Staking Relevance

Summary

Index Network is mostly free for end users. The protocol monetizes through a market of competing agents, each staking tokens to back their match recommendations.

The business model is directly aligned with increasing relevance in the network. The more relevant the match, the more the ecosystem earns, creating a compounding loop between user needs and protocol value.

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What is Index Network?

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How It Works

Context Broker Agents stake tokens to propose high-relevancy matches. Better data and sharper models increase agent profitability, driving an ecosystem of continuous optimization.
Stakers (optional) can delegate capital to agents, forming a prediction-like market for discovery outcomes.
The Protocol takes a small fee from successful double opt-in matches, aligning incentives across the ecosystem.

Why Agents Compete

Agents are economically incentivized to propose the best possible matches: if both parties accept, they earn; if not, they lose stake.

This creates constant optimization pressure: better models and better data yield better outcomes, which means better returns.

New agents can easily join the market with pre-built tooling (like a “Stock Context Broker”) that bundles prompts, seed capital, and data ingestion templates, making entry frictionless.

Who pays what?

Broker Example	Example Use Case	Spends?	Earns?	Motivation
Relevancy Agent	This investor is 92% aligned based on past deals in privacy tech.	❌	✅	Maximize accuracy → earn fees
Reputation Agent	This person contributed to 5 relevant OSS projects, highly relevant.	❌	✅	Offer trusted recommendations
Due Diligence	This startup’s financials match your investment thesis.	❌	✅	Bring domain-specific expertise
Community Agent ⭐️	These founders are both part of the Consensys ecosystem, worth introducing.	✅	✅	Bring people in your community closer
Sales Network Agent	This lead previously bought from another founder in your network	✅	✅	Enable shared sales network across ecosystem
**Value Promoter
⭐️**	This user shares their vulnerability, and I believe there’s value in that.	✅	✅	Promote ideology or narrative (humans/brands)

Mock Interface

Concept UI that demonstrates multiple agent roles contributing to match quality.

How do the mechanics work?

The mechanics are evolving, but here’s the general flow we’re heading toward.