Network Economy

New Protocol Token (NPT)

1 NPT is divided into 1,000,000 μNPT (microtokens). The minimum unit on the network is 0.000001 NPT (= 1 μNPT).

Roles of the NPT Token

• Payment for operations (read, write, storage)
• Registration and maintenance of servers
• Participation in voting (moderation and governance)
• Rewarding module developers
• Partner and referral payouts

Entry Threshold for Nodes

Minimum requirements (Layer-0 and Layer-1):

• Storage Server — deposit of 100,000 NPT (frozen; only spent through penalties)
• Mediator Server — deposit of 100,000 NPT (frozen; only spent through penalties)

Cost of Basic Operations

• Read one block — 0.000010 NPT
• Write one block — 0.000100 NPT
• Storage of one block — 0.000010 NPT · day⁻¹

Token Distribution per Any Operation

• 40% — system development fund
• 20% — storage server that actually served the data
• 10% — mediator server that processed the request
• 30% — referral and bonus system
  (partners and module developers)

Daily Deductions

Each active server node (storage or mediator) pays 0.000010 NPT/day. If unpaid, the node is excluded from voting and its weight is reset.

Example: Reading 1 Block for 0.000010 NPT

• 0.000004 NPT → development fund
• 0.000002 NPT → storage server
• 0.000001 NPT → mediator server
• 0.000003 NPT → partner / developer

Data Storage Payment Mechanism

Storage is charged at 0.000010 NPT · block⁻¹ · day⁻¹ and calculated monthly.

For each write, a “storage pool” is created for 30 days ahead. On the first calendar day of each month, accumulated amounts for the past days are deducted from all pools.

If a wallet spent more than 1 NPT in the network during the previous month (any operations), the storage cost is refunded to the owner with the same wallet.

If there is no activity (≤ 1 NPT spent in a month), the withheld amount goes to the “common storage pool” and is distributed equally:

• 25% — system development fund
• 25% — mediator servers
• 25% — storage servers
• 25% — partner network
  (excluding module authors)

Distribution is rounded to 0.000001 NPT. Server shares are calculated in proportion to confirmed data volume (proof-of-storage) and uptime.

• Storage servers prove volume through regular hash-challenges.
• Mediator servers — through the number of served requests.

Referral and Bonus System

• A partner or developer must perform ≥ 1 operation every 6 months with the referred client/module. Otherwise, the link “expires” and their share returns to the common bonus fund.
• Bonuses accumulate on an internal account; withdrawal is possible after reaching 10 NPT.
• If the bonus fund is not claimed for 12 months, the funds are automatically redistributed among active participants.