Pearl is a social app that encourages connection and earning between content creators and fans. Creators and fans can post photos and videos of what they do best while sharing in each other’s success. And, it’s all ad-free.

Early Access is a limited time period when we're offering Pearl exclusively to people on our waitlist before we release the app to the general public. We created Early Access so we could dedicate time and resources to making the best experience to enable creators and their communities to create and share on their own terms. Join the waitlist to be invited to our Early Access here.

You can access a creator’s subscriber exclusive content, by buying a creator’s Subscription from their profile page. You can purchase a subscription for $4.99 monthly. After purchasing a Subscription, you have access to all of a creator’s historic exclusive posts and future posts for as long as you’re subscribed.

Royalties are a share of a creator’s Subscription sales that are distributed to a creator’s coin holders. To earn Royalties, you must own the Creator Coin of a creator who has enabled subscriptions. Creators earn 80% of their subscription revenue while the remaining 20% is distributed in Royalties, proportionally among their coin holders.

To cancel a Subscription, head to your profile settings, select 'Subscriptions', and select the subscription you’d like to unsubscribe from. A pop-up will appear and you will be directed to your iOS settings to cancel your subscription. After canceling, you’ll have access to your subscription for the remainder of the 30-day period.

You can withdraw your earnings and funds from Pearl at any time. Go to your 'Wallet', select 'Cash Out' below your total wallet value, and select the amount in USD you’d like to withdraw. After your transaction is processed your withdrawal will appear in your account in up to 3 business days.

Creator Coins are a new currency made for creators to monetize, connect with their communities, and reward fans. Users can buy a creator’s Coin to gain access to perks, back a creator, show support, or become a part of a creator's community. Creator Coins are bought and sold on the Pearl Marketplace.

The value of a Creator Coin is ultimately up to how creators and their communities use it. Note: Creator Coins are not intended to be investments or to be used for speculation. Merely holding them as an investment undermines the purpose of a Creator Coin.

You can buy a Creator Coin on the Pearl Marketplace – either by joining a Creator’s Coin waitlist before Coins are minted or on resale also via the Marketplace.

DESO cryptocurrency is needed to purchase Creator Coins. Don’t worry there’s no crypto experience required. You can easily purchase DESO on Pearl’s 'Wallet' screen, verifying your identity, and connecting your bank account. After purchasing DESO, head to your favorite creator’s profile, select the 'Coin' tab, then select 'Buy'. You can also purchase DESO on crypto exchanges like Coinbase and Blockchain.com

In order to start selling your own Creator Coin, you must first kick-off a waitlist for your Coin on the Marketplace. You can sign-up to launch your waitlist by filling out this form.

Before a Creator mints their Creator Coin, they kick-off a waitlist for people interested in buying their Coin. You can join the waitlist via a Creator’s profile on the Marketplace.
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Only users, who have enough DESO funds to purchase the Coin are eligible to join the waitlist (for ex. If the Creator Coin price is valued at $10 USD, a prospective buyer mst have at least $10 USD worth of DESO to join). The waitlist does not guarantee that a user will purchase a Coin, it provides them with the opportunity to eventually buy one.

Once the waitlist closes, users are notified via email if they are randomly selected to purchase a Creator Coin. This is to ensure everyone has an equal chance to own a coin. Finally, Coins are minted and distributed.

After a Creator Coin is minted, if it is sold/traded in the future Creators will be paid a royalty from the sellers earnings – ensuring creators can continue to earn from future sales on their Coins.

Rarities are different types of a Creator’s Coin – either diamond, gold, or silver – that a creator can use to offer different perks to Coin owners with. Perks can be whatever a creator chooses, from exclusive access to royalties. For example, a creator could offer Silver Coin holders access to a gated Discord, while Diamond Coin holders could receive exclusive merch. Coin rarities are randomly determined at mint, with diamond coins having the lowest probability of mint (most rare) and silver having the highest (least rare).

Before a Coin is minted, Coin price is determined by the creator. After the coin has been minted, any prices for coins on the resale market are determined by sellers.

DESO (short for ‘decentralized social’) is the native cryptocurrency powering the DeSo blockchain, which Pearl is built on. The DeSo blockchain is an independent, open source, and highly scalable chain that aims to make social media more open and trustworthy. DESO cryptocurrency and its blockchain are what keep Pearl ad-free, all the time. No need to worry, there’s no crypto experience needed on Pearl.

On Pearl, DESO is used for purchasing Creator Coins via the Marketplace. You can do the basics without DESO, like posting content and following creators, but purchasing DESO allows you to experience Pearl to its fullest (and at its best).

To learn more about DeSo and the independent foundation running it, please visit deso.org.

You can easily purchase DESO cryptocurrency in the Pearl app by heading to the 'Wallet' tab, verifying your identity, and connecting your bank account. You can sell your DESO back for USD at any time on Pearl and send it directly to your bank account. Outside of Pearl you can also purchase DESO on crypto exchanges like Coinbase and Blockchain.com

With Pearl, all posts, likes, and follows are submitted to the DeSo blockchain, an independent, open source, and highly scalable blockchain that aims to make social media more open and trustworthy. This allows Pearl to have a transparent content algorithm, while allowing users to maintain ownership of their content and data, unlike other social platforms.