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# Referral & Early Access

Get in early. Same rate for everyone.

unflat is rolling out access in groups. Where you sit on the waitlist decides when you get your invite, and referring friends moves you up the queue.

## There is no bonus rate

Earlier versions of this page described early-adopter APY tiers and a referral yield boost. **Those bonuses no longer exist.**

unflat now charges no fee at all, so there is no fee to waive and no boosted rate to offer. Everyone earns the same displayed APY from day one, whether they are the first signup or the ten-thousandth. See [Fees & Transparency](/unflat-docs/product/fees-and-transparency.md).

Being early gets you access, not a higher number.

## Access groups

Your signup position decides which group you are invited in:

| Group      | Signups    | What it means |
| ---------- | ---------- | ------------- |
| **First**  | First 500  | Invited first |
| **Second** | Next 1,500 | Invited next  |
| **Third**  | Next 3,000 | Invited third |

## Referrals

Share your referral link and both you and your friend move up the waitlist. Referrals change your position in the queue and nothing else. No APY is attached to them.

## How to participate

1. Join the waitlist at [unflat.finance](https://unflat.finance)
2. Your group is determined automatically by your signup position
3. Share your unique referral link with friends
4. You and your friend both move up

## Terms

* Referrals affect waitlist position only. They do not change your rate.
* The displayed APY is variable and market-dependent, and is the same for every user.
* unflat charges no performance fee, no management fee and no subscription.
* Program details may evolve as unflat grows. We'll communicate changes in advance.