# The Pumpkin Story ### Discovery begins with markets—and with people A user opens Pumpkin and selects a market. The market page looks like a professional terminal: chart, depth, funding, positions. But it also answers a question most terminals ignore: **Who is explaining this market right now?** Each market page surfaces live rooms actively discussing the instrument. This isn’t a recommendation widget; it is a structural bridge between information and action.
### A room is not a video—it is an execution surface The user enters a room. The room is a trading environment: * The room cover displays verifiable performance signals. * The host and guests can disclose realtime positions (with safety controls). * Host trades appear in the room instantly as events in chat and bullet comments. * The user can follow a trade in one tap, without leaving the room. ### Strategy is published as an object, not a suggestion The host publishes a strategy card during the stream. The card is structured: * instrument, direction, entry type * optional risk template (position sizing constraints) * and an explanation tied to the live context ### Execution becomes truth in realtime If the trade is spot, the UI is backed by onchain receipts.\ If the trade is perps, the UI is backed by the ZK perps event pipeline. The result appears in the room as a verified event. This is the crux of the Live Market Layer: the stream becomes a truthful market record, not a performance show. ### The session becomes a replayable artifact When the stream ends, it doesn’t vanish. Pumpkin records it and indexes it with markers so users can jump to specific moments: entry, scaling, stop moves, exits, or funding events. ### Contribution becomes a weekly economy Each week, contribution is measured and rewarded through Pumpkin Seeds. This closes the loop: a user’s trading, a creator’s content, and a builder’s tools all connect into the same incentive substrate. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.pumpkin.xyz/getting-started/the-pumpkin-story.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.