How Stork.Market keeps things legal
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What we are
Stork.Market is a gifting platform with a Team Boy / Team Girl twist. Family and friends contribute to a baby fund and pick a side. Every contribution is a one-way gift to the parents minus a 10% platform fee, regardless of the actual reveal outcome. The Boy/Girl split is purely social — no money changes hands based on guessing correctly.
What we are not
We are not a wagering platform, sportsbook, or casino. We never run a house, set odds, or take stakes. The platform never holds a position in any market. There are no winners, no payouts, and no money returns to contributors based on whether they guessed correctly. Every dollar that comes in goes to the parents minus our 10% platform fee.
How contributions work
When someone contributes to a reveal, the payment is processed once, up front. Stripe's processing fee and a 5% Stork.Market fee come off the top; the rest goes straight to the parents as a gift. Money moves exactly once, at contribution time — nothing is held back or paid out later. The reveal outcome does not affect the flow of funds: guessing correctly earns a game score for bragging rights, never a payout.
Play money in the prototype
Today the platform operates in play-money mode — no real dollars are contributed or transferred. The real-money flow is built but not yet enabled; activation depends on completing payment-processor underwriting. When it launches, parents will verify a bank account to receive contributions.
Questions?
Email hello@stork.market.