Economic model
ALL is built around monetized participation. Instead of relying on unpaid volunteers, every contributor is rewarded based on actual usage.
The economic loop
| Participant | Role | Earns from |
|---|---|---|
| End users | Pay for the services they use | — |
| Developers | Build and publish useful apps | Usage-based or subscription revenue from their apps |
| Node operators | Supply hardware, uptime and locality | Usage and uptime of the apps running on their device |
| Affiliates | Bring new participants to the network | A three-level referral system |
| Platform | Governance, orchestration, payments and distribution | A share of marketplace revenue |
Payments run on a stablecoin-based payment layer.
Revenue split
The exact percentages between platform, node operators, developers and affiliates are still being finalized. This page will be updated when they are confirmed.
Why incentives matter
Decentralized infrastructure networks tend to stall without aligned incentives:
- if hosts earn too little, supply growth stalls
- if developers earn too little, the app ecosystem stays thin
- if the platform fee is too high, the marketplace becomes less competitive
ALL is designed so that hosts, developers, users, affiliates and the platform all benefit from the network's growth.
Multi-use hardware
A single device can run multiple apps at the same time. Hosts can combine several revenue-generating workloads on one device, which improves their economics and increases the value of the installed base.