Fig. 01 — Protocol mechanics
How it works, in one frame
USDC payment
PPB reward
Slash
Data / attestation
→request
→data bytes
↘USDC payment
↑USDC (35–70% by tier)
↓stake
↑PPB dividends
↯slash on bad data
→USDC (10% + 70% of pub fee)
←attest
→PPB dividends
Network ∙ 03
Validators
Attest that delivered bytes match the request. Earn ~10% of subscriber fees + 70% of publishing fees + PPB dividends if staked.
Supply ∙ 01
Publishers
Stake reputation, serve data priced by the byte. Earn 35–70% of subscriber fees by PQS tier + PPB dividends if staked.
Demand ∙ 02
Subscribers
Pay USDC per request — no subscriptions. Earn PPB dividends if staked.
Settlement layer
On-chain protocol
Routes subscriber USDC by tier (publisher 35–70%, validator ~10%, dividend pool 5%, burn 5%, dev rest), splits publishing fees 70/30 validator/burn, slashes bad publishers, distributes dividends to PPB stakers.
One-liner
Publishers stake reputation and sell data by the byte. Subscribers pay in USDC per request — settled to publisher (35–70% by PQS tier), validator (~10%), dividend pool (5%), and burn (5%). Bad data gets slashed on-chain. PPB dividends are distributed via the dividend pool to PPB stakers — open to publishers, validators, subscribers, and any holder.