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 an additional share of backers' Performance Dividends: each week, when the backers in your vault receive their dividend 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 Dividend mechanics, 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, not cancelled or invalidated ones):
- 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.
- 25 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.