Access to prize pools requires Points. Users can still participate in markets without sharing data, but prize pool access is reserved for data contributors. This aligns rewards with the growth of the permissioned data network.
More users → more curated permissioned data → higher-quality indices → deeper products and markets → larger prize pools → more usersAs the network grows, high-signal data concentrates inside Narrativ, while alternative access paths that bypass permission diminish. That concentration is what becomes difficult to replicate.