Introducing Referrals & XCT Core — invite friends, build your Deck, earn currency

Site news · 2026-06-21

Two big new features land today: Referrals and XCT Core. Invite your friends, collect a deck of reward cards, and start banking XCT — our brand-new currency.

Referrals & your Deck

Every member now has a personal invite link (and a short code) under Community → Referrals . Share it to X, Bluesky, Facebook, WhatsApp, Telegram, Reddit, LinkedIn or email — and when a friend joins with it, they’re automatically added as your XCT friend.

As your referrals add up you unlock a Deck of 11 collectible reward cards — from Welcomed (for joining through a friend) and Spark (your first referral) all the way up to Visionary at 100 referrals. Locked cards sit greyscale; unlocked ones light up in full colour, with a progress bar counting down to your next tier. Click any card to view it full-screen.

Joined before referrals existed? No problem — there’s a “Who referred you?” box to credit the member who introduced you (one-time), and your unlocked cards show off on your public profile under the new Deck tab.

XCT Core — a brand-new currency

Referrals now pay out in XCT Core . You earn 100 Core for every completed referral, plus a one-time badge bonus each time you reach a new card tier ( +100 for Spark, scaling all the way to +15,000 for Visionary), and +100 for your Welcomed card. The floating gem in the top bar always shows your balance.

Open the XCT Core dashboard to claim your rewards — every reward has its own claim button, and claiming plays a little animation as the Core ticks up into your balance. You’ll find a full “how to earn” breakdown and your complete earning history there too.

What’s next? XCT Core is racking up right now so you’ve got a head start — spendable rewards are coming soon . Start sharing your link today and build that Deck.