Sol Picks

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Frequently asked questions

How Sol Picks works — deposits, odds, payouts, fees, custody and resolution. Still stuck? Everything important is on /legal.

Getting started

What is Sol Picks?+

A peer-to-peer prediction market for the 2026 World Cup, on Solana. You stake $SOLPICKS on outcomes; when a market resolves, the winners split the pool. You bet against other people — never against the house.

Do I need a crypto wallet?+

No. Sign up with an email and you get your own $SOLPICKS deposit address instantly. Prefer self-custody? Connect Phantom or Solflare — both paths work, and connecting is never required.

Deposits & withdrawals

How do I deposit?+

Send $SOLPICKS to the unique deposit address shown in your wallet. Arrivals are detected on-chain and credited to your balance automatically.

Do I need SOL for gas?+

No. The platform runs a fee-payer that covers the Solana network fee (and any token-account rent) for your withdrawals, so a deposit wallet only ever needs to hold $SOLPICKS.

How do withdrawals work?+

Withdraw to any Solana address. There are per-transaction and rolling daily limits for safety, and your balance is only debited after the transfer confirms on-chain.

How markets work

How are the odds set?+

By the pools (parimutuel). An outcome’s odds are its share of the total money staked — no order book, no market maker. The more money on a side, the lower its payout multiple.

How are payouts calculated?+

When a market resolves, the entire pool is split among the winning side pro-rata to each stake. Long shots pay more; favorites pay less. The book is always solvent — payouts can never exceed the pool.

How are markets resolved?+

From objective, pre-stated sources (official FIFA results, tournament stats, awarding bodies), posted by a resolver with a dispute window before payouts finalize. If an event is cancelled or a result is unsettleable, the market is voided and every stake is refunded in full.

Fees & token

What does it cost?+

0% platform fee. The only cut is 0.5% of each bet — burned from supply instantly, the moment you place it. No house edge, no rake — the protocol keeps nothing.

What is $SOLPICKS?+

The platform token, launching on Pump.fun — a fixed-supply SPL token you use to stake. The 0.5% burn permanently removes supply on every single bet. Because stakes are denominated in $SOLPICKS, USD value moves with the token. See the token page.

Safety & custody

Is my money safe / is this custodial?+

Email accounts are custodial — we hold an encrypted key for your deposit wallet. Critically, your funds stay at your own address; deposits are never swept into one big wallet. Wallet-connect users fully self-custody.

Could one wallet hold a huge share of supply?+

No, by design. Escrow is sharded into per-market vaults, each hard-capped at 5% of supply, and no treasury wallet accumulates tokens — so no single address ever looks like a whale. See vault transparency.

Can I delete my account?+

Yes — withdraw your balance to zero, then delete your account and all associated data (right to erasure).

Eligibility

Who can use Sol Picks?+

You must be 18+ and in an eligible region — prediction markets are regulated as gambling in many jurisdictions. Please play responsibly; see our responsible-play resources. Nothing here is financial advice.