The RC Verified Standard
Every RC Verified credential certifies exactly this, no more, no less. Each credential resolves at /verify to a live record issued under a stated version of this Standard.
1 · Eligibility floor
A community becomes eligible to publish only once its own tracked ledger holds at least 50 graded picks spanning at least 14 days. Publication additionally requires an explicit owner opt-in. The floor alone never publishes anything.
2 · What “tracked” means, and what RC Verified is not
RC Verified means this community’s betting record is independently tracked by Ranked Cappers: every pick is timestamped when it is posted, graded against game data, and written to an append-only ledger that no one (not the community, not Ranked Cappers) can edit or delete. The community’s owner has opted in to publishing this record. RC Verified is a statement that the record is independently tracked and owner-published. It is NOT an endorsement, rating, ranking, or prediction of future results, and it does not assert the record is good or profitable.
3 · Coverage rule
Coverage: picks are tracked only from the community’s configured channels; picks posted elsewhere are not on file. Coverage is disclosed, not assumed: a record speaks only for the channels it was tracked from.
4 · Grading (frozen)
Grading rules are frozen per sport. They change only by a versioned public amendment to this Standard, never silently, and never retroactively for already-graded picks.
5 · Our own published error rate
0 grade corrections logged across 7 graded picks, a published correction rate of 0.00%. Corrections are append-only: the original grade stays visible alongside the correction.
An auditor that audits itself is harder to capture quietly: this figure is computed live from the same append-only grade ledger the records use.
6 · The credential
Every published community is issued a permanent, system-minted credential number (RC-XXXXXX). It is opaque (reveals neither count nor order), immutable once issued, survives handle changes, and is never reassigned. On revocation it is retired and resolves to an explicit revoked status. The lookup at /verify, never the image, is the credential.
Version history
A credential states the Standard version it was issued under. When this Standard changes, the change lands here first.
What “RC Verified” means
RC Verified means this community’s betting record is independently tracked by Ranked Cappers: every pick is timestamped when it is posted, graded against game data, and written to an append-only ledger that no one (not the community, not Ranked Cappers) can edit or delete. The community’s owner has opted in to publishing this record. RC Verified is a statement that the record is independently tracked and owner-published. It is NOT an endorsement, rating, ranking, or prediction of future results, and it does not assert the record is good or profitable.
Read the full methodology → · How grading works · Our independence
21+. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER. Ranked Cappers is not a sportsbook, does not accept wagers, does not sell picks, and issues no betting advice. We hold no affiliate or paid relationship with any sportsbook or community. Figures are units and rates only, never dollar winnings. All numbers carry their sample size, date range, and a link to the methodology.