200. The total is the number shown on the homepage.
- Who wins: the three artists in the race with the most votes when voting closes on Thursday, December 31, 2026 at 11:59 PM Pacific time (UTC-7). Winners are announced on the site in the first week of January 2027.
- Ties: artists who tie share the prizes for the places they take up, split equally. For example, if two artists tie for the most votes, they share 1st and 2nd and the next artist is 3rd.
- Claiming: artists in the race have already given us a Bitcoin Cash address. We confirm it with the winner before we pay, and the prize is paid within 14 days of the winner confirming. They have 14 days from our first message to confirm.
- If a prize isn't claimed: every artist below moves up one place, and an artist who moves up after being paid gets the difference.
- Leaving the race: an artist can leave at any time by telling us. An artist whose page comes down before the close can't win.
2. Clip of the Week
- Weeks run from Sunday 8 PM to Sunday 8 PM Pacific time.
- The Best Amateurs clip with the most votes cast that week becomes Clip of the Week. If two clips tie, the one with more votes overall wins.
- 1 minute or less: from the week starting Sunday, October 18, 2026 at 8 PM Pacific time, only clips 1 minute long or less can be Clip of the Week. Weeks before that aren't affected.
- Prize: $25 (US dollars) to the artist in the clip, paid in Bitcoin Cash at the exchange rate on the day it's paid. The clip is also featured on the homepage for the following week and listed on Past Winners.
- Which weeks: the weeks ending Sunday, October 11 through Sunday, December 27, 2026, and a short last week from Sunday, December 27 at 8 PM to Thursday, December 31 at 11:59 PM Pacific time. One prize a week, 13 in all ($325 in total).
- Claiming: we contact the artist. They have 14 days to claim by sending a Bitcoin Cash address and showing they're the person in the clip (our wallet-verification video). The prize is paid within 14 days of a valid claim. A weekly prize that isn't claimed in time isn't awarded.
- Artists we can't contact: some Best Amateurs clips are by artists we can't contact. If one of them wins a week, it's still Clip of the Week, but there's no cash prize that week unless the artist comes forward and claims it within 14 days of the week ending. Winning clips like this are marked "Is this you?" on the homepage and on Past Winners during those 14 days.
- A clip can be Clip of the Week more than once, and its artist can also win Artist of the Year.
3. Clip of the Year 2026
- What it is: the Best Amateurs clip 1 minute long or less with the most votes cast from Sunday, October 18, 2026 at 8 PM to Thursday, December 31, 2026 at 11:59 PM Pacific time (UTC-7).
- Prize: $100 (US dollars) to the artist in the clip, paid in Bitcoin Cash at the exchange rate on the day it's paid.
- Which votes count: only votes cast in that time. Votes taken back, and votes we remove as fake (see Votes below), don't count.
- Ties: if two clips tie, the one with more votes overall wins.
- Winner: announced on the site in the first week of January 2027.
- Claiming: the same as Clip of the Week. We contact the artist, and they have 14 days to claim by sending a Bitcoin Cash address and showing they're the person in the clip. The prize is paid within 14 days of a valid claim.
- Artists we can't contact: if the winning clip is by an artist we can't contact, it's still Clip of the Year, but the prize is only paid if the artist comes forward and claims it within 14 days of the winner being announced.
- The Clip of the Year can also be Clip of the Week, and its artist can also win Artist of the Year.
4. The $100 Christmas draw for voters
- Prize: one prize of $100 (US dollars), paid in Bitcoin Cash at the exchange rate on the day it's paid.
- How to enter (free, nothing to buy): after you vote, enter your email in the pop-up and click the link in the email we send you. Your entry counts once it's confirmed. Everyone on our confirmed mailing list is also entered automatically.
- One entry per email address, however many times you vote or enter.
- Mailing list: entering the draw doesn't put you on our mailing list unless you tick the box for it.
- Closes: entries must be confirmed by Thursday, December 24, 2026 at 11:59 PM Pacific time.
- The draw: one winner is picked at random from all confirmed entries on December 25, 2026. Your chances depend on how many entries there are.
- Winning: we email the winner. To get the prize they must reply within 14 days with a Bitcoin Cash address and correctly answer a maths skill-testing question, without help. If they don't, another winner is drawn. The prize is paid within 14 days.
5. Vote tips for artists (experimental)
- This is an experiment. We may change the amounts or stop vote tips at any time, and we'll say so on this page. Tips earned before a change are still paid.
- What it is: every vote on an artist's clip adds 5¢ (US) in Bitcoin Cash to that artist's tips. We pay the tips, not you. Voting stays free.
- When: votes cast from Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 8 PM to Thursday, December 31, 2026 at 11:59 PM Pacific time (UTC-7).
- Weeks: the same as Clip of the Week, Sunday 8 PM to Sunday 8 PM Pacific time. The last week is short, from Sunday, December 27 at 8 PM to December 31 at 11:59 PM.
- Which artists: artists with a page on Pineapple Watersports who have given us a Bitcoin Cash address. Their page has to be up when we pay. Artists: email alex@pineapplewatersports.com to add your address. You don't have to be in the Artist of the Year race.
- Which votes count: votes on any of the artist's clips, the clips on their own artist page and clips tagged with them in any gallery. Votes taken back, and votes we remove as fake (see Votes below), don't count.
- $50 a week: tips are capped at $50 a week for all artists together. If a week's votes would add up to more, the $50 is shared between the artists in proportion to their votes that week, rounded down to the cent. After a vote, the site tells you when your vote added a tip, and stops saying so once a week's $50 is used up.
- Payment: paid in Bitcoin Cash to the address the artist gave us, within 7 days of each week ending, at CoinGecko's BCH/USD price at the time we send it. Tips are on top of any prize the artist wins.
6. Your first $1 in Bitcoin Cash (experimental)
- This is an experiment. We may change it or stop it at any time, and we'll say so on this page. A claim we've already accepted is still paid.
- What it is: $1 (US) in Bitcoin Cash for each of the first 50 people who set up their first Bitcoin Cash wallet and claim it on this page. Nothing to buy, and you don't have to vote.
- Opens: Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 12:01 AM Pacific time. It ends when 50 have been given, or when we close it. If we close it early, we'll say so on this page.
- One per person: one claim per person, per email, per wallet address and per device, and no more than 2 from the same internet connection.
- First wallet only: it's for people new to Bitcoin Cash. If you already had a Bitcoin Cash wallet, please leave it for someone who doesn't.
- Checked by hand: we check every claim before we pay. We can refuse a claim that looks like the same person claiming more than once, or any other abuse. A refused claim doesn't use up one of the 50.
- Payment: sent to the address you gave us, usually within a few days and always within 14 days of your claim, at CoinGecko's BCH/USD price at the time we send it. Check your address carefully: Bitcoin Cash payments can't be reversed.
- Your email: used only to contact you about your claim. It doesn't put you on our mailing list or enter you in the Christmas draw.
Why Bitcoin Cash?
We pay every prize in Bitcoin Cash because it goes straight from our wallet to the artist's wallet, with no bank, card company or payment processor in the middle. Nobody can block it, freeze it or take a cut, and adult artists are usually the first ones banks and card companies cut off.
The network fee is usually a fraction of a cent, so the artist gets the whole prize. And every payment is recorded on the public blockchain, so anyone can check that we paid, and when.
And because we believe Bitcoin Cash isn't only the best Bitcoin, it's the true embodiment of Satoshi Nakamoto's vision: peer-to-peer electronic cash, money anyone can send to anyone, cheaply, with nobody in the middle.
Why it matters, and how to start paying in Bitcoin Cash yourself in a few minutes: Votewithyourmoney.org
Claiming and payment (all prizes)
- Bitcoin Cash only: every prize is paid in Bitcoin Cash (BCH). We can't pay in cash, by bank transfer, PayPal, gift cards or any other cryptocurrency, and we can't swap a prize for something else.
- No BCH wallet yet? That's fine. We recommend Selene, a free wallet for iPhone and Android that takes a few minutes to set up (get it at selene.cash), and we're happy to help. The winner can set one up any time during their 14 days to claim. If they don't have a BCH wallet by the end of the 14 days, or tell us they won't set one up, the prize counts as unclaimed.
- 14 days to claim: we contact winners by email, or through the contact details we have for the artist. If a winner doesn't reply and complete their claim (a Bitcoin Cash address, plus the other steps for that prize) within 14 days of our first message, the prize counts as unclaimed.
- Unclaimed prizes: for Artist of the Year, the artists below move up a place (see section 1). A Clip of the Week or Clip of the Year prize isn't awarded. The Christmas draw is drawn again.
- Final cut-off: any prize still unclaimed on March 31, 2027 isn't awarded.
- Payment is final: we send the prize to the Bitcoin Cash address the winner gives us, within 14 days of a valid claim. Bitcoin Cash payments can't be reversed, so we aren't responsible for a wrong address. A winner can ask us to send a small test amount first and confirm it arrived.
- Exchange rate: prizes are set in US dollars and converted to Bitcoin Cash at CoinGecko's BCH/USD price at the time we send the payment.
- Announcing winners: Artist of the Year winners are announced on the site by artist name, and Clip of the Week and Clip of the Year winners by clip title and artist name. The Christmas draw winner isn't named unless they agree. We don't publish anyone's email, real name or wallet address.
- Prizes can't be transferred to someone else.
Votes
- Voting is free. You get 3 votes a day in each category and 1 vote a day on each artist's page. Each vote comes back 24 hours after you cast it.
- Votes are counted by internet connection (IP address), not by account. Each vote may need to pass an automatic check that it comes from a person, not a program.
- No VPNs or proxies: votes cast through a VPN, a proxy, Tor or a data centre connection don't count, and are removed before any winner is decided. Turn your VPN off before you vote.
- We can remove votes we believe are fake or automated, including votes from switching connections or VPNs to vote again, and we can disqualify a clip that benefits from vote rigging. The vote count on our system at the close is final.
Everything else
- You must be 18 or older, or the age of majority where you live if that's older. Void where prohibited by law.
- The people who run Pineapple Watersports can't win, get vote tips or claim the free $1.
- The site isn't available in the United Kingdom for now, so people in the UK can't vote, enter the Christmas draw or claim the free $1.
- Emails given for the draw are used only to run the draw and contact the winner, and for the mailing list if you asked. See our Privacy page.
- Any taxes on a prize are the winner's responsibility.
- If fraud, a technical failure or anything else outside our control affects a contest, we may change or cancel it. Any change is posted on this page.
- These rules may change at any time without notice. Any prize that has already been won will always be paid, whatever changes.