> ## Documentation Index
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# Franchise Statuses
> Member → Builder → Manager → Director → Partner. Status tiers based on cumulative engagement.
Franchise tier thresholds are still being finalized by the team. The structure (5 tiers) is canonical; specific CRS / referral / time thresholds will be confirmed before mainnet launch.
## What franchise is
Franchise is a **status / role progression system** in the Bini App. Unlike user [Levels](/bini-app/levels) (which scale with XP from CRS spend), franchise tracks **cumulative engagement and team-building**.
It's a parallel progression — a power user with no team can hit Level 30 but stay at the lowest franchise tier. A user with a large active team can reach a high franchise tier even at mid Levels.
## The five tiers
| Tier | Approximate role | Typical milestones |
| ------------ | --------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **Member** | Default tier on signup | Active claiming, some referrals |
| **Builder** | Has a small active team | Several active refs, regular claims, completed core lessons |
| **Manager** | Mid-size active team | Larger active team, hit lesson maxes, some Bridge A activity |
| **Director** | Significant team + activity | Substantial team, deep DEX participation, holds Agent Tokens |
| **Partner** | Top tier | Highest team contribution, ecosystem leader |
Specific thresholds (active ref count, cumulative CRS, days active, level requirement) will be defined in the canonical Bini App spec.
## What each tier unlocks
| Tier | Benefits |
| -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Member | Base experience |
| Builder | Possible CRS multiplier on own mining, badge in profile |
| Manager | Higher cosmetic tier, possibly improved cap on Bridge B |
| Director | Larger advantages — exact perks TBD |
| Partner | Top-tier perks: governance weight, branding, possibly revenue share |
The exact perks per tier are being finalized by product.
## Franchise vs Level vs R0-R8
Three parallel progressions in the Binibit ecosystem:
| System | Driven by | Resets? | Where |
| --------------------- | -------------------------------- | ----------------------- | ---------------- |
| **User Level (1-30)** | Cumulative XP from CRS spend | Never | Bini App |
| **Franchise tier** | Engagement + team activity | Possibly seasonal | Bini App |
| **R0-R8** | Staked BINI + team staked volume | Continuous reassessment | Binibit Exchange |
You can be:
* High Level + low Franchise (solo grinder)
* Mid Level + high Franchise (community-focused)
* High R0-R8 + low Level (whale staker who doesn't play the app)
All three are valid paths.
## How to advance franchise tier
* Build an active referral team (see [Referrals](/bini-app/referrals))
* Maintain claim consistency (avoid breaking streaks)
* Engage with the lesson loop
* Use the bridges
* Participate in lottery, spawn Agent Tokens
The franchise system rewards **breadth of engagement**, not just CRS spending depth.
## Seasonal resets
Specific franchise tiers may reset on a seasonal cadence (quarterly, annual) so that long-term inactive users don't hold tier indefinitely. Reset rules are TBD — check the Bini App for current policy.
## Tokenomics impact
Franchise tiers allocate part of the Rewards pool to engagement-based bonuses. The exact allocation (out of the 600M Rewards pool over 4 years) is a per-month policy decision.
This complements the simple CRS-spend-based emission and rewards a different behavior: community building and breadth of engagement.
## Related
XP-based progression
3-level CRS team rewards
Staking-based progression
Where everything connects