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Make contribution undeniable.

A public record of work. Proof-linked.

Verifier-signed. Preserved as protocol history.

Already being used by early projects to record and verify real contribution history.

Reward
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Explorer

A global ledger of recorded protocol history.

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Most systems can't see work.So they reward signals.

When contribution isn't legible, ecosystems fall back to proxies: visibility, noise, proximity, social signals.

Those signals can be farmed. Work cannot.

PROXIES

Follower growth
KOL retweets
Telegram activity
Spaces appearances
PR count
GitHub stars

Measuring engagement, not contribution

PROTOCOL TRUTH

Campaign deliveredlinks:12 posts
Distribution securedpartners:6
Community launchedplaybook:v1
Partnership securedagreement:signed
Release deployedbuild:prod_41711
Audit shippedreport:link

Recording contribution, not engagement

Signals are not evidence.

Incentives can't be fairuntil contribution is legible.

Incentive systems don't fail because incentives are wrong. They fail because the evidence layer is missing. If the only measurable output is noise, the system rewards noise.

Reward fixes the evidence layer.

Contribution Pipeline

TRIGGER

Contribution created

Scope recorded as a contribution object.

STEP 1

Evidence linked

Commits, docs, designs, deployments.

STEP 2

Outcome signed

Verified / rejected / pending outcomes preserved.

OUTPUT

Protocol history preserved

Append-only contribution history.

Reward makescontribution legible.

Reward turns work into protocol truth.

Each contribution becomes a structured object with: scope → evidence → verifier outcome → provenance

A record, preserved as protocol history.

How it works

Create  Prove  Verify

A simple three-step process that turns contribution into protocol truth.

Create

Submit work as a contribution record with title and scope. Define the contribution's purpose and intended outcome for verification.

Attach Evidence

Provide links to factual records, evidencing the contribution. Include source code, pull requests, design documents, research write-ups, on-chain actions, or revelvant artefacts.

Choose a file or drag & drop it here

https://example.com/files/evidence-1

Prove

Attach artefacts: commits, docs, designs, deployments, threads, recordings. Link factual evidence that demonstrates the work completed.

Engineering: Add batch ingestion for indexer exports

Contribution to ProtoSync.

Status:
Awaiting verification

Submitted October 2, 2025 at 9:10 AM UTC

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Verify

Authorised verifiers sign the outcome: verified / rejected / pending. All states are preserved as permanent protocol history.

Reward Core

A neutral layer.Not an incentive system.

Reward Core is the Truth Exposure Layer: a neutral interface to protocol history. It shows verified contribution without judgement.

Core does:

  • Expose contribution records and verification outcomes
  • Preserve chronological provenance
  • Provide structured submission and verification workflows
  • Maintain address-level attribution

Core does not:

  • Assign comparative labels or ordering to contributions
  • Compute totals, XP, or aggregated metrics
  • Decide who deserves allocation
  • Embed economic incentives

Truth first. Incentives later.

Truth now.Anchored next.

Reward Core captures contribution truth immediately.
Anchoring makes that history tamper-evident.

Why now

A merit layer is now inevitable.

Incentives are scaling. Proof is collapsing. Merit needs infrastructure.

Value is being

distributed at scale

Value is being distributed at internet scale.
But contribution history still isn't legible.
Most allocation is guessing disguised as maths.

Coordination is now permissionless

Teams are global and pseudonymous.
Identity signals are portable. Contributors move between ecosystems overnight.
Trust no longer scales across projects.

Claims are cheap.

Proof is scarce.

AI makes output infinite and narratives cheap.
Verified evidence becomes the only credible foundation for contribution.

Early access

Request access to Reward Core

We're onboarding a small number of projects into early Core.
Request access to be notified when your ecosystem can publish contributions to Reward.

Used only for routing and onboarding materials.

FAQ

Frequently-asked questions

Common question about Reward and Reward Core.

Reward is the protocol layer that captures contribution as structured records. Reward Core is the neutral, archival explorer (Layer 0) that exposes this protocol truth without evaluation or interpretation.

Projects define verifier allowlists. Authorised verifiers review contributions and record outcomes; verified, rejected, or pending. All outcomes are preserved as protocol history.

Reward Core is a public, neutral explorer. The codebase and protocol are designed to be transparent and auditable.

Reward Core is designed to remain neutral infrastructure over time. It preserves protocol history as records.