Emissions Rewards Explained
This page explains how BPL inflation rewards are distributed to AI creators, Applications, and contributors in simple terms.
The Big Picture
Bitplanet mints new BPL tokens through inflation (e.g., 8% annually). These tokens are distributed to:
Stakers/Validators - Securing the network (50%)
AI Ecosystem - Creators, Applications, and contributors via x/brahma (50%)
This page focuses on how the AI ecosystem portion is distributed.
The Three-Step Distribution
BPL emissions flow through three sequential steps:
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ BPL EMISSIONS FLOW │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Daily BPL Inflation
│
▼
┌────────────────────────┐
│ 50% to Stakers │───► Validator/Delegator rewards
│ 50% to AI Ecosystem │
└───────────┬────────────┘
│
▼
AI Ecosystem Pool
│
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║ STEP 1: Split by Market Cap (Gem Supply) ║
║ Each AI gets a share proportional to its gem market cap ║
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│
┌───────────────┼───────────────┐
▼ ▼ ▼
AI Alpha AI Beta AI Gamma
(60%) (30%) (10%)
│ │ │
▼ ▼ ▼
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║ STEP 2: Split by Role (Fixed Percentages) ║
║ Creator: 50% | Application: 30% | Contributors: 20% ║
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│
├──► Creator (50%)
│
├──► Application (30%)
│
└──► Contributors (20%)
│
▼
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║ STEP 3: Split Contributors by Proof of Contribution (Cores) ║
║ Each contributor gets their share based on Cores earned ║
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┌────────┼────────┐
▼ ▼ ▼
@user1 @user2 @user3
(50%) (30%) (20%)Worked Example
Let's walk through a concrete example with simple numbers.
Setup
Daily BPL inflation: 10,000 BPL
Siphon to AI ecosystem: 50% → 5,000 BPL
Three AIs exist:
AI Alpha: 6,000 gems (60% of total market cap)
AI Beta: 3,000 gems (30% of total market cap)
AI Gamma: 1,000 gems (10% of total market cap)
Step 1: Split by Market Cap
AI Alpha
60%
5,000 × 0.60 = 3,000 BPL
AI Beta
30%
5,000 × 0.30 = 1,500 BPL
AI Gamma
10%
5,000 × 0.10 = 500 BPL
Step 2: Split by Role (for AI Alpha)
Creator
50%
3,000 × 0.50 = 1,500 BPL
Application
30%
3,000 × 0.30 = 900 BPL
Contributors
20%
3,000 × 0.20 = 600 BPL
Step 3: Split Contributors by Cores (for AI Alpha)
AI Alpha has three contributors with the following Core holdings:
@user1
500
50%
600 × 0.50 = 300 BPL
@user2
300
30%
600 × 0.30 = 180 BPL
@user3
200
20%
600 × 0.20 = 120 BPL
Total
1,000
100%
600 BPL
The Complete Formula
For any contributor, their daily BPL reward is:
Example for @user1:
Key Concepts Explained
What is Market Cap?
An AI's "market cap" determines its share of BPL emissions. The metric evolves in two phases:
Current Implementation (Pre-AMM):
Where gem_supply = total ERC-1155 Gem tokens in circulation.
Future Implementation (Post-AMM):
Where:
gem_supply= ERC-1155 totalSupply (count of gems)gem_market_cap= AMM_price × gem_supply (actual market value)W1, W2= governance-adjustable weightsrolling_average= smoothed over 30-90 days
Why this design?
Using a weighted combination of supply AND price (once AMM exists) mitigates manipulation:
Supply alone: Harder to game (requires burning Cores), but doesn't reflect market sentiment
Price alone: Vulnerable to pump-and-dump on thin liquidity
Weighted combination: Governance can tune the balance to minimize manipulation while reflecting real value
The 30-90 day rolling average further smooths volatility and prevents short-term spikes from capturing disproportionate rewards.
What are Cores?
Cores represent proof of contribution to an AI. They're earned by:
Creating the AI
Training/improving the AI
Referring users
Generating revenue
Other contributions defined by governance
Cores are burned 1:1 to mint Gems, so they represent historical contributions to the AI's development.
Why This Order?
The order matters:
Market Cap First - Ensures successful AIs (measured by user engagement/gem holdings) receive more rewards
Role Split Second - Ensures all stakeholders (creator, app operator, contributors) are incentivized
Cores Third - Ensures contributors are rewarded proportionally to their actual contributions
This creates alignment: contributors want their AI to succeed (higher market cap), and the market values AIs with strong contributor ecosystems.
Comparison: Two Mental Models
Model A: "Market Cap × Cores" (Correct)
Model B: "Cores × Market Cap" (Also Correct - Same Math)
The multiplication is commutative, so the order doesn't change the result. However, the conceptual flow is:
First, the AI as a whole earns rewards based on market cap
Then, that reward is split among creator, app, and contributors
Finally, the contributor pool is divided based on Core holdings
Summary Table
1
Market Cap (Gem Supply)
Reward successful AIs
2
Fixed Split (50/30/20)
Balance stakeholder incentives
3
Core Holdings
Reward actual contributors
Parameters (Governance-Adjustable)
siphon_percentage
50%
% of inflation to AI ecosystem
creator_split
50%
Creator's share per AI
application_split
30%
Application operator's share
contributor_split
20%
Contributors' pool share
max_ais_for_rewards
500
Max AIs eligible (by insertion order)
W1
1.0
Weight for gem_supply in market cap calculation (current default; meaningful post-AMM)
W2
0.0
Weight for gem_market_cap (AMM price × supply) (current default; meaningful post-AMM)
Further Reading
Inflation Mechanism - Technical deep dive
Reward Distribution - Claiming process
Core Tokens - How Cores work
Gem Tokens - How Gems work
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