Participation Credits

Tangle uses a credits system to recognize contributions and make participation auditable. Credits are computed off-chain, published as a Merkle root, and claimed on-chain through a dedicated contract.

Credits are not token transfers. They are a verifiable record of participation that can be used for programs, access, or distributions over time.

How Credits Work

1. Eligible activity is indexed off-chain.
2. A Merkle root for the epoch is published on-chain.
3. Users claim credits for that epoch via a single transaction.

This approach keeps the system lightweight while preserving verifiability.

Example Credit Sources

• Operator activity: running workloads, uptime, and reliability.
• Blueprint usage: services that are instantiated and used by customers.
• Ecosystem growth: integrations and usage that expand the network.

The exact credit sources and weights can evolve. Always refer to the current program details for what counts in each epoch.

Claiming Credits

Credits are claimed through the Credits contract once a new epoch root is published. The claim flow is intentionally simple and can be automated by the UI.

Contract source (GitHub): https://github.com/tangle-network/tnt-core/blob/v2/packages/credits/src/Credits.sol

Contract Addresses

We will publish the contract addresses as each environment is deployed.

Testnet source: https://github.com/tangle-network/tnt-core/blob/v2/deployments/base-sepolia/latest.json

If you are looking for token distribution or migration details, see TNT Migration and Claims.