Earnings & withdrawals

Three earning streams

Experts earn from three different activities, each with its own math and cadence. On the Earnings page (/expert/earnings) they appear in a single combined chart but also break out individually in the timeline below.

Voting rewards

When a review is finalized, the guild contributes a pool of VETD as a reward for experts who voted aligned with consensus. Your share of that pool is weighted by two factors:

• Reward tier multiplier — Foundation 1.0×, Established 1.25×, Authority 1.5×. Based on your per-guild reputation.
• Stake factor — optional. Staking VETD on a specific review multiplies your effective weight for that review. Unstaked aligned votes still earn rewards, at the smaller base rate.

your_weight = tier_multiplier × (1 + stake_factor)
your_share = (your_weight × pool) / total_aligned_weight

Voting rewards are credited to your balance when the review is finalized. On-chain reward claims use a Merkle-proof system with a 90-day claim window — make sure to claim pending rewards before they expire.

Endorsement payouts

If you endorsed a candidate and that candidate is hired, you get your staked VETD back plus a share of 7% of the candidate's final compensation. Only the top 3 endorsers (by stake amount) receive rewards, split equally. 50% is paid immediately; 50% is locked for a 90-day retention period.

Endorsement payouts can be significantly larger than voting rewards on a per-candidate basis.

Governance rewards

Some guilds reward active governance participation with small VETD bonuses on top of the reputation gain. If the guild you're in has governance rewards enabled, voting on proposals will credit your balance with the configured bounty.

Governance rewards are always small — they're designed as a nudge against voter apathy, not as a primary income stream.

Claiming rewards

Voting rewards and governance rewards are calculated automatically when reviews finalize. On-chain claims use a Merkle-proof system with a 90-day window. Endorsement payouts require a separate manual claim because they involve a settlement transaction tied to the hiring outcome.

To claim a pending endorsement payout:

1. 1

   Open the Earnings page

   Navigate to Rewards → Earnings. Any pending claims appear in a dedicated card at the top with the total amount and the candidate name.

2. 2

   Click Claim

   Your wallet opens for a claim transaction. This is a real on-chain transaction, so it costs gas. The amounts involved are usually high enough that the gas cost is negligible relative to the payout, but it's not free.

3. 3

   Wait for confirmation

   The page shows a pending status until the transaction is confirmed. Once confirmed, the claim disappears from the Pending list and the VETD shows up in your spendable balance.

Unstaking and cooldown

Staked VETD — the amount you have committed to a specific guild as skin-in-the-game for voting — is not the same as your earnings balance. To move staked VETD out, you have to unstake, wait through the cooldown, and then withdraw.

1. 1

   Open the Withdrawals page

   From the sidebar, navigate to Rewards → Withdrawals. Each guild you've staked in appears as a separate position with the current stake and an Unstake button.

2. 2

   Request unstake

   Click Unstake, enter the amount (partial unstakes are supported), and confirm the transaction in your wallet. The moment the transaction confirms, your stake is moved into a pending-withdrawal bucket.

3. 3

   Wait seven days

   A progress bar shows the cooldown timer. During this window you can cancel the unstake to restore the tokens to active stake, but you cannot withdraw until the cooldown expires. The timer is deliberate: it prevents flash-loan attacks and rapid exits immediately before adverse outcomes.

4. 4

   Withdraw

   When the cooldown expires, the Withdraw button becomes active. Click it, confirm the transaction, and the VETD lands in your wallet's spendable balance.

A note on taxes

Nothing on this page is tax advice. That said, expert earnings on Vetted can be received as VETD (a token) or, for some guilds, as stablecoins. Depending on your jurisdiction, these may be taxable as income at the moment of receipt. Keep records of claim events — the Earnings page has a CSV export button for exactly this purpose.