Gov/en/Portal:Economy/Why-Fund-WikiDeal
💡 In simple words: This page explains why people choose to give money to help WikiDeal grow.
Position Paper: Why Fund WikiDeal?
Quick Facts
| WIL nominal | CHF 1.00 |
| Currency anchor | Swiss Franc (CHF) |
| Foundation | Ynternet.org (Swiss) |
| Algorithm | Public & immutable |
This position paper articulates the arguments for funding WikiDeal through the WIL (WikiDeal License) system. It is written for potential funders who are evaluating WikiDeal alongside traditional contribution products, cryptocurrencies, and social-impact giving. The paper presents financial, social, and strategic arguments.
1. The Redistribution Case
A possible annual percentage increase on rewards is under study through a draft Open Call (not yet launched); no percentage is decided.
Important: WIL is not a financial security under Swiss law. It represents conditional rights on future subscription revenue from WikiDeal users. Fund WikiDeal as you would support a cooperative you believe in, with the understanding that any redistribution depends on the platform's success.
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:
- 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.
3. Not a speculative asset
Potential funders sometimes compare WIL to speculative assets such as Bitcoin or gold. The comparison does not hold, and it is not the intention: a WikiDeal contribution is a donation, acknowledged with Rewards whose redistribution follows transparent, rule-based mechanisms (the bonding curve and Need-Driven Funding), anchored in CHF and funded by real subscription revenue. WIL is not designed to be traded: its liquidity is intentionally limited, and it acknowledges long-term commitment to the project rather than short-term trading.
4. Dual Benefit: Rewards + Karma tokens
Funding WikiDeal produces three simultaneous benefits:
💰 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.
🔗 Community Contribution (automatic)
A portion of your Credits flows automatically to the WikiDeal community pool as determined by the 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 Rewards Explained for the full breakdown.
🔗 Karma Token Ecosystem
Karma tokens give you access to the complementary currency network — exchangeable for housing, transport, food, and services within 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.
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.
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.
See also: What You Get 25 Innovations Fund WikiDeal Reward Simulation Glossary