Outspend is a live page-takeover experiment: money buys temporary featured placement, time burns its value down, and anybody can take the page by paying more than the value left.
Updated August 23, 2026
The mechanic
A successful buyer places an approved name, short message, destination, and visual theme across most of the home page. The server turns the accepted amount into a fixed duration and publishes a countdown from trusted timestamps. As seconds pass, the placement's remaining monetary value falls with them.
The next buyer does not bid into an auction or wait for a round to end. They can take over immediately by completing a valid payment for at least the live threshold: the greater of the minimum purchase or one cent more than the current placement's remaining value. The server resolves simultaneous attempts atomically, so only one valid payment can win a version of the page.
A rate that gets scarcer
The founders curve begins at up to one day of placement per $1. Every reign is capped at three days so a large purchase cannot freeze the page for weeks. After each confirmed placement that is successfully published, the next rate loses one hour per dollar until it reaches the six-hour-per-dollar floor after 18 successful placements. Failed payments, retries, expirations, and settlements blocked before publication do not advance the curve; later moderation does not roll it back.
The live quote shown during checkout is always authoritative. A purchase keeps the exact capped duration accepted for that attempt, and its full paid value burns across that fixed window; later scarcity changes do not shorten an existing reign. The Rules explain the calculation and displacement example in detail.
What a placement includes
- a short public name and tagline;
- an HTTPS destination reached through Outspend's controlled redirect;
- one constrained theme, plus a small set of safe visual tokens that may be derived from the destination after a win; and
- up to the exact display time quoted when the attempt is accepted.
Submitted destinations never become page code. Outspend does not embed a page holder's HTML, JavaScript, CSS, images, fonts, cookies, or trackers. Placements remain subject to validation and moderation under the Rules.
Payments and safety
At launch, a takeover uses real, native Circle USDC on a buyer-selected Base, Polygon, or Arbitrum network through the production facilitator identified in checkout. Before signing, the interface shows the exact network, token contract, receiver, and amount. The launch integration requires an EOA-compatible wallet; smart accounts are not supported yet. The page changes only after the server atomically reserves one valid attempt and confirms matching settlement evidence for that winner.
Outspend will never ask for a wallet seed phrase, private key, or secret recovery information. A confirmed on-chain transfer has real value and is irreversible. Read the Terms before paying and the Privacy Notice for details about data handling.
Frequently asked questions
What is Outspend?
Outspend is a live page-takeover experiment built around temporary featured placement. A successful payment publishes an approved placement across most of the public page until its timer expires, it is removed for a rules violation, or another buyer outspends its remaining value.
How does the takeover price work?
Time and value burn together. The server calculates the current placement's remaining monetary value, and the next valid takeover starts at the greater of the minimum purchase or one cent more than that value. The checkout quote is authoritative.
Is the displayed time guaranteed?
No. Every purchase is for up to the quoted display time. A later buyer can end the placement early by completing a valid takeover, and unused time is not automatically refunded after a legitimate displacement.
Do I need an account?
No account is required to browse, draw a free ephemeral Raid or Defense mark in the Live Crayon War, or start a takeover. A paid takeover requires a compatible wallet and the exact payment details shown during checkout.
Does the Live Crayon War cost money or change the page holder?
No. The Live Crayon War uses free, ephemeral visual signals from live browser connections. Marks vanish when connections leave. They do not authorize a payment, alter the countdown or price, or change the page holder.
What can a page holder publish?
A page holder can submit a short name, an HTTPS destination, a tagline, and a constrained theme. Content and destinations must follow the Rules. Outspend can reject or remove unsafe, deceptive, illegal, or otherwise prohibited placements.
Is this literal ownership of Outspend?
No. A buyer receives temporary featured placement only. They do not acquire the Outspend domain, application, company, audience, or any other business asset.
See it in motion
The live page shows the current page holder, remaining time, burning value, and authoritative takeover threshold. The public history records completed, non-moderated reigns without turning Outspend into a conventional leaderboard.