# Universal Cabals

Universal Cabals allow users to form or join trading groups to maximize rewards on UniversalX. \
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When you join a Cabal, your trading activity contributes both to your personal earnings AND your group's overall performance.

**Groups that trade more and perform better can access higher cash reward rates and compete for a bi-weekly prize pool.**

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### How to Participate

Joining a Cabal is quick and requires linking your Telegram and UniversalX account:

#### 1. **Connect Your Accounts**

* From the **Cabals interface** in the app, link your **UniversalX wallet** to your **Telegram account**.
* Click the **“Link Telegram”** button and follow the authorization steps.

#### 2. **Join a Cabal**

* After linking your Telegram, select a Cabal from the dropdown menu and click **“Link”** to join.
* **Note:** Cabals are managed via Telegram groups and must be joined through your connected Telegram account. There is no in-app Cabal creation process.

#### 3. **Trade on UniversalX**

* Once connected to a Cabal, all of your trading activity will contribute to your Cabal’s ranking and your personal rewards.

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### Types of Rewards

Universal Cabals offer two types of rewards:

#### 1. **Cash Reward Rate**

* If a user earns a score during the round, they are automatically upgraded to a **15% cash reward tier**, if they are currently below that rate.
* This upgrade also increases the user's **Diamond multiplier** for Season 1.

**Next-Round Cash Reward Rate Boost by Cabal Rank**

Users' cash rewards can also be boosted depending on their Cabal's ranking within the previous round. This is applied as follows:

| Cabal Rank  | Cash Reward Rate Boost (Next Round) |
| ----------- | ----------------------------------- |
| Ranks 1–5   | 5%                                  |
| Ranks 6–10  | 3%                                  |
| Ranks 11–20 | 2%                                  |
| Ranks 21–50 | 1%                                  |

Cabal's are ranked via a **score,** which is based on the sum of their PNL and Volume points. These are calculated based on the following formula:

```
Score = (Group Trading Volume / Total Volume of All Groups) × Sum of All Member Scores
```

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#### 2. **Cabal Prize Pool**

Every round will determine a unique prize pool, to be distributed at the end of each round.\
Only members of the **top-ranked group(s)** are eligible to participate in this prize pool.

**Individual Ranking**

Every Cabal participant is ranked **independently** in two categories:

* **PNL (Profit & Loss)**
* **Trading Volume**

In each category:

* The top **5 × number of Cabals** (active) users earn points.
* The top user earns **5 × N** points, decreasing by 1 per rank.
* All others receive 0 points.

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#### Prize Distribution (Top Group Only)

Assuming a $10,000 prize, this prize would be distributed as follows:

| Recipient Category          | Reward                                  |
| --------------------------- | --------------------------------------- |
| Highest-scoring user        | $5,000                                  |
| Other users with >0 score   | Share $3,000, proportional to score     |
| Users with 0 score          | Share $2,000, proportional to volume    |
| (If no 0-score users exist) | $2,000 goes to the highest-scoring user |

**Tiebreaker:**

If multiple groups tie for the highest score, the total prize pool is split **equally among them**, and the standard reward logic applies within each share.

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### Additional Rules

* **Cabal Switching**
  * Users may switch Cabals mid-round.
  * When switching:
    * Historical trading **volume is counted at 50%**.
    * **PNL is retained and continues accumulating**.
* **Cash Rewards for Non-Winning Groups**
  * Groups that don’t win the prize pool may still earn **up to a 5% trading cash reward**, based on rank.

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### Reward Settlement

| Reward Type      | Settlement Time             |
| ---------------- | --------------------------- |
| Cash Reward Rate | Instantly after each trade  |
| Cabal Prize Pool | Beginning of the next round |

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