Question 1

What is Muses?

Accepted Answer

Muses is a paper-trading platform where you can 'invest' in artists as if they were stocks. Each artist has a live price computed from real Spotify and YouTube data. You trade with virtual credits — no real money, no deposits, no KYC.

Question 2

Is this real investing?

Accepted Answer

No. Today, Muses is a sandbox — a way to see if you can spot a rising artist before the charts do. Nothing you do here costs or earns you actual money. If Muses ever moves to a real product it will be obvious, loud, and regulated first.

Question 3

Do I need to sign up?

Accepted Answer

Yes — a free account with email and password. The moment you confirm your email, $10,000 in virtual credits land in your portfolio. No deposit, no KYC, no credit card. Your portfolio syncs across devices so you can pick up on phone, tablet, or laptop.

Question 4

How are prices calculated?

Accepted Answer

The core formula is: monthly Spotify listeners × $0.03 per 1,000,000. On top of that, YouTube channel scale, chart position, and recent radio play add small, bounded boosts. An exponential moving average smooths out the noise so the price doesn't whiplash on every refresh.

Question 5

How often do prices update?

Accepted Answer

Every 30 minutes, 24/7. A scheduled job pulls fresh Spotify and YouTube numbers and recomputes every listed artist's price.

Question 6

Which data sources does Muses use?

Accepted Answer

Just Spotify (monthly listeners) and YouTube (channel subscribers and total views) today. No Apple Music, no TikTok, no Shazam — those might come later, but only if they meaningfully improve the price signal.

Question 7

What order types are supported?

Accepted Answer

Market orders only, for now. Limit, stop, and trailing orders are on the roadmap but not live — this page will be updated the day any of them ship.

Question 8

Where is my portfolio stored?

Accepted Answer

On the Muses servers, tied to your account, with a local cache in your browser for speed. That's what lets the portfolio follow you between phone, tablet, and laptop. Clearing site data only drops the local cache — your real portfolio is safe and will resync the moment you sign back in.

Question 9

What fees does Muses charge?

Accepted Answer

None. There's no real money moving anywhere, so there's nothing to charge a fee on. If Muses ever becomes a real product, the cost model will be published openly before anything is charged.

Question 10

Can I deposit or withdraw real money?

Accepted Answer

No. There are no deposits, no withdrawals, no bank links, no payment rails. The $10,000 you start with is a virtual balance only.

Question 11

How are artists chosen?

Accepted Answer

By hand. The roster is a mix of major global artists, interesting mid-tier names, and a few picks across the genres Muses covers. It's intentionally eclectic.

Question 12

How many artists are listed?

Accepted Answer

Currently 105. New artists are added in small batches — if you want someone added, email hello@muses.exchange.

Question 13

Is Muses regulated?

Accepted Answer

No. Muses is a paper-trading platform. It is not a broker, not a fund, not a securities exchange, and holds no financial licenses. Nothing on Muses is investment advice.

Question 14

What's on the roadmap?

Accepted Answer

More artists, more order types, better charts, leaderboards, and sharper data signals. Muses ships incrementally rather than against fixed deadlines — the honest answer is: when it's ready.

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Honest answers,
short version.

Answers are good.
Trying is better.