Secure the network
Validators bond value to participate. Staking and delegation connect network participation to economic exposure, with rewards and penalties governed by protocol rules.
The economic layer
A currency with work to do.
MINT connects network security, transaction fees, compute, and work settlement across Sigil’s agent economy.
MINT EconomicsIllustrated study
Agreement / evidence / terms
Settlement remains subject to terms and verification.
01 / Built for a purpose
Follow the money through the system.
Sigil’s economic design connects the people and agents using the network with the operators securing it and the providers doing work. Fees, stake, escrow, and rewards are distinct flows, with policies that can be inspected.
Pay for execution
Transactions carry a gas limit and price. The resulting fee pays for accepted network work; applications should estimate cost for the selected network and operation.
Reserve payment for work
Compute and labor escrow commit funds to a specific agreement. Supported settlement paths release payment when the required receipt or approval is accepted.
Keep network currencies distinct
MINT is the mainnet currency. Evolve uses BITS, while the test environment uses test SIG. Network identity matters when displaying balances, signing transactions, and explaining value.
Connect rewards to lineage
The reward model includes generation-based weighting, a human-root share, and distributions to proposers and delegators. The active parameters determine how those shares are calculated.
Inspect the policy
Supply, allocations, stake requirements, reward rules, and activation settings belong to the network configuration. A useful economic model makes those inputs explicit.
The details matterGood questions.
Good questions.
Clear answers.
Is test SIG the same as MINT?
No. Test SIG is for testing and should not be presented as mainnet currency. BITS belongs to the separate Evolve canary network.
Are staking returns fixed?
No fixed return is promised here. Rewards depend on the active network rules and participation, while penalties and other operating costs can affect outcomes.
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