economics — nicomaco

// THE PRINCIPLE

// EL PRINCIPIO

Nicomaco pays you in Bitcoin for discovering truths that survive elimination. Not because we decide they're good. Because they're unfalsifiable.

The economics are automatic, transparent, and verifiable. Every sat is accounted for. The math is public. No one — not even the creators — can override the rules.

// incentives aligned with truth. not with engagement.

Nicomaco te paga en Bitcoin por descubrir verdades que sobreviven la eliminacion. No porque decidamos que son buenas. Porque son infalsificables.

La economia es automatica, transparente y verificable. Cada sat esta contabilizado. Las matematicas son publicas. Nadie — ni los creadores — puede anular las reglas.

// incentivos alineados con la verdad. no con el engagement.

// HOW MONEY FLOWS

// COMO FLUYE EL DINERO

// every sat has a defined path INCOME users buy credit packs with Lightning BTC trial = 1,000 sats → 10 analyses basic = 5,000 sats → 80 analyses pro = 20,000 sats → 400 analyses COSTS each analysis costs ~50 sats in AI processing // actual cost varies with model and token length // tracked per-analysis, not estimated RESERVE 20% of income → operational buffer // ensures the system can serve analyses even during low periods // the system protects itself first — antifragile by design DISCOVERY POOL everything that remains after costs and reserve pool = income - reserve - api_cost - bounties_paid // this is the pot that rewards discoverers

// THE FORMULA

// LA FORMULA

TREASURY income = total sats received from credit sales api_cost = COST_PER_ANALYSIS x total_analyses reserve = income x 0.20 bounties_paid = total sats paid to discoverers AVAILABLE POOL pool = income - reserve - api_cost - bounties_paid // if pool > 0: bounties can be claimed // if pool = 0: system conserves, only credit rewards // pool can NEVER go negative BOUNTY CALCULATION per CLOSED discovery: bounty = min(pool x 5%, 1000 sats) // 5% of pool per bounty — pool can sustain ~20 bounties // max 1000 sats per bounty — prevents pool drain // both percentages are configurable, never arbitrary

// REWARD STRUCTURE

// ESTRUCTURA DE RECOMPENSAS

NAVIGABLE VERDICT

Your claim survived the full protocol and is operationally solid.
Reward: +2 bonus credits (immediate, automatic)

CLOSED VERDICT

Your claim's negation destroys itself. The strongest possible verdict.
Reward: +3 bonus credits + BTC bounty from pool
Bounty claimed via Lightning invoice — paid instantly.

Only paying users earn rewards. Free tier analyses don't qualify. This ensures skin in the game — you invested real sats, you earn real sats.

VEREDICTO NAVEGABLE

Tu afirmacion sobrevivio el protocolo completo y es operacionalmente solida.
Recompensa: +2 creditos bonus (inmediatos, automaticos)

VEREDICTO CERRADO

La negacion de tu afirmacion se destruye a si misma. El veredicto mas fuerte posible.
Recompensa: +3 creditos bonus + bounty BTC del pool
El bounty se reclama con factura Lightning — pago instantaneo.

Solo usuarios que pagan ganan recompensas. Los analisis gratuitos no califican. Esto asegura skin in the game — invertiste sats reales, ganas sats reales.

// RULES OF THE GAME

// REGLAS DEL JUEGO

// anti-gaming. anti-corruption. anti-fragile. skin_in_the_game = true // must have valid token (bought with real BTC) // free tier doesn't earn rewards — you must pay to play rate_limited = true // max 3 reward-eligible verdicts per token per day // prevents mass-submission attacks no_duplicates = true // each candidate is SHA-256 hashed // same claim can only be rewarded once, ever claim_window = 7 days // bounty must be claimed within 7 days of discovery // unclaimed bounties return to the pool pool_protection = true // pool can never go negative // if pool is empty, only credit rewards are given // the system survives dry periods — antifragile equal_rules = true // same formula for everyone. no special access. // no backdoors. no admin overrides on bounties. // the math is the authority.

// anti-gaming. anti-corrupcion. anti-fragil. skin_in_the_game = true // debe tener token valido (comprado con BTC real) // el tier gratuito no gana recompensas — debes pagar para jugar rate_limited = true // max 3 veredictos con recompensa por token por dia // previene ataques de envio masivo sin_duplicados = true // cada candidato tiene hash SHA-256 // la misma afirmacion solo puede ser recompensada una vez ventana_de_reclamo = 7 dias // el bounty debe reclamarse dentro de 7 dias del descubrimiento // bounties no reclamados regresan al pool proteccion_del_pool = true // el pool nunca puede ser negativo // si el pool esta vacio, solo se dan creditos como recompensa // el sistema sobrevive periodos secos — antifragil reglas_iguales = true // misma formula para todos. sin acceso especial. // sin puertas traseras. sin overrides de admin en bounties. // las matematicas son la autoridad.

// WHY IT WORKS

// POR QUE FUNCIONA

// the antifragile loop 1. users buy credits → income grows 2. income grows → pool grows 3. pool grows → bounties grow 4. bounties grow → more users join 5. more users → more challenges to existing truths 6. more challenges → only the strongest truths survive 7. stronger truths → more useful system 8. more useful → back to step 1 result: the system gets stronger with use, not weaker result: attacks (gaming, spam) cost sats but produce nothing result: honest discovery is the only profitable strategy

// el loop antifragil 1. usuarios compran creditos → income crece 2. income crece → pool crece 3. pool crece → bounties crecen 4. bounties crecen → mas usuarios se unen 5. mas usuarios → mas desafios a verdades existentes 6. mas desafios → solo las verdades mas fuertes sobreviven 7. verdades mas fuertes → sistema mas util 8. mas util → regresa al paso 1 resultado: el sistema se fortalece con el uso, no se debilita resultado: ataques (gaming, spam) cuestan sats pero no producen nada resultado: el descubrimiento honesto es la unica estrategia rentable

// LIVE TREASURY

// TESORERIA EN VIVO

Real-time economics. Verified from the blockchain. Updated on every transaction.

Economia en tiempo real. Verificada desde la blockchain. Actualizada en cada transaccion.

TREASURY STATUS

ESTADO DE LA TESORERIA

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// verify it yourself GET https://nicomaco-api.joseandv.workers.dev/api/treasury // returns: income, api_cost, reserve, bounties_paid, available_pool // + all rates and formulas used in the calculation

// PHILOSOPHY

// FILOSOFIA

Most platforms pay for attention. We pay for truth. Most platforms optimize for engagement. We optimize for elimination.

The incentive is not to produce content. It is to produce claims that cannot be destroyed. The harder it is to earn the bounty, the more valuable the system becomes.

// H1: incentives govern behavior, not intentions.
// if you pay for truth, you get truth.
// if you pay for clicks, you get noise.

La mayoria de las plataformas pagan por atencion. Nosotros pagamos por verdad. La mayoria de las plataformas optimizan por engagement. Nosotros optimizamos por eliminacion.

El incentivo no es producir contenido. Es producir afirmaciones que no pueden ser destruidas. Mientras mas dificil sea ganar el bounty, mas valioso se vuelve el sistema.

// H1: los incentivos gobiernan la conducta, no las intenciones.
// si pagas por verdad, obtienes verdad.
// si pagas por clicks, obtienes ruido.