$SIDE is earned, not sold to whales.
SideVote is built on one simple idea: the people making the sharpest calls on sports, politics, and culture should be the ones earning the most. No investors, no insiders. Every token exists to reward players and grow the platform.
Where the supply goes
No investors. No presale allocation. No hidden wallets. Team tokens are locked at launch and vest linearly, so the team only wins if SideVote does.
How you earn $SIDE
Every correct prediction moves you up the leaderboard. Every week, the leaderboard pays out. Real money on the table for calling it right.
The three phases of $SIDE
Rewards evolve as SideVote grows, so the economy stays healthy for the long run, not just the first few months.
Weekly leaderboard rewards drive the economy. This is the engine that gets SideVote off the ground and rewards our earliest, sharpest predictors.
As SideVote generates revenue, 50% is used to buy $SIDE on the open market and distribute it to stakers. Leaderboard rewards taper down 10% each quarter, a slow, predictable dial-down as emissions hand off to real revenue.
Buybacks become the primary driver of staking rewards, funded by real platform revenue instead of new emissions. The healthier the business, the more $SIDE gets bought back and rewarded.
Early on, you earn $SIDE by being right. Later on, you earn $SIDE because SideVote is winning too.
Buybacks, explained simply
When SideVote makes money, from sponsorships, ads, subscriptions, creator fees, tournaments, or API access, half of that revenue goes straight back into the market to buy $SIDE, which is then distributed to stakers.
The more people use SideVote, the more demand for $SIDE, funded by real usage, not new tokens. Every buyback is executed on-chain and publicly verifiable.
Staking
Stake $SIDE to:
- Earn a share of buyback rewards as the platform generates revenue
- Unlock fee discounts and leaderboard multipliers
- Get a voice in what markets get listed next
The principles behind $SIDE
Every token is earned or works for the platform, not sold to insiders first.
1,000,000,000 $SIDE, forever. No inflation beyond what's already allocated.
Long vesting means we're only successful if you are.
Buybacks are funded by actual revenue, not just emissions.
Every buyback, unlock, and reward is verifiable on-chain.
Tokenomics are subject to refinement before launch as SideVote finalizes smart contract audits. This page will be updated to reflect the final, audited version. $SIDE is a utility token for participation in SideVote's prediction markets and is not an investment offering.