01 / Fees provide the funding.
Pons creator fees actually claimed are the recorded income source. Prediction-market quotes do not create income. Token sales, trading volume, creator fees and net profit are different numbers.
THE CURRENT PLAN / STILL IN CALIBRATIONThe market sets expectations.
The market sets expectations.
The match tells the story.
VILLA is issued on Pons. The oracle is being calibrated. No official match prices have been locked and no project buybacks have been executed in the published record.
02 / Read both markets. Place no bet.
The trial reads Polymarket as the primary price source and Predict as a cross-check. A formal lock requires matching fixtures and settlement rules, enough valid samples in the pre-match window, and acceptable price and depth. Disagreement or missing evidence can mean a recorded skip. No project prediction orders or LP activity are recorded.
03 / A win would release part of a budget.
The planned formula is: match budget × (1 − locked pre-match probability) on a win; zero on a draw or loss. A less expected win would release a larger share. This is a rule for spending existing funds, not winnings from a prediction bet.
A match's budget is 10% of the treasury balance when that match is settled, however many matches are left. The treasury is the 60% share of claimed creator fees. Every competition counts — league, Europe and cups — but only matches both markets list can be locked; the rest are skipped. Unspent money stays in the treasury, and the next match again takes 10% of the balance. Cup ties count the first 90 minutes only: a win in extra time or on penalties is not a win. The earlier betting split is not the current rule.
04 / A calculation is not a buyback.
A price observation, official lock, final score, budget calculation and executed buyback are separate events. Only an execution receipt counts as money spent. A calculated buyback promises no token price and is not a payout to holders.
05 / Show the source, amount and status.
The activity page separates recorded fee income, market-data collection, actual spending and holder payouts. Historical rankings replay a rule at historical bookmaker odds; they are not project revenue, actual prediction trades or token returns.
06 / What holding means.
This is an independent fan experiment, unaffiliated with Aston Villa. Holding VILLA provides no redemption right or proportional claim on the treasury. Neither wins nor buybacks guarantee profit or a price floor.