Introducing Whales Market Affiliate Program: Empowering Leaders with 40% Commission

Whales Market proud to introduce Affiliate Program: A premier initiative dedicated to those who drive adoption, educate users & lead community.

Whales Market

08 Dec 2025 4 min read

Following the rollout of our Referral Program, we are proud to introduce our Affiliate Program: A premier initiative dedicated to those who drive adoption, educate users, and lead trading communities.

This program takes our reward system to the next level. While the Referral Program allows individuals to invite friends, the Affiliate Program enables Leaders to build a permanent team structure, creating a sustainable revenue stream shared from the platform's trading fees.

The Affiliate Program operates on a Team Hierarchy model. It empowers approved Leaders to establish their own "Trading Teams" within Whales Market. As a Leader, you earn commissions not just from your direct members, but from the expanded network they bring to the ecosystem.

Key highlights:

Exclusive Commission: Leaders earn a fixed 40% of trading fees.
Team Structure: A permanent, tiered system designed for long-term growth.
Vetted Access: Requires application and admin approval to ensure high-quality community management.

Team Structure & Roles

The Affiliate ecosystem is built around three core roles:

Role	Definition	Key Characteristics
Leader	A vetted community builder approved by Whales Market Admins.	• Earns 40% of trading fees from the entire team. • Owns a Unique Custom Link. • Cannot delete the team once created.
Member	A user who joins a Leader’s team directly via the Leader’s link.	• Permanent binding to the Leader. • Can invite others (Referees) to expand the Leader's team. • Access to exclusive community benefits.
Referee	A user who signs up via a Member’s link.	• Belongs to the Leader’s team structure. • Trading fees contribute to the Leader's 40% commission.

Note: Team membership is permanent. Once a wallet joins a team, it remains bound to that structure. This ensures stability for Leaders dedicating time to build their communities.

Rewards Structure

The Affiliate Program is designed to create a symbiotic relationship between Leaders and Members.

For Leaders

As a Leader, your influence translates directly into measurable impact. Your effort in building and managing the team is rewarded with a permanent revenue share. You earn 40% of trading fees from two sources within your team:

Direct revenue: Generated whenever a Member (joined via your link) trades.
Indirect revenue: Generated whenever a Referee (invited by your Member) trades.

There is no cap on how many Members or Referees can join your structure. As your network grows, your passive yield scales with it.

For Members

Joining a Team is about finding the right ecosystem for your trading growth. While Whales Market provides the infrastructure, Leaders define the value proposition for their squads.

Leader-driven incentives: Each Leader curates their own set of perks to attract members, such as private alpha groups and trading signals, potential fee-kickbacks or reward sharing at their discretion…
Ecosystem Perks: On top of Leader-specific offers, all Members remain eligible for platform-wide promotions and whitelists reserved for active Trading Teams.

By joining a team, you are not just trading; you are trading with backup.

Affiliate vs. Referral: The Coexistence Rule

Whales Market now offers two distinct programs tailored to different user needs:

Feature	Referral Program	Affiliate Program
Best for	Individual Traders & Friends	KOLs, Guild Masters, Community Leaders
Entry requirement	Permissionless (Auto-generated)	Vetted (Application & Approval Required)
Reward model	Up to 50% (Tiered & Shared)	Fixed 40% (Leader-owned Revenue)
Network depth	Peer-to-Peer	Team Hierarchy

What happens if a user is already part of the Referral Program?

We have designed a logic that protects original referrers while allowing Leaders to expand their teams. To understand how this works in practice, let’s look at the following hypothetical scenario.

Scenario: User A was referred by user B months ago via the Referral Program. User A now decides to join Leader C's Affiliate Team.

Outcome:

User B (Original Referrer): Continues to receive the referral share from user A's personal trades.
Leader C (Affiliate Leader): Receives 0% from user A's personal trades (since the attribution belongs to User B).
HOWEVER: If user A invites new people (User D, E), those new users fall under Leader C's team structure. Leader C earn 40% from user D and E’s trading fees.

In short: Leaders may not earn from a veteran user's personal trades, but they capture the full value of the new network that user builds.

How to Get Started

For Leaders (Application required)

Navigate to the Affiliate Section on Whales Market.
Select "Create A Team".
Connect your wallet, submit your application and wait for approval.

leader whales market affiliate program — How to be a leader in Whales Market Affiliate Program

Once approved, access your Dashboard, customize your Team Link, and start onboarding your community.

For Members

Obtain a Team Link from your Community Leader.
Select "Join A Team".
Connect your wallet and confirm.

You are now officially part of the Team.

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FAQs

Can I switch teams later?

No. Joining a team is a permanent on-chain action to ensure the stability of the team structure.

Can a Leader delete their team?

No. Leaders cannot disband teams. This protects the members who have joined. Only Whales Market Admins can disable a team in exceptional circumstances (e.g., violation of terms).

I am already using the Referral Program. Can I apply for Affiliate?

Yes. If you manage a community and wish to upgrade your status to a Leader for better management tools and a dedicated team structure, you are welcome to apply.