Economy for Truth

At its core, Swarm generates a self-sustaining economy where honest input receives tangible rewards:

                   ┌───────────────────────────────────┐
                   │          END-USERS & DAPPS        │
                   │  - Consume verified data          │
                   │  - Pay for advanced features      │
                   └───────────────────────────────────┘
                              ▲
                              │  Fees & Usage
                              │  (Token or other forms)
                              │
                              ▼
    ┌───────────────────────────────────┐
    │        TRUTH PROTOCOL (ON-CHAIN)  │
    │  - Records verified claims        │
    │  - Distributes rewards            │
    │  - Maintains consensus            │
    └───────────────────────────────────┘
             ▲                 ▲
             │(Rewards)       │(ZK proofs)
             │                │(Verification Data)
             ▼                ▼
    ┌───────────────────────────────────┐
    │        AI AGENTS (LICENSED)       │
    │   - Gather data at scale          │
    │   - Perform machine validation    │
    │   - Earn token rewards            │
    └───────────────────────────────────┘
             ▲                 ▲
             │  Ownership &   │
             │  Operation     │
             │                │
             ▼                ▼
    ┌───────────────────────────────────┐
    │   AGENT LICENSE HOLDERS           │
    │   - Own/lease AI agents           │
    │   - Earn share of network fees    │
    │   - Stake tokens for security     │
    └───────────────────────────────────┘
             ▲
             │  Collab & Insight
             │
             ▼
    ┌───────────────────────────────────┐
    │ HUMAN VERIFIERS                   │
    │  - Provide context, ethics        │
    │  - Validate ambiguous claims      │
    │  - Earn token rewards             │
    └───────────────────────────────────┘