Radical transparency

Don't trust us. Verify us.

Fairness you don't have to take on faith. Crucible hands you the math — re-derive every match seed, audit the settlement ledger, and confirm the operator never takes the other side of your bet. Everything below runs in your browser.

Provably fairGlass ledgerNever your counterparty
0%
of matches publicly verifiable
0%
flat rake — the only thing we take
$0
operator counterparty position
01 · Provably fair

The map, your side, the server — none of it was chosen.

Before a match starts we publish a SHA-256 commitment to a secret server seed. Afterwards we reveal the seed — and every match-critical pick is re-derived from it, in your browser. No operator discretion. Edit a single character below and watch the proof collapse.

Step 1Committed before the match
sha256(serverSeed)
517c08a6b6e8816393af86bba15fc315f777555d9e29bcddae5edffe95056789

Published 2026-05-12 09:41:08 UTC — locked in before a single round was played.

Step 2Revealed after the match
clientSeed
vertex:nonce-4417
matchId
0192f8a0-7a3c-7e2b-8a3c-7a3c7e2b8a3c
Step 3Verify in your browser
Reproduced from the seed

sha256(serverSeed : clientSeed : matchId) deterministically fixes every pick. Same inputs → same result, every time.

Map—
Starting side · Player A—
Server region—
derivation hash
—
Committed before play, the outcome is fixed in advance — it can't be steered after you bet.
In-browser verified · zero trust

The Glass Ledger

Every settlement is a link in a public, hash-chained log. The operator collects a flat rake and nothing else — its counterparty position is provably $0.00. Your browser does the math below; we never ask you to trust us.

genesis0000000000…000000
  1. #4417pending
    vertexvsmirage_main
    settled 10:18:52 · vertex takes the pot
    Pot$40.00
    Rake = 8.00%$3.20
    Payout$36.80
    0000000000…000000↳ links to genesis
  2. #4418pending
    ace_playervsdeadeye
    settled 10:19:34 · ace_player takes the pot
    Pot$200.00
    Rake = 8.00%$16.00
    Payout$184.00
    0000000000…000000↳ links to #4417
  3. #4419pending
    kovaaks_diffvsfrostbyte
    settled 10:21:07 · frostbyte takes the pot
    Pot$10.00
    Rake = 8.00%$0.80
    Payout$9.20
    0000000000…000000↳ links to #4418
  4. #4420pending
    secondwindvstempo
    settled 10:22:48 · secondwind takes the pot
    Pot$1,000.00
    Rake = 8.00%$80.00
    Payout$920.00
    0000000000…000000↳ links to #4419
  5. #4421pending
    naïve_rushvsquietstorm
    settled 10:24:11 · quietstorm takes the pot
    Pot$50.00
    Rake = 8.00%$4.00
    Payout$46.00
    0000000000…000000↳ links to #4420
  6. #4422pending
    ricochetvshalcyon
    settled 10:25:59 · ricochet takes the pot
    Pot$300.00
    Rake = 8.00%$24.00
    Payout$276.00
    0000000000…000000↳ links to #4421

Follow the money

Who is your counterparty?

Another player — never the operator. Follow the money through one diagram: stakes into neutral escrow, the pot to the winner, a thin rake to the operator. Ribbon thickness is the dollar amount.

Stakes in
Neutral escrow
Settlement out
each other's counterparty
$20.00
Player Astakes
$20.00
Player Bstakes
$40.00
Escrowpot held neutrally · 8% rake
$36.80
Winnerpot − 8% rake
Operator · $3.20 rakeneutral · earns only rake · never holds a position
Player A stakePlayer B stakeFat pot → winnerThin 8% rake → operator

Crucible · rake-onlyplayers settle against each other

The two players are each other’s counterparty. The operator only ever takes a thin rake off the pot — it never holds a position and is indifferent to who wins.

The model only works if we're honest. So we made honesty checkable.

Rake-only, server-verified, provably fair. The ladder is live and free — no deposit, no trapped funds, no house on the other side of your aim.

Play the free ladderSee the anti-cheat moat