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New page: cashout mechanism (subscriptions redistribution example, non-invasive subscriptions freemium, three options, first million commitment, one round at a time) (Theo audio 2026-07-15)
 
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{{KidsIntro|When people pay their small yearly fee to use WikiDeal, that money is shared between everyone who helped fund the project. Each fee gives everyone a tiny piece, so people watch their piggy bank grow slowly. And nobody is forced to pay: you only need the fee when you sign a real contract.}}
{{KidsIntro|When people pay their small yearly fee to use WikiDeal, that money is shared among everyone who helped fund the project. Each fee gives everyone a tiny piece, so savings grow slowly. You only pay when signing a contract.}}
{{ExpertIntro|The cash-out of Rewards is funded by user subscriptions: each subscription paid is redistributed across all holders of activated Rewards, pro rata. With, for example, 30 to 40 million activated Rewards, one franc is distributed in one thirty-millionth per Reward: very little, but not zero, so holders see their cash-out grow progressively. Three options are envisaged for the percentage of each subscription attributed to the cash-out: 100%, a fixed share estimated at 50%, or a degressive percentage starting at 100% and decreasing to 1%. For the donors of the first million, the commitment is between 50 and 100%. Subscriptions are not invasive: the platform can be used without paying, a subscription is only required to sign a contract in a marketplace, and it is inactive by default. The best formula is the subject of a dedicated open call.}}
{{ExpertIntro|Reward cash-out is funded by user subscriptions, redistributed pro rata across activated Rewards; with tens of millions of Rewards, each payout is tiny but non-zero and grows over time. Several allocation percentages are envisaged (100%, ~50%, or degressive). Subscriptions stay non-invasive, required only to sign a contract.}}


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# '''100%''': all subscription money goes to covering the cash-out of Rewards. This option is considered unlikely, because it raises a dilemma: repaying the commitments first, at the risk of fragilizing the operating costs of the platform (operating costs do exist).
# '''100%''': all subscription money goes to covering the cash-out of Rewards. This option is considered unlikely, because it raises a dilemma: repaying the commitments first, at the risk of fragilizing the operating costs of the platform (operating costs do exist).
# '''A fixed percentage''', estimated at 50%.
# '''A fixed percentage''', estimated at 50%.
# '''A degressive percentage''': it would start at 100% and progressively decrease to 1% as holders receive their restitution, so the restitution goes slower and slower over time.
# '''A degressive percentage''': it would start at 100% and progressively decrease to 1% as holders receive their cash-out, so the cash-out goes slower and slower over time.


For the '''donors of the first million''', the commitment is that the percentage stays '''between 50% and 100%'''. This commitment does not cover early supporters: for them, the terms may change in order to preserve some liquidity, so that the system keeps working.
For the '''donors of the first million''', the commitment is that the percentage stays '''between 50% and 100%''', that is, '''at least 50% on average''' over Prototype 1. This commitment does not cover early supporters: for them, the terms may change in order to preserve some liquidity, so that the system keeps working.


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== An open call on the best formula ==
== An open call on the best formula ==
Which formula is the best one? This question is a full open call in itself: see the dedicated open call [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Open-Call:Cashout-Policy|Cashout policy]] (wave 2). Its deadline will be determined once at least CHF 100,000 in donations have been obtained.
Which formula is the best one? This question is a full open call in itself: see the dedicated open call [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Open-Calls:Cashout-Policy|Cashout policy]] (wave 2). Its deadline will be determined once at least CHF 100,000 in donations have been obtained.


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== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Gov/fr/Portal:Economy/Mecanisme-Encaissement|🇫🇷 Version française de cette page]]
* [[Gov/en/Portal:Economy/Rewards|Rewards]]
* [[Gov/en/Portal:Economy/Rewards|Rewards]]
* [[Gov/en/Portal:Economy/Subscriptions|Subscriptions]]
* [[Gov/en/Portal:Economy/Subscriptions|Subscriptions]]
* [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Open-Call:Cashout-Policy|Open call: cashout policy]]
* [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Open-Calls:Cashout-Policy|Open call: cashout policy]]
* [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Open-Call:Main|Open Call: main page]]
* [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Open-Calls:Main|Open Call: main page]]


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