# Referral program

Share your link, watch the tree grow. Ayebot pays you a cut of every platform fee your direct invitees generate — and a smaller cut from *their* invitees. Two levels deep, paid in USDC, no caps on the number of invitees.

## The numbers

| Level                | What it is                                | Your cut                                |
| -------------------- | ----------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------- |
| **L1 — direct**      | People who join via your link             | **30%** of their platform fee           |
| **L2 — indirect**    | People who join via someone *you* invited | **10%** of their platform fee           |
| **Referee discount** | What the people you invite pay            | **−10%** on their platform fee, forever |

The L1 cut is **flat 30%** from the first swap onward — no qualification period, no ramp-up. L2 is a fixed 10% that pays out forever as long as your network keeps trading.

## Get your link

```
/referral
```

The bot shows your personal link in the format:

```
https://t.me/trade_ayebot?start=ref_XXXXXXXX
```

The `ref_XXXXXXXX` segment is unique to you. Anyone who hits this link and starts the bot is permanently tagged as your L1 referral.

## How payouts work

* **Cadence** — daily batches, settled on-chain.
* **Currency** — USDC.
* **Chain** — you pick at claim time. SOL or BSC.
* **Minimum payout** — $5 USD equivalent. Smaller amounts roll over until they cross the threshold.
* **Daily cap** — $500 per user per day. Generous for organic growth; firm enough to deter abuse.

The bot accrues earnings in real time. You see the live balance in `/referral stats`. The actual on-chain transfer fires once per day for accounts above the minimum.

## A worked example

* A friend joins via your link and swaps **$10,000** in the next month.
* Platform fee at their tier (Bronze, 1%) = **$100**.
* Your L1 cut at 30% = **$30 in USDC**.

That friend also invites someone who swaps $5,000:

* Platform fee = $50.
* Your L2 cut at 10% = **$5 in USDC**.

These accrue automatically. No claim button, no spreadsheet, no follow-up.

## What counts as a referral

A user becomes your L1 the first time they hit the bot through your link. The bind is permanent — they don't drift to someone else later if they happen to click another referral link. First link wins.

## What you can and can't do

✅ **Share your link anywhere** — Telegram, X, Discord, your YouTube description, your blog.\
✅ **Run paid ads** that drive to your link — within the platforms' own rules.\
✅ **Reference real numbers** — fees, your earnings, etc.

❌ **Don't fake referrals** — multi-accounting from the same IP, sybil farms, etc. Caught accounts get the link disabled and earnings clawed back.\
❌ **Don't impersonate Ayebot** — claim you're official support, run lookalike accounts, etc.\
❌ **Don't promise returns** to people you invite. Their results are their own; you're sharing a tool, not selling alpha.

## Why two levels and not more

We capped at L2 on purpose. Adding L3+ creates pyramid-shaped incentives where the bottom of the tree gets squeezed. With L1 = 30% and L2 = 10%, the math stays sustainable: the platform keeps enough margin to operate, your direct invitees get the lion's share of the referral economics, and you still benefit from network compounding.

## Common commands

```
/referral              Open your referral dashboard
/referral link         Quick view of your personal link
/referral stats        Earnings, invitees, L1/L2 breakdown
/referral payout       History of past payouts
```

## FAQ

**Is there a cap on how many people I can invite?**\
No. Invite as many as you want — the L1 cut applies to all of them.

**When does the first payout fire?**\
The day after you cross the $5 minimum. The bot batches all eligible accounts once per day.

**Do referral earnings count toward my own tier?**\
No. Tiers are based on your own swap volume only.

**What if a friend signs up through my link but never trades?**\
You earn nothing — the cut is on actual platform fees, not on signups.

**Can my referees see that they came in through me?**\
No. The L1/L2 link is internal data, never surfaced to your invitees.

**Does the −10% discount for invitees apply to all their trades?**\
Yes. Permanent discount, applied at every swap.

## What to read next

* [Fees & tiers](/earnings/fees-and-tiers.md) — how the platform fee (the thing you earn a cut of) is calculated
* [Become a leader](/social-trading/become-a-leader.md) — the other way to earn from the network
* [Bot commands](/reference/bot-commands.md) — full /referral reference


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