Everyone gets a real KC wallet for free. A future Premium tier is designed to unlock everyday card-linked earning and full gifting flexibility for fans who want to move faster — here's how the two compare.
Free is the real, working KC Coin experience today. Premium is a designed-but-not-yet-built upgrade path.
| Feature | Free | Premium (concept) |
|---|---|---|
| Earning KC | Daily check-ins, MiniLog activity, games and quizzes, Korean Hero, spend-back at partners | Everything in Free, plus earning KC automatically from everyday card spending once card-linking launches |
| Gifting | Send raw KC to other members, plus a curated menu of partner-sponsored vouchers | Full partner voucher marketplace — any listed item, any partner, no menu restriction |
| Card linking | Not included | Link a Visa/Mastercard so everyday spending mileage flows into your KC wallet (coming soon) |
| Price | Free, always | A small annual fee, amount TBD — not charged today |
Instead of raising equity, KC Coin is designed to run on pre-funded reward pools: real Korean organizations set aside real money to reward fans, and KC Coin is the ledger and the bridge — not the source of the funds.
Agencies fund reward pools tied to comebacks, streaming, and fan events.
Tourism departments fund check-in and transit-linked rewards to drive visitor spending.
Financial and transit partners fund rewards tied to accounts, cards, and rides.
Studios and heritage sites fund rewards for trivia, location visits, and screenings.
Hospitality partners fund promotional check-in and booking rewards.
Neighborhood businesses fund spend-back rewards to bring in fan foot traffic.
Goes straight to fans as KC — the largest share of every pool.
Covers the exact tech, server, and tracking cost of running that reward pool — no more, no less.
A fixed platform fee, taken the same way on every pool, membership, and partner sale — kept small and transparent on purpose.
KC only enters your wallet when you check in, play, post, or spend real money at a partner. Redeeming or cashing out KC never generates more KC — that one-way rule is what keeps the whole system backed and bankruptcy-proof.