{"version":1,"id":"melee","title":"Melee","summary":"Melee is a projects-and-protocols that operates a creator-focused prediction markets platform (beta) where users create and trade markets, earn a Melee Score, and creators capture a share of trading fees.","content":"**Melee** is a creator-focused prediction markets platform built on the [Solana](https://iq.wiki/wiki/solana) [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain), in which individuals can create their own markets on any topic and earn a share of the trading activity they generate. \n\nThe project positions itself around the idea that conventional prediction markets are controlled by a central \"gatekeeper\" that decides which questions can be asked, and it instead lets any user author a market. \n\nAs of September 2026 the platform is in a beta phase, and its central mechanic is the Melee Score, a single user rating the project has said will serve as the foundation for future rewards and point systems.[ \\[1\\]](#cite-id-t4qbar96xu)​[\\[2\\]](#cite-id-ofbth7kzvv)​\n\n## Overview\n\nA prediction market is a marketplace in which participants trade on the outcome of a future event, with prices reflecting the crowd's estimated probability of each result. \n\nMelee applies this model to open, user-generated questions rather than a fixed catalog set by the platform. Its framing centers on removing the intermediary that ordinarily approves which markets exist: in its pinned post of August 27, the project stated, _\"Every prediction market you've ever used has a gatekeeper. Not anymore. The era of creator-made prediction markets starts now.\"_[_\\[2\\]_](#cite-id-ofbth7kzvv)​\n\nThe platform runs on [Solana](https://iq.wiki/wiki/solana), a high-throughput [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain), and coordinates its community through a Discord server alongside its X account. \n\nMelee has said that during the beta \"everyone starts beta from the same place,\" and that a user's finishing position \"carries benefits to [mainnet](https://iq.wiki/wiki/mainnet) and beyond,\" indicating the project intends to move from its current beta to a full mainnet deployment while preserving standing earned during the test period.[ \\[2\\]](#cite-id-ofbth7kzvv)​\n\n## Creator Markets\n\nMelee's distinguishing feature is that markets are authored by users rather than the platform, under a model it advertises as \"Ask Questions, Get Paid.\" The project states that creators earn a cut of every trade placed in a market they made, giving them a direct financial incentive to pose questions and attract traders. The stated purpose from the creator's side is to _\"Take a cut of every trade,\"_ while traders are told they _\"earn more on every call.\"_[\\[1\\]](#cite-id-t4qbar96xu)​\n\nTo illustrate the model, the site presents an example market asking \"Will GTA VI ship this year?\", attributed to the creator , with displayed results of \"Yes 62%\" and \"No 38%.\" \n\nThat sample market is shown with 15.87 million in volume, 7,842 traders, and creator earnings of $317,375, figures Melee presents as an illustration of what a large creator market can generate. The interface also surfaces social context around each market, showing prompts such as \"3 of your friends traded this market,\" which ties trading activity to a user's social graph. [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-t4qbar96xu)​\n\n## Payout Mechanism\n\nMelee structures its payouts around two components rather than a single all-or-nothing settlement. \n\nAs the project explained on August 29, a payout consists of \"a guaranteed floor that locks on entry\" and \"liquidity rewards that accrue throughout the duration of a market.\" The floor is fixed at the moment a position is opened and, in the project's words, \"only ratchets up,\" so a trader's minimum return cannot fall below the level set at entry.[ \\[2\\]](#cite-id-ofbth7kzvv)​[\\[1\\]](#cite-id-t4qbar96xu)​\n\nThe second component grows as more participants take the opposite side of a position and the odds move. Melee states that as this happens, a trader's payout \"rises just by holding onto your position,\" meaning that returns can accumulate over the life of a market without additional action from the holder. [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-t4qbar96xu) \n\n## Melee Score\n\nThe Melee Score is a single rating that Melee describes as the foundation for its future rewards and point systems. It is divided into six ranks, in ascending order: Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Diamond, and Champion. \n\nThe project has framed the score as a permanent measure of standing, promoting it under the heading \"Earn permanent rewards\" and inviting users to \"Start earning your Melee Score today.\"[\\[ 1\\]](#cite-id-t4qbar96xu)​[\\[2\\]](#cite-id-ofbth7kzvv)​\n","categories":[{"id":"exchanges-and-marketplaces","title":"exchanges-and-marketplaces"}],"tags":[{"id":"Solana"},{"id":"PredictionMarket"}],"images":[{"id":"QmQcMyVErwAMvbwNJ8MVaV7wYHgDfcmd1C5ECjU6jnPA7p","type":"image/jpeg, image/png"}],"media":[],"metadata":[{"id":"references","value":"[{\"id\":\"t4qbar96xu\",\"url\":\"https://www.melee.markets/\",\"description\":\"Melee describes its beta and Melee Score\",\"timestamp\":1788260703548},{\"id\":\"ofbth7kzvv\",\"url\":\"https://x.com/MeleeMarkets\",\"description\":\"Melee is presented as a creator prediction markets project on Solana\",\"timestamp\":1788260703548}]"},{"id":"rootdata_profile","value":"https://www.rootdata.com/Projects/detail/Melee?k=MTkwMTE="},{"id":"website","value":"https://www.melee.markets/"},{"id":"twitter_profile","value":"https://x.com/MeleeMarkets"},{"id":"discord_profile","value":"https://discord.gg/PP8pwSpBQD"},{"id":"telegram_profile","value":"https://t.me/meleealpha"},{"id":"commit-message","value":"Create Melee wiki"}],"events":[],"linkedWikis":{"founders":[],"blockchains":["solana"],"speakers":[]},"user":{"id":"0x8af7a19a26d8fbc48defb35aefb15ec8c407f889"},"author":{"id":"0x212Cb3F4aE6611054637f9f78F18fB628AD258bb"},"language":"en","operator":{"id":"0x212Cb3F4aE6611054637f9f78F18fB628AD258bb"}}