Holder staking and worker bonding
Holder staking
Token holders stake in a vault and receive a share of configured rewards. Buildable with existing staking infrastructure.
Worker bonding
Workers post collateral to access higher earning tiers. If verification fails, part of the bond can be slashed.
Reward accounting
Formula
job_price = credits_spent worker_reward = job_price * worker_share protocol_margin = job_price - worker_reward if worker_has_active_stake: worker_share = boosted_share else: worker_share = base_share
Verification
Verification is the main difference between a distributed service and a trustless compute protocol. Kunagi does not need full verification for the initial launch, but the system is designed so verification can be added without replacing the worker model.
| Mechanism | Purpose | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Spot checks | Rerun a random sample of jobs or test jobs to detect invalid workers. | Moderate. Good default for early verification. |
| Redundancy | Send the same job to multiple workers and compare outputs or traces. | High. Useful for sensitive tiers or audits. |
| Bonding and slashing | Make invalid work economically costly for providers. | Requires careful policy, disputes, and governance. |
| Reputation | Route more traffic to reliable workers over time. | Lower cost, but not sufficient by itself. |