The Laguna Referral Program, Explained

Your friend shopped last night. Did you earn from it? 🫄

This is how it looks like after you sent one link, apparently.

Somewhere between 11pm and whenever your friend finally put their phone down, three purchases happened.

Running shoes they’d been talking about for weeks. A vitamins restock – the third one this year, same brand, same flavour, reliable as rent. And a hotel booking that had been living in an open tab long enough to feel like furniture.

You were asleep when all of this happened.

And yet – somewhere in the background, without a single notification, without you lifting a finger. Your Laguna balance got a little heavier.

Not because of anything you bought. Because of something they did.

That’s the mechanic we want to talk about today. It sounds almost too convenient when you say it out loud. So let’s actually explain it properly.

About 6 minutes. Grab something to drink. 🤓

How the Laguna Referral Program Works

When you share your Laguna link and your friend completes their first purchase, two things happen.

➊ You both get $5 USD.
Once their first transaction is confirmed, the $5 shows up for both of you.

(Depending on the merchant, this can take around 30 to 120 days. Not instant, but pretty standard for cashback.)

➋ You earn 10% of every cashback they ever earn on Laguna. For as long as they keep using it.

That second part is the one we want to make sure you actually absorb. It’s not a one-time thing. Not for a limited time. As long as they keep using Laguna, you keep earning.

And no, it’s not taken from them.

They still get 100% of their cashback. This is just extra on top.

That’s why this feels different from the usual “refer a friend, get $10, and you’re done.”

Pick Your Fighter

Left: restocks protein. Middle: never closes the cart. Right: somehow always on a trip. All three: your passive income.

The 10% stream kind of takes the shape of whoever you refer. And the funny part is… you probably already know a few of these people.

There’s always that gym friend.

Protein every few weeks. New hoodie because “this brand hits different.” Some supplement he saw on Instagram at 2am.

He restocks. You get a small deposit.
Again. And again.

Or the mom who lives on Shopee, Lazada or Momo.

Diapers, shampoo, snacks, a random kitchen gadget at 10pm. The cart never really closes. Her weekly haul. Your quiet deposit.

Or the friend who somehow travels every month.

Flights on Trip.com. Hotels on Agoda. Random weekend bookings that turn into full itineraries. Every trip leaves something behind for you.

Then there’s the group-buy person. You know exactly who I’m talking about.

Everything goes through them. Snacks, gadgets, random seasonal drops.

You don’t have to be that person. You just have to know them.

And if you zoom out a bit…you’ll realize you probably have three or four of these people in your life already.

Right now, none of that activity is connected to you.

The moment it is, each of them becomes a small stream!

How Much Passive Income Can You Actually Earn?

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Let’s be fair.

You’re not stacking percentages into some big number. It doesn’t work like 10% plus 10% suddenly turning into 100%.

Each piece is tied to a real purchase, a real moment.

But that’s also what makes it interesting. Because those moments don’t stop.

Say someone you referred spends around $500 a month online.

At around 8% cashback, that’s roughly $40 back. Your share ends up being just a few dollars.

And it keeps happening.

We’ve actually seen this play out.

One of our users regularly books travel for their boss. Flights, hotels, all of it. Over time, their account has built up over $1,000 in crypto cashback.

Now imagine being connected to that.

Every time those bookings happen, a small percentage quietly flows to you.

Not all at once.

Just… over and over again.

That’s the part people underestimate.

It’s not one big number. It’s something that keeps showing up, long after you’ve stopped thinking about it.

How to start, without making it weird?

From the first few weeks of early users, we’ve noticed most people hesitate at the same two points.

“I don’t want to feel like I’m spamming my friends”

“I don’t want to explain a whole new app to everyone.”

Totally fair!

The good news is, you don’t really have to do either.

You just need to pick someone who’s already going to buy something anyway. The one who always orders from iHerb, the one who books trips way too often…

I know, I know. You’ve already got a few people popping into your head right now, right? 😏

Just to remind you, you’re not trying to convince anyone to change their habits. You’re simply giving them a way to earn crypto cashback on the shopping they were already doing.

And giving yourself a tiny lifetime stream at the same time. Watch what happens over the next 30 days.

If you like it, send it to one more person. If nothing happens, you’re out exactly zero dollars!

That’s it. No pressure, no weirdness!

The Takeaway

Tiny at first. A few referrals later, the number has its own glow.

Think of this less as a referral bonus. More as a small bonus you run quietly in the background.

Send one text this week. Then forget about it.

At some point, you’ll open Laguna again. Scroll your earnings page.
Notice a number that’s a bit higher than you expected.

And then you remember: Oh right! That message you sent.

Tiny at first. A few people later… and it stops feeling small.

Your code is already waiting on your Referral Rewards page.

Sending it to one friend takes about 40 seconds.

And if you’re new to Laguna and you’re reading this because a friend sent you their code, welcome!

They get $5 when you complete your first purchase. You get $5.

After that, we’ll just keep making your everyday shopping a little more rewarding.

📜 Frequently Asked Questions About the Laguna Referral Program

1. How much do I earn per referral?

$5 USD when your friend completes their first qualifying online purchase through Laguna, plus 10% of every cashback they earn from that point on, with no end date.

2. Does my friend lose anything when I earn the 10%?

Absolutely No. Your friend keeps 100% of their cashback. The 10% bonus to you comes from Laguna’s side of the math.

3. When does the $5 actually land in my wallet?

As soon as your referred friend completes their first eligible online transaction through Laguna. Their status on your dashboard will flip from “Not Eligible” or “Pending” to redeemable.

4. Is there a limit on how many people I can refer?

No cap. Refer one friend or fifty. Every successful first-purchase referral triggers $5 for each of you, and every one of them adds a separate 10% lifetime stream to your wallet.

5. Where do I find my referral code?

Log into Laguna and head to Referral Rewards in the top navigation. Your code is on the Laguna Access Card, right next to the copy and share buttons. You can rename it into something easier to remember.

*One code per person. Your referral code lives on your Referral Rewards page. You can rename it to something readable (mine is howareyou) and share it however you want. Link, QR code, X, Telegram, wherever your friends are.

6. Does this work with the new tokenized stock cashback too?

Yes. If your friend earns cashback in NVIDIA, Tesla, Google, or S&P 500 tokens, your 10% share follows the same logic.