What is Gridsteal?
A tile ownership market built on conviction — stake SOL on the projects you believe in and earn passive rewards while you hold.
The Concept
Everything you need to understand in two paragraphs.
Gridsteal is an on-chain tile ownership platform on Solana. Every token or project can launch a grid — a 10×10 board of 100 tiles. Each tile is always publicly for sale at the price its holder sets. You earn passive SOL income while you hold, and anyone can buy your tile out from under you at any time by paying your listed price plus a 20% fee on top.
The mechanism is called Harberger taxation: you pay a small continuous monthly fee on the value you self-assess, and your tile is always publicly buyable at that exact price. This enforces honest pricing, keeps tiles active, and generates a reward stream that flows proportionally to everyone with skin in the game.
Core Concepts
Five building blocks that make Gridsteal work.
Every SPL token or project gets a 10×10 grid of 100 tiles. The creator sets a starting price per tile at launch. The grid lives on-chain forever — no expiry, no admin shutdown.
Each tile has a holder, a listed price, and a deposit. You set your own price. Anyone can claim or buy out any tile at any time — that's the Harberger guarantee.
You pay 5% of your tile's listed price per month, deducted continuously from your deposit. This taxes the value you claim — not your income — and redistributes it as rewards to all holders.
A SOL balance you maintain per tile. Harberger tax drains from it each month. Keep it topped up to extend your runway. Your deposit size also determines your share of the reward pool.
A shared pool per grid, fed by 100% of Harberger tax AND 10% of every buyout fee. Your share is proportional to your deposit. Claim SOL rewards any time — no lock-ups or epochs.
Who It's For
Three user types, one shared platform.
- →Claim tiles early in projects you believe in
- →Earn passive SOL from tax + buyout fee flow
- →Profit when interest grows and tiles get bid up
- →Full deposit refund if you choose to exit
- →Find grids with high buyout activity
- →Claim tiles, list higher, wait to be bought out
- →Earn accumulator rewards while holding
- →Move capital to the next opportunity
- →Launch a grid for your token — free
- →Earn 5% of every buyout automatically
- →No claiming — fees arrive in the same tx
- →Grid = live community conviction signal
Profiles & Identity
How users are identified on Gridsteal.
Every wallet address on Gridsteal can have a public profile — a username, bio, emoji avatar, and a verified X/Twitter account. Profiles are secured by a signed message from your wallet, so only the address owner can update their own profile.
Connect with Phantom, Solflare, Google, email, or Twitter via Privy. Every session is tied to a Solana wallet address.
Link your X account via OAuth — your handle and profile picture are automatically imported. One X account per wallet, enforced at the database level.
Usernames are case-insensitively unique. Once a name is taken, no one else can register it in any capitalisation.
If no profile is set, a deterministic pixel avatar is generated from your wallet address — unique and consistent everywhere on the platform.