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{{ExpertIntro|We are heading towards hybrid funding models that combine transparent bonding curves with community-anchored redistribution mechanisms. This hypothesis proposes that early-stage platform funding, when structured as conditional rights to subscription revenue rather than speculative assets, incentivizes long-term commitment while reducing extraction risk. The emerging trend suggests integrating complementary currencies (Karma tokens) with need-driven funding creates resilient cooperative ecosystems distinct from traditional venture or cryptocurrency models.}}

{{KidsIntro|This page explains why people choose to give money to help WikiDeal grow.}}

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== Position Paper: Why Fund WikiDeal? ==

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=== 2. The Bonding Curve Advantage: Earlier = Better ===

WikiDeal's bonding curve means that the earlier you ~~back~~, the more WIL you receive per CHF contributed. The curve starts at a ×100 discount (CHF 0.10 per WIL) and ends at ×30 (CHF 0.33 per WIL) when CHF 1M is raised. The earlier the contribution, the stronger the acknowledgment:

WikiDeal's bonding curve means that the earlier you donate, the more WIL you receive per CHF contributed. The curve starts at a ×100 discount (CHF 0.10 per WIL) and ends at ×30 (CHF 0.33 per WIL) when CHF 1M is raised. The earlier the contribution, the stronger the acknowledgment:

* A CHF 100 contribution at the start brings 1,000 WIL

* A CHF 100 contribution near the end brings approximately 300 WIL

This is not speculative price appreciation (as in cryptocurrency). The advantage is structurally ~~guaranteed~~ by the ~~immutable~~ algorithm. Early funders receive a stronger acknowledgment because they commit when the platform is less proven: their confidence is what makes the project possible.

This is not speculative price appreciation (as in cryptocurrency). The advantage is structurally defined by the published algorithm: the multiplier applied at the moment of a contribution is final for that contribution and cannot be changed retroactively. Early funders receive a stronger acknowledgment because they commit when the platform is less proven: their confidence is what makes the project possible.

=== 3. Not a speculative asset ===

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==== 💰 Rewards (no guarantee*) ====

A portion of your WIL is designated Rewards (no guarantee*) — convertible to CHF when users subscribe. As more users pay their WikiDeal Membership subscription, your Rewards (no guarantee*) is redeemed progressively. This is a progressive community redistribution, not a return on investment.

A portion of your WIL is designated Rewards (no guarantee*), convertible to CHF when users subscribe. As more users pay their WikiDeal Membership subscription, your Rewards (no guarantee*) is redeemed progressively. This is a progressive community redistribution, not a return on investment.

==== 🔗 Community Contribution (automatic) ====

A portion of your ~~Credits~~ flows automatically to the WikiDeal community pool as determined by the [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Innovations:Need-Driven Funding|Need-Driven Funding]] mechanism — funding subsidized access, shared Infrastructure, and User Group activities. This is not a choice you make — it happens transparently based on platform needs. See [[Gov/en/Portal:Economy/Rewards|Rewards Explained]] for the full breakdown.

A portion of your Rewards flows automatically to the WikiDeal community pool as determined by the [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Innovations:Need-Driven Funding|Need-Driven Funding]] mechanism: funding subsidized access, shared Infrastructure, and User Group activities. This is not a choice you make; it happens transparently based on platform needs. See [[Gov/en/Portal:Economy/Rewards|Rewards Explained]] for the full breakdown.

==== 🔗 Karma Token Ecosystem ====

[[Gov/en/Portal:Economy/Karma-Tokens|Karma tokens]] give you access to the complementary currency network — exchangeable for housing, transport, food, and services within [[Gov/en/Portal:Trust-Safety/Rings-of-Trust|Rings of Trust]]. The more Rings exist, the more valuable your Karma tokens become.

[[Gov/en/Portal:Economy/Karma-Tokens|Karma tokens]] give you access to the complementary currency network, exchangeable for housing, transport, food, and services within [[Gov/en/Portal:Trust-Safety/Rings-of-Trust|Rings of Trust]]. The more Rings exist, the more valuable your Karma tokens become.

=== 5. Exit to Community = Long-Term Sustainability ===

Many social-impact platforms fail because they depend on founder charisma or donor fatigue. WikiDeal is designed to become ''more'' community-owned over time — not less. As more users join and the bonding curve fills, governance rights shift progressively to the user base.

Many social-impact platforms fail because they depend on founder charisma or donor fatigue. WikiDeal is designed to become ''more'' community-owned over time, not less. As more users join and the bonding curve fills, governance rights shift progressively to the user base.

This means funding WikiDeal is not just supporting a current product — it is seeding an institution that is designed to outlast its founders. The Exit to Community model, pioneered by Nathan Schneider and embedded in WikiDeal's founding architecture, ensures that early funders are contributing in a transfer of power, not a concentration of it.

This means funding WikiDeal is not just supporting a current product: it is seeding an institution that is designed to outlast its founders. The Exit to Community model, pioneered by Nathan Schneider and embedded in WikiDeal's founding architecture, ensures that early funders are contributing in a transfer of power, not a concentration of it.

=== 6. Social Impact: Deprivatizing Markets ===

Every CHF contributed to WikiDeal funds the deprivatization of a market that currently extracts value from vulnerable workers and consumers. Babysitters paying 25% to care.com, drivers paying 30% to Uber, fundraisers working on Commission for charities that capture most of the value — these are the markets WikiDeal targets.

Every CHF contributed to WikiDeal funds the deprivatization of a market that currently extracts value from vulnerable workers and consumers. Babysitters paying 25% to care.com, drivers paying 30% to Uber, fundraisers working on Commission for charities that capture most of the value: these are the markets WikiDeal targets.

The impact is not abstract. It is measured in Commission points: the difference between 25% extracted by a platform and 1.5% at-cost by WikiDeal is money that stays in the pocket of the babysitter, the driver, the fundraiser. Beyond these first markets, WikiDeal explores cooperative co-ownership of agreements applicable to every domain, with research questions emerging from the community itself: see [[Gov/en/Portal:Ecosystem/Coopetition#beyond-crowdfunding|a new form of co-opetition]].

~~The impact is not abstract~~. ~~It is measured~~ in ~~Commission points~~: the ~~difference between 25% extracted by a platform and~~ 1~~.5% at~~-~~cost by WikiDeal is money that stays in the pocket of~~ the ~~babysitter~~, the ~~driver, the fundraiser~~.

=== 7. Deliverables: what has been produced so far ===

Concrete outputs documenting the progress of the project are gathered in the [[:Category:Deliverables|Deliverables]] category, notably the [[Gov/en/Portal:Meta/Prototype-1-Deliverables|Prototype 1 Deliverables]] (annex to the Funding Contract, organised in milestones) and the [[Gov/en/Portal:Transparency/Legal-Studies|Legal Studies (incl. fiscal)]].

'''See also:''' [[Gov/en/Portal:Economy/What-You-Get|What You Get]] 25 Innovations Fund WikiDeal Reward Simulation [[Gov/en/Portal:Onboarding/Glossary|Glossary]]

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