Overview
BETTER uses a token-gated tier list. Each tier unlocks more daily credits, signal strategies, and Terminal + Vault access layers. Hold more. Unlock more.
The ladder covers six tiers. Token-gate thresholds are subject to the FDV ratchet.
Tier ladder
| Tier | Threshold | Daily auto-trade credits | Auto signal strategies | Key unlocks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recruit | 0 | 0 | 0 | Read-only access |
| Cadet | 25,000 | 20 | 2 | Social Vaults, basic strategies |
| Pilot | 50,000 | 50 | 4 | Lite Mode Terminal, private vaults + agents |
| Astronaut | 100,000 | 100 | 6 | Full Terminal, quant-team vault participation |
| Rocketeer | 500,000 | 250 | 8 | Premium API, 15% fee reduction, Personal AI-Crafted Vaults |
| Cosmic | 2,000,000 | All | All | Private alpha signals, HFT copytrading, OTC facilitation |
Recruit (0 $BETTER)
Any wallet qualifies. No token holding required.
- Daily auto-trade credits: 0
- Auto signal strategies: 0
- Access: Read-only / limited
- Terminal: No access
- Vaults: None
- Agents: None
- Exclusive products: None
Recruit holders can view public signals and market data but cannot use the Terminal, participate in vaults, run agents or access any exclusive products.
Cadet (25,000 $BETTER)
Hold 25,000 or more $BETTER to qualify. This is the social vault minimum.
- Daily auto-trade credits: 20
- Auto signal strategies: 2
- Access: Basic strategies + automation-lite
- Terminal: No access
- Vaults: Social Vault access (25K minimum)
- Agents: None
- Exclusive products: Social Vault participation, community prediction-market strategies
Social Vault access
Cadet is the minimum tier for social vault participation. Social vaults are community-managed strategy pools with a 15% per-staker cap (tighter than quant-team vaults' 20%). See Vault access rules for details.
Pilot (50,000 $BETTER)
Hold 50,000 or more $BETTER to qualify. This is the Lite Mode Terminal gate.
- Daily auto-trade credits: 50
- Auto signal strategies: 4
- Access: Lite Mode Terminal, private vaults + agents
- Terminal: Lite Mode access
- Vaults: Private vaults
- Agents: 1 concurrent slot
- Preview priority: Level 1
- Exclusive products: Lite Mode Terminal access, strategy previews
Lite Mode Terminal
Lite Mode halves the standard Terminal access requirement. It charges a 2% fee on the nominal value of each filled Terminal copy trade, charged per fill (not at market resolution).
Lite Mode does not change vault stake requirements. It is a Terminal-only option.
Astronaut (100,000 $BETTER)
Hold 100,000 or more $BETTER to qualify. This is the standard Terminal access gate and the universal minimum for all quant-team vaults.
- Daily auto-trade credits: 100
- Auto signal strategies: 6
- Access: Full Terminal, quant-team vault participation
- Terminal: Full access (no per-fill Lite Mode fee)
- Vaults: Quant-team vault participation
- Agents: 2 concurrent slots
- Preview priority: Level 2
- Exclusive products: Full Terminal upgrade, faster execution + workflows
Full Terminal access
Astronaut holders unlock the full BETTER Terminal with no per-fill Lite Mode fee.
Quant-team vault participation
Astronaut is the minimum tier for quant-team vault participation. The first vault has a $25,000 total deposit cap. See Vault access rules and First vault policy for details.
Rocketeer (500,000 $BETTER)
Hold 500,000 or more $BETTER to qualify.
- Daily auto-trade credits: 250
- Auto signal strategies: 8
- Access: Premium API access, priority vault allocation
- Terminal: Full access
- Vaults: Priority vault allocation, early strategy previews
- Agents: 5 concurrent slots
- Preview priority: Level 3
- Fee multiplier: 0.85x (15% reduction)
- Exclusive products: Premium API access, Personal AI-Crafted Vaults (modeled)
Fee reduction
Rocketeer holders pay 15% less on applicable fees. The fee multiplier drops from 1.0x to 0.85x.
Personal AI-Crafted Vaults (modeled)
Individually tailored AI-crafted vault strategies built around a holder's risk preferences, position sizing and market views.
Cosmic (2,000,000 $BETTER)
Hold 2,000,000 or more $BETTER to qualify. This is the highest planned tier.
- Daily auto-trade credits: All
- Auto signal strategies: All
- Access: Maximum allocation priority, Premium API lanes
- Terminal: Full access
- Vaults: Maximum vault allocation priority, early vault previews
- Agents: 10 concurrent slots
- Preview priority: Level 5 (highest)
- Fee multiplier: 0.75x (25% reduction)
- Exclusive products: Private alpha signals (modeled), HFT copytrading + mempool access, OTC facilitation access (modeled), Premium API lanes, bespoke agent configurations
Fee reduction
Cosmic holders pay 25% less on applicable fees. The fee multiplier drops from 1.0x to 0.75x.
Private alpha signals (modeled)
Pre-release research signals, early strategy previews and private alpha channels available only to Cosmic holders.
OTC facilitation (modeled)
Over-the-counter trade facilitation, institutional on-ramp support and bespoke execution services for Cosmic accounts.
FDV ratchet
Thresholds are not static. BETTER uses an FDV ratchet: once BETTER reaches a new fully diluted valuation all-time high, the lower threshold becomes the new permanent threshold and does not move back up later if FDV falls.
Current access bands
| FDV band | Standard Terminal | Lite Mode | Future Vault stake |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below $10M | 100,000 $BETTER | 50,000 $BETTER | 100,000 $BETTER |
| $10M – $20M | 75,000 $BETTER | 37,500 $BETTER | 75,000 $BETTER |
| $20M – $100M | 50,000 $BETTER | 25,000 $BETTER | 50,000 $BETTER |
| $100M or more | 10,000 $BETTER | 5,000 $BETTER | 10,000 $BETTER |
Thresholds shown above are at the current ~$2M FDV. If BETTER's FDV rises to a new all-time high, the applicable band's thresholds become the new floor permanently.
Worked example
If a user bought enough $BETTER to qualify at a higher threshold and BETTER later hits a new FDV all-time high that permanently lowers the gate, that user can reduce their token exposure to the new threshold and still keep access.
Vault access rules
BETTER plans two vault categories with different minimums:
Social vaults
- Minimum tier: Cadet (25,000
$BETTER) - Per-staker cap: 15% of vault (tighter than quant-team's 20%)
- Nature: Community-managed, collective prediction-market strategies
- Status: Planned (in active development)
Quant-team vaults
- Minimum tier: Astronaut (100,000
$BETTER) - Per-staker cap: max(V/N, V x 0.20)
- Nature: Professionally managed, strategy-specific parameters
- Status: Paper-only (share accounting in progress)
First vault policy (Q1 2026)
The inaugural quant-team vault has a $25,000 total deposit cap across all qualifying stakers.
Individual allocations are determined by the sqrt-weighted bidding model:
- A 24-hour bidding window opens
- Each qualifying staker commits their BETTER stake
- Sqrt-weights are computed: weight = stake^0.5
- Allocations are distributed proportionally to sqrt-weights
- A hard per-staker cap of max(V/N, V x 0.20) applies
- A $100 USDC minimum floor per qualifying staker is enforced
Future quant-team vaults will have individually determined total caps based on strategy complexity, liquidity requirements, risk parameters and team capacity. The $25,000 cap is specific to the first vault only.
Worked examples
| Scenario | BETTER held | Tier | Qualifies? | Estimated allocation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Below minimum | 50,000 | Pilot | No | $0 |
| Minimum qualifying | 100,000 | Astronaut | Yes | ~$585 |
| Large holder (capped) | 13,000,000 | Cosmic | Yes | $5,000 (cap hit) |
| Cosmic | 2,000,000 | Cosmic | Yes | ~$2,616 |
Modeled whale products
Beyond the live and in-progress products, BETTER's whale-first design philosophy implies several premium product gates at higher thresholds. These are modeled (inferred policy, not confirmed live):
| Product | Minimum BETTER | Minimum tier | Maturity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Vaults | 25,000 | Cadet | Planned |
| Personal AI-Crafted Vaults | 500,000 | Rocketeer | Planned |
| Private Alpha Signals | 2,000,000 | Cosmic | Planned |
| OTC & Institutional Facilitation | 2,000,000 | Cosmic | Speculative |
Referral incentives
BETTER plans a sustainable referral program funded from the Treasury allocation (~28% of minted supply, 200M BETTER):
- Reward source: Treasury sub-pool, not user deposits or vault performance fees
- Reward basis: Percentage of trading fees generated by referred users during a qualification window (e.g., first 90 days)
- Per-referrer cap: $10,000 cumulative, reviewed quarterly
- Per-referral cap: $500 maximum payout per individual referral
- Anti-abuse: Wallet clustering detection, minimum referred-user activity threshold, quarterly budget throttle, Sybil resistance (referred wallets must hold 50,000+ BETTER to credit the referrer)
- Sustainability: Fixed quarterly budget; once exhausted, payouts defer to next quarter
FAQ
What tier am I and how do I check?
Your tier is determined by your $BETTER balance per wallet. The BETTER Terminal checks access per wallet and per session. You can see your current tier in the app.
Do thresholds go back up if FDV falls?
No. The FDV ratchet is one-directional. Once BETTER reaches a new FDV all-time high, the lower threshold becomes permanent. If FDV falls afterward, the threshold does not move back up.
What happens if I sell below my tier during a session?
If you qualified with liquid $BETTER only and sell below the requirement during an active session, the session can time out. If your qualifying BETTER is staked for future vault access, the stake still counts for Terminal access.
Can I access the Terminal with just staked BETTER?
Yes. If you have already staked the qualifying $BETTER amount for future vault access, that same stake counts for Terminal access. You do not need additional liquid tokens.
What is Lite Mode and how does it differ from full Terminal access?
Lite Mode (Pilot tier, 50K BETTER) halves the Standard Terminal access requirement but charges a 2% fee on each filled copy trade. It does not change vault stake requirements. Full Terminal access (Astronaut tier, 100K BETTER) has no per-fill fee and enables quant-team vault participation.
What is a social vault vs a quant-team vault?
Social vaults are community-managed strategy vaults requiring only 25,000 $BETTER (Cadet tier). They use a tighter 15% per-staker cap. Quant-team vaults are professionally managed with a 100,000 $BETTER minimum (Astronaut tier) and a 20% per-staker cap.
How does the sqrt-weighted bidding model work?
During a 24-hour bidding window, each qualifying staker commits their BETTER. The model computes sqrt-weights (stake^0.5), distributes vault allocations proportionally, enforces a hard per-staker cap of max(V/N, V x 0.20), and guarantees a $100 USDC minimum floor per qualifying staker. This compresses whale dominance while still rewarding larger stakes.
What does "modeled" mean on some products?
"Modeled" means the product gate is inferred from the whale-first design philosophy, not confirmed as live or contractually committed. Thresholds and availability may change before launch.
Are fee reductions permanent or promotional?
Fee reductions are structural tier benefits, not time-limited promotions. As long as you maintain the qualifying balance, the reduced fee multiplier (0.85x for Rocketeer, 0.75x for Cosmic) applies.
Can I hold multiple tier benefits at once?
No. You qualify for the single highest tier your balance meets. All lower-tier benefits are included automatically (the ladder is monotonic). You do not stack tiers.
What happens to my vault allocation if I am capped?
The per-staker cap redistributes excess allocation to other qualifying stakers. Capped holders receive exactly the cap amount. The iterative algorithm redistributes the remaining pool among uncapped stakers until convergence.
How does the first-vault $25K cap work across all users?
$25,000 is the total vault deposit cap across all qualifying users for the first vault only. Individual allocations within that total are determined by the sqrt-weighted bidding model. This is not a per-user cap.
What is vBETTER and how does it relate to tiers?
vBETTER is the planned receipt-token layer for future vaults. One receipt token represents one net share of a specific vault. See vBETTER for full details on issuance, redemption and the planned Enzyme Onyx accounting layer.
Can I refer other users for benefits?
BETTER plans a referral program with capped payouts from the Treasury. Referrers earn a share of trading fees generated by referred users during a qualification window. See the Referral incentives section above.
Where can I verify the current thresholds?
The docs and the app are the main source of truth for current token mechanics. Thresholds, product availability and future revenue lines can change with market conditions or product development.