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# What's Dual Bonding Curve (DBC)?

**Dual Bonding Curve** is the pricing architecture behind CrossSpace's content/creator trading. To invest in a creator's KEY, users must purchase the TICKETs for their content, which simultaneously invests an equal amount in the creator's KEY. 

A more detailed explanation can be found in the next chapter.  

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