Peer-to-peer. On-chain.
No middleman.

A prediction pool is simple: an independent operator creates a pool around a real-world event — a fight, a game, a match, anything with a clear outcome. Each possible outcome has its own DigiByte address controlled entirely by the operator. Participants choose their outcome and send the exact buy-in amount to that address directly from their wallet.

partypool.app never touches the funds. We do not hold, custody, or control any DGB at any point. The platform detects transactions on-chain, tracks valid entries automatically, and holds operators accountable through a public reputation system. That's it. Everything else happens between operators and participants on the DigiByte blockchain.

partypool.app is a coordination and reputation layer. We are not a gambling operator, a custodian, an escrow service, or a market maker. Understanding what we don't do is just as important as understanding what we do.

partypool.app uses Digi-ID — DigiByte's native authentication protocol — for login. There are no usernames, no passwords, and no email addresses stored anywhere. Your identity on the platform is your DigiByte wallet address.

To log in, you scan a QR code with your DigiByte wallet. The wallet signs a unique challenge with your private key, proving you own that address — without ever revealing the key itself. It's cryptographic proof of identity, and it's elegant.

This means your reputation, your pool history, and your operator track record are all tied to a wallet address you control. No one can impersonate you. No one can take your account.

When the event ends, the winning side splits the entire pot proportionally. Every valid entry on the winning outcome receives an equal share of the total pot, minus the operator's fee percentage set at pool creation.

Example: A pool has 10 participants at 100 DGB buy-in. Total pot = 1,000 DGB. Operator fee = 5% = 50 DGB. Winning pot = 950 DGB. If 4 people picked the winner, each receives 237.5 DGB — more than double their buy-in.

The operator pays winners manually and directly from their own wallet to each winning address. Once all payouts are sent, the operator submits the transaction hashes on the platform and confirms payout — the pool is then marked resolved. partypool.app stores these tx hashes publicly so participants can verify every payout on the DigiByte blockchain.

Only exact buy-in entries count. Wrong amounts or entries sent after the cutoff are visible on-chain but are not valid entries and will not be included in payout calculations. Always send the exact amount shown on the pool page, before the cutoff time.

Being a pool operator is a serious responsibility. You are asking real people to send you real money based on nothing but trust and your track record. partypool.app's reputation system holds operators publicly accountable — but ultimately your reputation is yours to build or burn.

All operators start at rep 0 and earn it from scratch. When the real-world event ends, you have a 2-hour window to pay out all winners and confirm on the platform. The faster you pay out, the more rep you earn — paying immediately earns up to +20, while paying near the deadline earns as little as +1. Fail to pay within 2 hours and the pool auto-marks unresolved with an automatic -25 rep hit. Rep scores can go negative for serial bad actors and are visible to every potential participant browsing your pools.

Since partypool.app is non-custodial and runs on an open blockchain, there are some important things every participant should know before sending any DGB.