# Questions

> Straight answers about Canvas64: prices, buyouts, royalties, payments, safety and links.

### What is Canvas64?

Canvas64 is a public wall of 64 cells on Base where anyone can claim a cell for $30, show their photo and links to everyone, and get paid when it is bought out: $49 on a $30 cell, then a royalty on every later sale of it, forever.

### How much does a Canvas64 cell cost?

A free cell costs $30. A taken cell costs its next step, 1.65× the last price: $50, then $82, $135 and up, with no cap.

### How do Canvas64 buyouts work?

Anyone can buy any cell at its next step, and the owner cannot refuse. The owner is paid the new price less the royalties and the 2% fee, which is always more than they paid: $49 for a $30 cell, $76.26 for a $50 one.

### How do Canvas64 royalties work?

Every owner earns a share of every later sale of their cell, forever, from the next owner's resale on: 5% for the first owner, 3.75% for the second, each a quarter less than the one before. All royalties together stay under 20%. The first owner of a cell that reaches step 10 has earned $338.85 in royalties on top of their buyout.

### Who buys Canvas64 cells?

Anyone who wants the spot: fans and viewers, other creators, brands, and buyers who play the ladder. Every buyer gets the same deal as the owners before them, and every new owner brings their own audience to the wall.

### How are owners paid?

Automatically, by the contract, in the same transaction as the sale: the seller's share and every royalty go straight to the owners' wallets. Nothing to request or withdraw, and every payment is public on Base.

### What do I need to buy a cell?

A wallet such as Coinbase Wallet or MetaMask, USDC on Base for the price, and a little ETH on Base for the network fee, well under a cent. The wallet is the account: no sign-up, no email, no password.

### Which links can a cell show?

One each to Twitch, YouTube, Kick, TikTok, Instagram or Linktree. Paste a link or a name; it is recognised, cleaned and shown with the service's logo. Links are optional and can change any time, for free.

### Can I change my photo and links?

Any time, for free: you sign a message in your wallet, with no transaction and no fee. A new photo goes up as soon as it passes screening.

### Is Canvas64 safe?

The rules are a contract on Base with no owner and no upgrade key, its source verified and public. Nobody, the team included, can change a price, take a cell or touch anyone's money. Canvas64 never holds funds and never asks for a recovery phrase. Contract, source and audit status: [Security](https://canvas64.com/docs/trust-and-safety.md).

### How does Canvas64 make money?

The $30 of every claim and a 2% fee on every buyout, paid by the contract in the sale's own transaction. The platform earns when the wall moves, the same as its owners.

### What happens if I lose my wallet?

The wallet is the account and holds the cell outright, so its recovery phrase is the key to both: keep it private and backed up. Details in [Before you buy](https://canvas64.com/docs/risks.md).

### Can AI agents use Canvas64?

Yes. A read-only MCP server and a public API give any agent the wall, every cell's price and the full price model, with no key. See [For AI agents and developers](https://canvas64.com/docs/agents.md).