Bits allow you to express yourself on Twitch through animated icons, and can make your message stand out from the crowd (these are called Cheers). Depending on how many Bits you spend, your Cheer can ...

The competition for livestream platform dominance continues and, today, Twitch announces a new way to increase the versatility of its Bits monetization mechanic. From now on, developers and content ...

Twitch has announced extensions, a new in-stream add-on that allows viewers to participate in mini-games and other engaging activities by spending bits. The new Twitch Extensions feature is ...

Twitch has decided that they're going to update and change a bit of the way they do monetization on their Bits program by adding a new feature to utilize them in "Extensions". The program, which will ...

Viewers can use Bits to unlock special emotes known as Cheers. Over the years, Twitch has spawned a number of talented streamers that allowed them to entertain an audience through creativity and video ...

Sarah has been an editor and contributor for Game Rant since 2015. After meeting her first Chocobo, she never looked back. Sarah majored in game design in college and utilizes that knowledge to ...

Twitch’s Bits, a virtual good that allows fans to cheer on their favorite streamers, have been one of the ways Twitch creators could make money from their channels while also recognizing and rewarding ...

Twitch is a platform with millions of streamers and among those streamers instances of fraudulent donations are unfortunately common. Dealing with so many streamers, it's easy to see how Twitch can ...