Rewards for article
reads and link clicks are accrued in the platform's native token, $PEN, while the rewards for ad
placements are paid in stablecoins.
As the platform grows
and ad revenue increases, the $PEN incentives emission slows down.
Authors need to pay
$PEN to publish articles.
This mechanic ensures
that creators contribute only high-quality, valuable content to the platform.
Moderators can buy
extra Karma points.
Initially, users
receive 20 Karma points to vote on articles they deem useful and of high quality.
Each time they vote,
they spend 1 Karma point and if the article gets published in the Main section of the platform,
they receive 2 points.
Authors spend $PEN to
get Premium.
Premium opens
additional features to Authors and increases the visibility of their content in the Sandbox.
They also open extra ads slots to the Authors thus increasing their stablecoin revenue from ads.
They can buy extra
points if they want.
Staking as a
revenue-sharing model.
All users can stake
$PEN to receive a 50% share of ad placement yields generated by the platform.