> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://defind.gitbook.io/defind/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://defind.gitbook.io/defind/marketplace/how-it-works.md).

# How the Marketplace works

The Marketplace connects **vendors**, the people who find and curate valuable wallets, with **subscribers**, the traders who want to track those wallets.

## You subscribe to a vendor, not a single list

A subscription gives you access to **everything the vendor publishes** for as long as it runs, including lists and wallets they add during your subscription. Vendors keep curating, so what you see can change over time.

## DeFind never holds your money

Each vendor sells through their own onchain contract, called a **lock**. When you subscribe, the lock takes the payment from your wallet and pays it out in the same transaction, so DeFind never holds your money. Onchain payments can't be reversed by DeFind.

## What you'll need

* a connected wallet, on **Ethereum**;
* enough **USDC** for the vendor's price;
* a little **ETH** for network fees. Every transaction needs some, separately from the USDC price.

## Subscribing, step by step

1. Open **Marketplace** and click **View vendor** on the vendor you want.
2. Check their stats (**Lists**, **Wallets**, **Chains**, **Subscribers**) and their published lists. Search finds a list or a wallet by name, and **Tags** narrows the wallets to the tags you pick. Wallet addresses are hidden until you subscribe.
3. Click **Subscribe**. The summary shows the **Rate** and when your access will run until (**Access until**).
4. **Referral code.** If you signed up through someone's link, their code is already filled in under **Referral code (from your referral)**, and it can't be changed. Otherwise you can enter one under **Referral code (optional)**.
5. **Approve.** Your wallet asks you to allow the vendor's lock to take the exact amount. No money moves yet. If you've already approved enough, this step shows **Approved** and you skip it.
6. **Confirm.** Your wallet sends the payment.

When it's done you'll see **Subscription active**, and the vendor's lists appear in **My Wallets**.

## Extending

A subscription is a single payment for a fixed period. **It never renews by itself.** To extend, click **Extend access** on the vendor's page, or the extend icon in the list header (**Extend on the marketplace**). The summary shows your **Current expiry**, what the payment **Adds**, and your **New expiry**.

Your subscriptions are listed under **Settings → Vendor subscriptions**, with when each one runs until.

* **Extend early and you lose nothing.** If your subscription is still active, the new period is added to the end of your current subscription.
* **If it has already expired,** the new period starts when you pay.
* **You pay the vendor's current price and period,** which may differ from what you paid last time.

Your list sidebar shows **Subscription ends in …**, highlighted as a warning in the last 7 days.

## When a subscription expires

The vendor's lists stay in **My Wallets**, but the wallets are blurred under **Access has expired**. Click **Subscribe again** to restore access, or **Remove from my wallets** to clear the list.

## Using what you've subscribed to

While your subscription is active, you can export a vendor's lists into your own tools for your own use. Sharing, reselling or publishing them is not allowed; see the [Terms of Service](https://www.defind.info/tos).

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Vendors are independent. DeFind does not verify their lists or performance claims, and nothing on DeFind is financial advice.
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