Get paid for the news you catch.
Spot a story before we do, send it in, and earn a slice of real stock when it checks out. Here's the whole process, start to payout.
Create your account
Sign up, verify your email and pick a username. Your username is the byline on every story you catch, so choose one you're happy to see in print.
Send us a story we missed
Open the tip line and paste a link, the full text, or a screenshot of the story. It has to fit one of our five sections, and it has to be news we haven't published yet.
We check it
Every tip goes through the same checks within minutes:
- Is it news, and is it about a specific, recent event?
- Does it belong to one of our five sections?
- Is the source credible, and not on our blocked list?
- Has anyone, us or another reader, already covered the same story?
Stories that pass run on Paparazzi with “Caught by @you” on them. You can follow every tip on your desk.
We score it and set your reward
Each verified story gets an importance score from 0 to 100. The higher the score, the bigger the reward, up to 0.50 USDT per story.
| Story | Score | Reward |
|---|---|---|
| Minor | 0–25 | 0.01 USDT–0.05 USDT |
| Moderate | 26–50 | 0.05 USDT–0.15 USDT |
| Important | 51–75 | 0.15 USDT–0.35 USDT |
| Breaking | 76–100 | 0.35 USDT–0.50 USDT |
Stories sent as text only, or from a source that isn't on our trusted list, score at most 50. A breaking score (76 and up) needs a second outlet reporting the same story; without one it tops out at 75.
You earn stock in that industry
Your reward is credited in the stock tied to the story's section.
| Section | You earn |
|---|---|
| Tech & AI | $NVDA |
| E-commerce | $AMZN |
| Web3 & Crypto | $HOOD |
| EV & Energy | $TSLA |
| Social Media | $META |
Each stock has a weekly reward pool that refills every Monday at 00:00 UTC. If a pool runs dry, your reward is queued and credited first thing next week.
Link a wallet and withdraw
On your Rewards page, link a wallet on Robinhood Chain by signing a short message. Once all your stocks together are worth 3.00 USDT, press withdraw.
Before you confirm, you'll see the total, the network gas fee and what you'll receive. The fee is taken from your withdrawal. Each stock is sent to your wallet as its own token, priced at the moment it goes out, and usually lands within a few minutes.
Questions
- Why was my story marked late?
- Our own newsroom had already picked it up before you sent it. Only stories we haven't covered earn a reward.
- Why was it marked duplicate?
- Another reader caught the same story first. The first valid catch wins.
- My reward says queued. What does that mean?
- Each stock has a weekly reward pool. When it runs out, rewards wait in line and are credited in order when the pool refills on Monday.
- My reward says in review.
- Some rewards are held for a quick manual check, for example on new or low-reputation accounts. Once approved they count towards your balance.
- Can I withdraw part of my balance?
- A withdrawal sends your whole available balance at once, and it has to be at least 3.00 USDT.
Reward amounts depend on the verified score and the weekly pool, so no amount is promised up front. Stock rewards are not investment advice.