Quick Guide

How It Works

  1. Sign in with your crypto wallet or create one if you don't have one.

Mettle is developed on blockchain and requires a crypto wallet to facilitate transactions. For users who do not have an existing crypto wallet, you can easily create one. We recommend Metamask.

  1. Load your crypto wallet with USDC (if you don't have some already).

When users want to bet on predictions on Mettle, they must stake Polygon USDC (a cryptocurrency that is pegged to the US dollar). If you don't already have Polygon USDC in your wallet, you can easily buy it from our site or other exchanges.

  1. Deposit USDC to Mettle Market

    After buying USDC, you must now deposit it to Mettle Market to transact with it.

  1. Browse Events Explore curated startup milestones like:

  • Will Startup X raise a Series A by Q3?

  • Will Creator Y reach 500,000 IG followers by the end of the year?

  1. Buy Yes/No Contracts Using USDC from your wallet, you can buy "YES" or "NO" contracts through limit orders and market orders based on your belief.

For more information on limit orders, market orders, and the resolution process, visit "Main Mechanics."

(This is what the metamask approval screen looks like)

  1. Watch the Odds Move The odds update in real-time based on market activity.

  1. Profit

There are two ways you can earn money through Mettle Market:

  1. Wait for a market to resolve and redeem your contracts if you predicted the correct outcome.

  2. Trade contracts before resolution and profit from changes in market sentiment.

Let’s walk through examples of both:

1. Profit by Holding Until Resolution

Example: You believe "Startup X will raise $10M by Q4." You buy 50 YES contracts at $0.40 (i.e., $20 total).

  • If the prediction resolves YES, each contract pays out $1.00.

  • You redeem your 50 contracts for $50, earning:

    • Profit = $50 - $20 = $30

    • Return = 150%

If the prediction resolves NO, the contracts are worthless and you lose your $20.

(Example of what you would see during a redemption)

2. Profit by Selling Before Resolution

Example: You buy 100 NO contracts at $0.30 (spending $30 total).

  • A few days later, sentiment shifts. More people start believing the startup won’t raise funds.

  • NO contracts are now trading at $0.50.

  • You sell your 100 NO contracts for $50.

  • Your profit:

    • Profit = $50 - $30 = $20

    • Return = 66%

You earned this without waiting for the final outcome — by correctly anticipating market movement.

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