BUSINESS MODEL
Tournament rake model: 5% platform fee on entry fees, supplemented by trading volume revenue share. Top 30% break even, winners earn 20-200x returns.
| Players | Entry | Prize Pool | 1st Place | Platform $ |
|---|
| 100 | $100 | $9,500 | $2,090 | $500 |
| 500 | $100 | $47,500 | $10,450 | $2,500 |
| 1,000 | $100 | $95,000 | $20,900 | $5,000 |
| 5,000 | $100 | $475,000 | $104,500 | $25,000 |
Fixed 5% rake + top 30% break even = viral marketing as scale increases
| Position | Payout | Multiple | % of Pool |
|---|
| 1st | $2,090 | 20.9x | 22% |
| 2nd | $1,425 | 14.5x | 15% |
| 3rd | $950 | 9.5x | 10% |
| 4-10th | $150-665 | 1.5-6.7x | 2-7% ea |
| 11-30th | $100 | 1.0x | Breakeven |
| 31-100th | $0 | — | — |
Poker-style payout structure optimized for retention and virality