What did Pokimane predict about xQc? Kick streamer's first gambling stream after signing $100M deal goes viral
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Pokimane, a well-known female Twitch streamer, has garnered an impressive following of over 9 million on the platform. Recent headlines revolve around her heartfelt announcement of her beloved grandfather's death. She also reassured her fan community that she would soon return to streaming.
Amidst these events, a feud unfolded on Reddit, triggered by a chat exchange between xQc and Pokimane's fan base. This dispute arose in the wake of xQc's monumental $100 million contract with Kick. In the chat exchange, they engaged in a discussion highlighting Pokimane's accurate prediction concerning xQc's situation.
The controversy gained prominence as xQc delved into his first gambling stream following the lucrative partnership with Kick. As the Reddit discussions unfolded, speculation emerged regarding the details of Pokimane's foresight concerning xQc's circumstances.
xQc’s first live stream gambling on Kick
Following xQc’s move to Kick with a lucrative $100 million deal, he recently made his debut in the world of live stream gambling. This event stirred significant controversies and ignited a fervent discussion among his fanbase.
For those not familiar, Kick is a streaming platform backed by Stake. xQc conducted his livestream under the Slots & Casino category, attracting an impressive audience of over 50,000 concurrent viewers. Observant viewers noted that his gambling activities were taking place on Stake.com and that the livestream was indeed a sponsored event, as indicated by the stream's title.
Adding it to, some of his fans took to Redddit to share about xQc’s first live stream gambling on Kick under the post “xQc Finally does what brought him to Kick in the first place”.
After reading the post from Reddit, many user have shared their perspective. One fan said, "That's so crazy, that everyone said he'd do this and he'd move to Canada. There were even all those assholes saying it's totally legal to gamble on stake in the US so he clearly could already do it and didn't need to fly to Canada to gamble, which proved that he wasn't going to do stake gamba streams.... sure"
Another fan said, "POKIMANE WAS RIGHT LULW" The third user said, "He busted in someone that was suing him". The fourth said, "Wait why would he have the ad when promoting gambling had nothing to do with him going to kick?" The fifth said, "He had it while he was signed to twitch?"
What did Pokimane predict about xQc?
Pokimane, a prominent Canadian content creator, directly confronted xQc for his affiliation with the Kick platform. To provide some context, Pokiamane along with other Twitch streamers like HasanAbi and Mizkif, played a leading role in a movement where creators voiced their concerns and led to significant restrictions on gambling activities on the Twitch
Throughout this timeframe, xQc found himself embroiled in disagreements with fellow content creators like Pokimane and HasanAbi. These creators openly criticized xQc due to his involvement with the crypto gambling website Stake. Notably, Pokimane even made a prediction that 'Kick makes Twitch money' and proceeded to suggest that xQc's engagement in gambling was linked to his Kick deal. She further speculated that xQc might eventually transition his streaming platform from Twitch to Kick due to his gambling activities becoming a prominent factor.
Now, xQc has returned to gambling during his streams after a considerable hiatus.