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Blitz is a 30-second game. BNB, ETH and SOL line up at the start of every round. Pick the one you think will post the highest gain by the time the round ends. Every trade placed in the round goes into a single pool, and the holders of the winning asset split it between them. Rounds run on a fixed clock, so a new race starts every 30 seconds. There is no leverage, no liquidation price, and nothing to manage once you're in — you buy a position, the race runs, and the round settles. Asset prices are sourced from [Chainlink](https://chain.link/) price feeds ### How It Works Every round lasts 30 seconds and is split into two segments: **Pre-race** and **Race**
SegmentDurationTradingWhat's happening
Pre-race5sOpenAssets are on the line. Prices are flat since there is no information yet.
Race10sOpenAssets move in real time. Prices react to the standings.
Race10sClosedTrading is locked. Watch the race to the finish line.
Settlement5sClosedThe winner is confirmed and the pool is paid out. Next round begins.
#### Pre-race (5 seconds) Outcome token prices stay flat throughout the pre-race segment. Backing any of the three assets costs the same regardless of when you buy in this window. This is the cheapest point of entry in the round, and the point at which you have the least information to go on. #### Race (10s trade + 10s watch) The race starts and the three assets begin moving against live price data. **Trading is open for another 10 seconds.** Watch the assets move and place your trades. Outcome token prices are no longer flat: as the picture becomes clearer, backing the frontrunner costs more. Waiting buys you information, and information costs money. A later entry buys fewer shares for the same money. **In the final 10s of the race, trading is locked.** No new positions can be placed. The assets run to the finish line and the round is decided on the closing data. #### Settlement Once the winning asset is confirmed, the pool is paid out to holders of that asset's outcome token. This takes a few seconds, after which the next round's pre-race segment begins automatically. ### Payouts **Winner takes the whole pool.** Every trade placed during the round, across all three assets, goes into one prize pool. When the round settles, that entire pool is distributed to holders of the winning asset. Positions on the two losing assets expire worthless. **The pool is split pro-rata.** Your share of the pool is your share of the winning outcome tokens: ``` your payout = round pool × (your winning shares ÷ total winning shares) ``` ### Fees Blitz charges a total of **1%**, made up of: | Fee | Rate | | -------------- | ------ | | Integrator fee | 0.6% | | Protocol fee | 0.4% | | **Total** | **1%** | ### Trading Rules
**Buy only.** You can open a position by buying an outcome token, but positions cannot be sold. Once you've bought in, you are in until the round settles. There is no early exit, no partial close, and no way to flip your pick. **Trading closes 10s before the finish line.** Any position you want must be placed during pre-race or the first half of the race. ### How Outcome Tokens Are Priced **During pre-race, prices are flat.** No race data exists yet, so there is nothing for the price to react to. **Once the race begins, prices move.** Live price data arrives, the standings become visible, and the outcome tokens re-price in response. An asset that pulls ahead becomes more expensive to back. ### Supported Assets Every Blitz round races the same three assets: * **BNB** * **ETH** * **SOL** ### Where the Data Comes From Asset prices are sourced from Chainlink price feeds. Chainlink aggregates data across multiple independent node operators and exchanges, so each round settles against an external, publicly verifiable feed rather than an internal price. --- # Agent Instructions This documentation is published with GitBook. GitBook is the documentation platform designed so that both humans and AI agents can read, navigate, and reason over technical content effectively. Learn more at gitbook.com. ## Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter, and the optional `goal` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.42.space/getting-started/publish-your-docs/blitz.md?ask=&goal= ``` `ask` is the immediate question: it should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. `goal` is optional and describes the broader end goal you are ultimately trying to accomplish on behalf of the user. GitBook uses it to tailor the answer towards what is most useful for that goal. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.