Bound DocsMoney Flows
Where money enters, moves, and exits the Bound ecosystem.
Money Flows
CCP itself charges zero protocol fees — like TCP/IP, it's a free standard. But participants pay real costs and earn real revenue within the ecosystem.
Flow Overview
Normal Operation
In the happy path — which should be the vast majority of cases — money flows are straightforward:
- Operator deposits reserve into a
ReserveVaultcontract. This is collateral, not a fee — it's returned when the certificate expires and the grace period ends, provided no claims are made. - Operator pays audit fee held in
FeeEscrow, released to the auditor after certificate expiry plus grace period. - Auditor locks a stake in
AuditorStakingproportional to the containment bound they're attesting to (C2: 3%, C3: 5%). Released after the certificate expires plus a grace period.
No money leaves the system unless something goes wrong.
Challenge Scenario
When a challenger successfully proves containment has degraded:
| Source | Recipient | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Auditor stake | Challenger | 30% |
| Auditor stake | Verifier pool | 50% |
| Auditor stake | Burned | 20% |
| Fee escrow | Clawed back to operator | 100% |
The burn component prevents collusion — even if challenger and auditor are the same entity, value is destroyed.
Protocol Sustainability
CCP charges no fees. The protocol is sustained through:
- Grants and ecosystem funding during early phases
- Corporate sponsorship from integrators who benefit from the standard
- Optional premium tooling (SDK features, dashboards) as a fallback
The zero-fee design is intentional. A protocol that charges rent creates incentives for forks and workarounds. CCP grows by being the cheapest possible standard to adopt.