💰 Price Mechanics

TopStrike uses a bonding curve to set player prices. Every buy or sell automatically adjusts the player’s price — with no order books, no bots, and no delays.

  • Buy → price increases

  • Sell → price decreases

This creates a fair, transparent, and predictable market where demand drives value.

⚡ How the Bonding Curve Works

Each player has a continuously updating price based on:

  • How many cards of that player are currently in circulation

As circulating supply rises:

  • Price increases smoothly (quadratic curve)

As circulating supply falls:

  • Price decreases smoothly

This ensures:

  • One-tap execution

  • No manual matching

  • No bot manipulation

  • Equal access for every trader

📈 Bonding Curve Price Ladder

Below are real example prices of a single card at various supply milestones. These illustrate how the bonding curve steps up as more cards are bought.

Card Number

Price (ETH)

40th card

0.0072 ETH

50th card

0.0108 ETH

60th card

0.0151 ETH

70th card

0.0194 ETH

80th card

0.0253 ETH

90th card

0.0327 ETH

100th card

0.0395 ETH

120th card

0.0567 ETH

140th card

0.0760 ETH

160th card

0.0977 ETH

180th card

0.1228 ETH

200th card

0.1508 ETH

What this shows:

  • Early cards are significantly cheaper

  • High-demand players rise fast in price

  • Price steps are smooth and predictable

  • No surprise jumps — all curve-based

📉 Selling

When cards are sold:

  • Circulating supply decreases

  • Price moves down the curve

  • Each sale lowers the price slightly

Selling pressure drives prices lower in a measured, predictable way.

🧠 Price Formula

You don’t need to know the maths — but conceptually:

  • Price grows relative to supply²

  • More supply → higher price

  • Less supply → lower price

This quadratic curve ensures:

  • Smooth movement

  • No manipulation

  • Fair entry and exit for all traders

🏦 Fees

Fees apply only on:

  • Sales, and

  • IPO purchases (covered in a separate section)

Sale fees are split as follows:

  • 6% → Prize Pools

  • 1.9% → Protocol

  • 1% → Referral Rewards

💎 TL;DR — Price Mechanics

💹 Buy → price up 📉 Sell → price down 📈 Prices rise with demand (smooth curve) ⚡ Instant execution — no order book 💰 Early buyers get the best prices

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