# Revenue Sharing

Revenue sharing rewards users who grow the Defi App network. When someone you refer trades, a portion of the fees they generate flows directly to your account as USDC. Increase your earnings by trading more, staking $HOME, and building a referral network.

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Revenue sharing replaces the previous XP-based referral rewards. You now earn USDC instead of XP from referrals. XP you already earned for Season 2 remains unchanged.
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## Overview

Every trade on Defi App generates fees. A portion of these fees flows to referrers through a multi-tier reward system.

When you refer your first user, you establish a referral chain and earn when people you invite trade. You also earn when their referrals trade, up to 3 levels deep:

| Level   | Description                     |
| ------- | ------------------------------- |
| Level 1 | People you refer directly       |
| Level 2 | People referred by your Level 1 |
| Level 3 | People referred by your Level 2 |

## Referral Rate

Your referral rate determines the size of the referral pool when your referrals trade. The rate depends on two factors: 

1. your 30-day trading volume, and 
2. your staked $HOME value.

<pre><code><strong>REFERRAL RATE = VOLUME TIER PERCENTAGE × STAKNG BOOST MULTIPLIER
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For example, if you are in [Volume Tier 2](#volume-tiers) with a 1.25x [Staking Boost](#staking-boosts), your referral rate is 25%. The maximum achievable referral rate is rate 43.75% (25% volume tier base rate × 1.75 staking boost).
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### Volume Tiers

Volume tiers are based on your 30-day rolling trading volume ([spot](/knowledge-base/trade-and-earn/swap-tokens.md) and [perpetuals](/knowledge-base/trade-and-earn/trade-perpetuals.md) trades combined). Your tier updates continuously based on this rolling window. If your volume drops, your tier drops as well.

| Tier     | 30-Day Volume | Rate |
| -------- | ------------- | ---- |
| Base     | $0 – $10k     | 10%  |
| Volume 1 | $10k – $1M    | 15%  |
| Volume 2 | $1M – $100M   | 20%  |
| Volume 3 | $100M+        | 25%  |

### Staking Boosts

Stake $HOME to multiply your base rate. Your boost depends on how much $HOME you currently have staked. If you unstake and fall below a tier threshold, your boost decreases.

| Staked $HOME | Boost Multiplier |
| ------------ | ---------------- |
| $100         | 1.10x            |
| $1,000       | 1.25x            |
| $10,000      | 1.50x            |
| $100,000     | 1.75x            |

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## Reward Split

The referral pool divides based on the depth of the referral chain above the trader:

| Chain Depth      | Tier 1 | Tier 2 | Tier 3 |
| ---------------- | ------ | ------ | ------ |
| Tier 1 only      | 100%   | —      | —      |
| Tier 1 and 2     | 70%    | 30%    | —      |
| Tier 1, 2, and 3 | 70%    | 20%    | 10%    |

The total referral pool is always determined by the trader's direct referrer (Tier 1). Additional tiers do not increase the total pool.

If only one tier exists in a chain, Tier 1 receives the entire referral pool.&#x20;

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## Get Started

Your existing referral link still works. Nothing changes for your current referral network.

To get started, or to start earning more from your referrals, do the following in any order:

* **Trade (**[**spot** ](/knowledge-base/trade-and-earn/swap-tokens.md)**or** [**perpetuals**](/knowledge-base/trade-and-earn/trade-perpetuals.md)**) to increase your volume tier.**
* [**Stake $HOME**](/knowledge-base/home-token/staking.md) **to boost your rate.**
* **Share your referral link.** To copy your referral link, go to the app, go to your account menu in the top right of the screen. Click **Invite Friends**, then copy your referral link.

Rewards accrue as your referred users generate fees.


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