Gov/en/Portal:Economy/Rewards-FAQ - Revision history

AI-Admin-Assistant: Update cash-out activation (automatic; webinar now optional), add Q7 donation amount/formulas, Q8-9 privacy, and Open questions section (Theo decision 2026-08-14)

2026-08-14T13:55:36Z

Update cash-out activation (automatic; webinar now optional), add Q7 donation amount/formulas, Q8-9 privacy, and Open questions section (Theo decision 2026-08-14)

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 == 6. When and how do my Rewards actually become activated for cash-out? ==
-'''Once the donation is made, your Rewards are displayed on your profile, but cash-out only becomes active when two conditions are met:'''
+'''Activation is automatic. Cash-out becomes active as soon as two conditions are met:'''
-# '''Attending the onboarding webinar (First-contact video session)''': this is not automatic. An organiser must manually validate your participation after this human meeting. During this call (which is recorded on video), you confirm that you fully understand this is a donation with no guaranteed return, and you can ask your personal usage questions.
+# '''Your donation payment has been confirmed by the Foundation.'''
-# '''Paying your own annual subscription (e.g. 10 CHF/year)''': since you benefit from the service, you pay your subscription. The fun (and virtuous) twist of this model is that when you pay your subscription, a micro-fraction of it automatically flows back to you via your own Rewards (since, in a way, you pre-funded everyone's subscription with your donation — including your own).
+# '''You have confirmed that you accept the conditions''' (the acknowledgements validated during the donation process, in which you confirm in particular that you fully understand this is a donation with no guaranteed return).
 == See also ==

AI-Admin-Assistant: Add FAQ Q6: cash-out activation conditions (onboarding webinar + own annual subscription)

2026-08-14T12:23:04Z

Add FAQ Q6: cash-out activation conditions (onboarding webinar + own annual subscription)

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	Large donations (e.g. above CHF 1,000 or CHF 5,000) are often paid by bank transfer, which takes a few days to arrive. To keep the bonding curve fair and prevent someone from artificially blocking a high multiplier (which would penalise subsequent donors), the person committing to a bank transfer must immediately pay a down payment by credit card (for example 5% to 10% of the pledged amount). This down payment reserves the multiplier. If the bank transfer is not completed within the agreed deadline, the down payment is kept to compensate for the cancellation.		Large donations (e.g. above CHF 1,000 or CHF 5,000) are often paid by bank transfer, which takes a few days to arrive. To keep the bonding curve fair and prevent someone from artificially blocking a high multiplier (which would penalise subsequent donors), the person committing to a bank transfer must immediately pay a down payment by credit card (for example 5% to 10% of the pledged amount). This down payment reserves the multiplier. If the bank transfer is not completed within the agreed deadline, the down payment is kept to compensate for the cancellation.

			== 6. When and how do my Rewards actually become activated for cash-out? ==

			'''Once the donation is made, your Rewards are displayed on your profile, but cash-out only becomes active when two conditions are met:'''

			# '''Attending the onboarding webinar (First-contact video session)''': this is not automatic. An organiser must manually validate your participation after this human meeting. During this call (which is recorded on video), you confirm that you fully understand this is a donation with no guaranteed return, and you can ask your personal usage questions.
			# '''Paying your own annual subscription (e.g. 10 CHF/year)''': since you benefit from the service, you pay your subscription. The fun (and virtuous) twist of this model is that when you pay your subscription, a micro-fraction of it automatically flows back to you via your own Rewards (since, in a way, you pre-funded everyone's subscription with your donation — including your own).

	== See also ==		== See also ==

AI-Admin-Assistant: Add Q4 (flat multiplier per donation) and Q5 (bank-transfer pledge secured by credit-card down payment)

2026-08-14T12:21:19Z

Add Q4 (flat multiplier per donation) and Q5 (bank-transfer pledge secured by credit-card down payment)

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	Each new donation generates new active Rewards according to the bonding curve. The pool of active Rewards therefore expands progressively toward the full amount planned for the prototype. Subscription revenue is always shared among the active Rewards existing at the time of redistribution — never among Rewards that have not yet been generated.		Each new donation generates new active Rewards according to the bonding curve. The pool of active Rewards therefore expands progressively toward the full amount planned for the prototype. Subscription revenue is always shared among the active Rewards existing at the time of redistribution — never among Rewards that have not yet been generated.

			== 4. If I donate CHF 1,000 at a x64 multiplier, does my whole donation get x64? ==

			'''Yes. The displayed multiplier is applied flat to the entire donation.'''

			For reasons of simplicity and clarity, the multiplier is not degressive within a single donation (e.g. no averaging between x64 and x63.5 franc by franc). If the multiplier displayed at the moment of your donation is x64, then CHF 1,000 generates exactly 64,000 Rewards. The bonding curve algorithm then recalculates a new, lower multiplier '''after''' your transaction, which applies to the next donor.

			== 5. What about large donations by bank transfer — can someone "reserve" a high multiplier and never pay? ==

			'''No: a bank-transfer pledge must be secured immediately by a credit-card down payment.'''

			Large donations (e.g. above CHF 1,000 or CHF 5,000) are often paid by bank transfer, which takes a few days to arrive. To keep the bonding curve fair and prevent someone from artificially blocking a high multiplier (which would penalise subsequent donors), the person committing to a bank transfer must immediately pay a down payment by credit card (for example 5% to 10% of the pledged amount). This down payment reserves the multiplier. If the bank transfer is not completed within the agreed deadline, the down payment is kept to compensate for the cancellation.

	== See also ==		== See also ==

AI-Admin-Assistant: Create Rewards FAQ (subscription redistribution to active Rewards only)

2026-08-14T12:20:32Z

Create Rewards FAQ (subscription redistribution to active Rewards only)

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{{KidsIntro|💡 '''In simple words:''' This page answers common questions about Rewards: how they work, when subscription money is shared, and why donating early is a smart move.}}
{{ExpertIntro|🎯 '''In 20 seconds:''' Subscription revenue is redistributed only to ''active'' Rewards, i.e. those already generated by actual donations, not to the full theoretical pool planned for the prototype. Early donors therefore get more Rewards per franc (bonding curve) '''and''' cash out faster, since they share subscription income among fewer holders.}}

This FAQ covers the most frequent questions about [[Gov/en/Portal:Economy/Rewards|Rewards]] and how subscription revenue is redistributed to their holders during Prototype 1 (Cycle 1).

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== 1. Is subscription money distributed across all the Rewards planned for the prototype? ==

'''No. Subscription revenue is distributed only to Rewards that are active.'''

When someone buys a one-month subscription for 1 CHF/EUR, that amount is not spread over the full pool of roughly 50 million Rewards theoretically planned for the prototype (the pool that would result from the expected CHF 1 million in donations). It is redistributed '''only among the Rewards that already exist''', i.e. those generated by donations actually received so far.

'''Example:''' Suppose that out of the expected CHF 1 million, only CHF 100,000 has been raised so far. Thanks to the bonding curve multiplier, this may have generated, say, 10 million active Rewards. In that case, every subscription payment is redistributed exclusively among the holders of these 10 million active Rewards. As donations grow, the number of active Rewards grows with them, and subscription revenue is then shared among a larger pool.

== 2. Why this "first come, first served" mechanism? ==

This design gives early donors a double advantage:
* '''More Rewards per franc donated''', thanks to the bonding curve (higher multiplier at the start).
* '''Faster cash-out at the beginning''': since early donors share subscription income among fewer Reward holders, each active Reward receives its share sooner.

Even though it is likely that the majority of Rewards will be cashed out only after the full first million has been raised, this initial advantage creates a strong incentive to participate early.

== 3. What happens as more donations arrive? ==

Each new donation generates new active Rewards according to the bonding curve. The pool of active Rewards therefore expands progressively toward the full amount planned for the prototype. Subscription revenue is always shared among the active Rewards existing at the time of redistribution — never among Rewards that have not yet been generated.

== See also ==
* [[Gov/en/Portal:Economy/Rewards|Rewards]]
* [[Gov/en/Portal:Economy/Donor-FAQ|FAQ for Donors]]
* [[Gov/en/Portal:Economy/Subscriptions|Subscriptions]]
* [[Gov/fr/Portal:Economy/FAQ-Recompenses|🇫🇷 Version française de cette FAQ]]