The model
Three tiers, two unlocks.
Non-holderFree
The pitch. Browse, watch the price, read the room.
🔓 unlock with $5 → the first share, bought from Mike
$5 MemberMembership
A name on the public ledger, a seat in the Discord, and a vote on real decisions.
🔓 unlock with a funded account → trading + dividends
Paid accountTrading
Everything above, plus dividends and active trading on the open market.
One pattern, two gates. The live vote sits locked on the landing and $5 membership unlocks it. Trading features sit locked for free members and a funded account unlocks them. Same "locked → unlock" affordance both times, so the voting experience never gets cluttered with upgrade nags, the lock only appears on trading surfaces a member walks toward on purpose.