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# Referrals

Share your referral link to earn a portion of your referrals' trading fees.

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Find it in **Main Menu →** `📣 Referrals`.

* **Direct referrals (Tier 1):** earn **20%** of their fees.
* **Sub-referrals (Tier 2):** earn **5%** of fees from your referrals' referrals.
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### How it works

Open `📣 Referrals`, copy your link, and share it. You earn based on the fees paid by users who join via your link.

**Example:** you refer Alex, who pays $100 in fees → you earn $20. If Alex refers Bea, who pays $100 → Alex earns $20 and you earn $5.

### Payouts

Payouts run roughly every 24 hours once your pending balance is at least **0.01 SOL**; on-chain indexing can lag during congestion. If rewards look wrong, the user may not have joined via your link, the action may have had no fee, or the trade may still be indexing.

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Referral rates and rules may change over time. Only share links to the **official** FatCat Bot.
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Related: [Fee Structure](https://docs.fatcatbot.io/fees-and-rewards/fee-structure)