What is an analyst?
An analyst is anyone whose predictions build a strong, verifiable accuracy record. Because every call you make is signed to your wallet and written on-chain, your track record is real and unfakeable — wins and losses. Once that record is good enough, other users can back you, and you both earn.
How analysts earn
Analysts earn a PRP override: each week, when the backers in your vault receive their Performance Reward Pool distribution, you receive an additional 10% on top.
- The override is additive— it's funded by the protocol, not deducted from your backers. They always receive their full share.
- It's accuracy-linked — you earn more only when your backers earn more, which happens when your calls are right.
- There's no self-backing requirement— you don't need to seed your own vault to start earning the override.
How backers earn
Backing an analyst works like backing a player: you buy into the analyst's vault on a bonded curve. When the players and outcomes the analyst calls perform, the rewards flow to their backers through the same Performance Dividendmechanics — pro-rata by your position and weighted by how long you've held.
Becoming backable
Analyst backing unlocks in two stages, gated on settled predictions (only resolved calls count — cancelled or invalidated ones don't):
- 20 settled predictions — you appear on the public leaderboard and discovery feed, and your backing page becomes visible but locked, with a progress bar toward unlock.
- 60 settled predictions — backing unlocks. Your vault is provisioned and starts accepting USDC.
Fees
Backing an analyst uses the same fee schedule as player shares — 1% on buys, 2% on sells, feeding the reward pool. See Fees for the full breakdown.