How the community pool works, and what has to happen before it pays

Fair questions keep coming up about the pool, so here is where things stand, plainly. Today: MWB coins are virtual points with no cash value. You earn them by taking part, and the startup league is a fantasy game. The pool: startups in the network pledge a share of their future profits. No profit, no payment into the pool. Payouts: the Payout Era (recurring distributions to members) is a roadmap goal, not a promise, until it launches. It can only start once network startups make sustained profits. The live pool status is on the How It Works page. Ask us anything below.