Economy
Every way Creds move on this site. All numbers below are pulled live from current settings.
In one paragraph
New accounts start with 0 Creds. During the early launch period, admins seed accounts so people have something to play with. After that, the only ways to gain Creds are to earn them (upvotes from readers, winning prediction stakes, completing bounties) or to buy them with cryptocurrency once that goes live. There is no cash out, and no plan to add one until the system is proven fair.
Ways to earn
| How | Amount | When |
|---|---|---|
| Admin seed (early launch only) | Variable | Granted by an admin during launch so people have something to play with |
| Someone upvotes your story or comment | 0.02 – 10 per vote | Lands in your balance after a 24-hour delay |
| Win a prediction stake | Stake back + share of losing pool | After resolution + 48-hour challenge window |
| Own a prediction someone else stakes on (creator cut) | 2.00% of the losing pool | At resolution |
| Claim and complete a bounty | The full bounty pool | When the bounty's author accepts your evidence |
Ways to spend
| What | Cost | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Upvote a story or comment | 0.02 – 10 | Click-and-hold; full 10-second hold = max |
| Submit a news post | 0 | Same cost for link or text post |
| Create a poll | 0 | Needs 20 lifetime earned to unlock |
| Create a prediction | 0 deposit | Returned if your final ruling is upheld; forfeited if overturned |
| Stake on a prediction | Whatever you put down | Click-and-hold left mouse = Agree, right mouse = Disagree |
| Create a bounty | Whatever you fund the pool with | Returned only if you cancel before anyone claims |
Daily limits
- You can post a maximum of 1 things per day across news, polls, predictions, and bounties combined.
- Per-action cooldowns also apply (a few seconds between votes, a couple of minutes between submissions). They exist to slow bot abuse, not to slow real users.
House and creator cuts
When a prediction resolves, the losing pool is split:
- 1.00% goes to the house account. It funds moderation, hosting, and seeding bounties.
- 2.00% goes to whoever wrote the prediction.
- The rest is paid pro-rata to the winning stakers.
Reputation gates
A handful of actions are gated by lifetime earned (a counter that only goes up):
- Flag content - 31 lifetime earned.
- Vouch a killed story - 31 lifetime earned.
- Create a poll - 20 lifetime earned.
Buying Creds
Buying Creds with cryptocurrency is planned. It is not live yet. Until it goes live, the only way to get Creds is to earn them by playing (upvotes from readers, winning prediction stakes, claiming bounties) or to be seeded by an admin during the early launch period.