The flow
A referee makes a trade
Their trade is executed normally. The platform fee is calculated as usual. A pre-defined slice of that fee is allocated to the referrer (you).
The slice accrues to your referral balance
Your account view shows your current accrued (pending) balance updating in real time as your referees trade.
A settlement window begins
Pending balances settle on a regular cadence. The settlement window exists to allow for chargebacks, anti-abuse review, and batched on-chain payout efficiency.
Anti-abuse review (automatic)
The system reviews recent activity for the patterns described in Referral Anti-Abuse. Most referrers pass through this transparently with zero impact; flagged accounts may have payouts delayed pending review.
What you can see at any time
Live accrued balance
Updates in near-real-time as your referees trade. You can watch it climb during their active sessions.
Per-referee breakdown
See which referees are generating which earnings. Shows wallet (anonymised), join date, total fees you’ve earned from them, and recent activity.
Settlement schedule
Next settlement window, the amount that will settle in it, and the destination wallet for the payout.
Historical payouts
Every payout you’ve ever received, with on-chain transaction signatures you can verify in any explorer.
Throttle status
Your current throttle tier from the anti-abuse system. Almost everyone is “Normal” — if you’re not, the panel explains why at an actionable level.
What can affect a payout
The honest set:- Anti-abuse throttle. If your account is flagged for suspicious patterns, payouts may be delayed (Soft), paused (Heavy), or halted (Freeze). See Referral Anti-Abuse.
- Referee chargebacks. If a referee’s trade is reversed for any reason (extremely rare), the corresponding referral slice is also reversed before settlement.
- Network conditions. On-chain payouts pay normal Solana priority fees. During severe congestion the payout transaction might take an extra block to confirm; the amount is unaffected.
- Wallet changes. If you change your account’s payout wallet, the next settlement uses the new address. Past settlements are not retroactive.
What can’t affect a payout
- Dequan operational decisions. We do not adjust referral payout rates retroactively. The rate that applied when a referee traded is the rate they were referred under.
- Tier changes on either side. A referrer moving Scout → Sniper does not affect their referees’ fee rate. A referee being upgraded to Sniper or Apex does not break the referral relationship.
- Inactivity. Pending balances do not expire. They will settle whenever the next regular cadence runs after they accrued.
The “no surprises” principle
The single most damaging thing a referral program can do is unexpectedly cut payouts that referrers have already earned. Dequan does not do this. If there are anti-abuse concerns, the throttle status is visible to the affected user with reasoning. If there are policy changes, they apply prospectively, not retroactively. If a referee’s account is closed, the relationship ends but accrued earnings still settle. The referral program is meant to be a quiet, dependable revenue stream for legitimate referrers — not a lottery, not a moving target. We design it that way deliberately.Verifying your earnings
Every payout you’ve received has an on-chain transaction signature. You can:- Open the payout history in your account view.
- Click the signature for any payout.
- Open the resulting Solana explorer link.
- Verify that the amount, source, destination, and timestamp all match what Dequan claims.