pubky-knowledge-base/pubky-core/Incentives.md

Pubky Incentives

For the Pubky ecosystem to function at scale, it relies on incentives that encourage participation and uphold the user experience:

• Data storage fees pay stores for availability and throughput.

• Tipping and subscriptions reward high-quality contributors and curators.

• Advertising supports free-tier services and indexes through contextual/non-intrusive formats.

• Validation bonds and slashing conditions secure protocol compliance.

• Data marketplace sales enable professional content creators to profit directly.

• Job boards and service directories create opportunities within the emerging peer-to-peer economy.

Together, these push the system towards collective benefit over individual maximization.