How Contributions Work

The contribution process in Axynom is structured to ensure transparency, fairness, and accountability. Each contribution follows a multi-step flow, enforced by both smart contracts and protocol rules. The goal is to transform user effort into verifiable, recorded growth, without ambiguity or loopholes.

Contribution Lifecycle

1

Submission

A contributor creates work that benefits the protocol. This may include content creation, design, development, moderation, research, marketing, integrations, or coordination. The contributor then submits their work using a standardized form.

Once submitted, the contribution is marked as Pending.

2

Review and Evaluation

The contribution is reviewed by an authorized evaluator. In early phases, this role is held by admins or moderators. In later phases, it will include whitelisted community voters or stake-weighted participants. Reviewers can assign one of three statuses:

Status	Meaning
Approved	Valid contribution; GP will be awarded
Rejected	Invalid, low effort, or rule-breaking
Needs Info	Submission incomplete or unclear

If approved, the reviewer also assigns a GP value, reflecting the estimated impact and difficulty of the work.

3

On-Chain Recording

Once approved, the contribution is saved permanently on-chain by calling submitForUser() with the contributor’s address, contribution type, reference, and GP value. This creates an immutable record stored in the ContributionRegistry.

This process updates:

• The contributor’s lifetime GP (total historical GP earned)

• The contributor’s unredeemed GP (available for claiming rewards)

This separation enables dual functionality: lifetime GP acts as reputation, while unredeemed GP powers reward claims.

4

Redemption (Optional)

Contributors can convert unredeemed GP into rewards by interacting with the PoG contract.

Redemption does not affect lifetime GP. Only unredeemed GP is reduced. Lifetime GP remains as a permanent record.

Summary Table: Contributor State Tracking

Metric	Description	Affected by
Lifetime GP	Total GP earned, never decreases	Approval
Unredeemed GP	GP available for rewards	Approval, Redemption
Contribution Count	Total number of submissions	Submission
Rejected Count	Total rejected or invalid submissions	Review

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The logic behind this process is to ensure that growth is earned, not claimed. Each step is deterministic, traceable, and grounded in rules, not social consensus or off-chain judgments.

This system is designed to scale. Whether there are ten contributors or ten thousand, the logic remains the same.