How value flows to $TSC

Every feature of the network runs on $TSC. Some actions cost a fee or a payment, while others require a deposit or collateral that stays locked until the outcome is known.

Inference payments

• Buying inference through AskTillyPaid by the customer, settled in $TSC

  Paid to miners

  The majority goes to the miners who served it. AskTilly keeps the rest, and part of that goes into a $TSC treasury

• Buying inference through Bob Labs1 $TSC per million output tokens

  Paid to miners

  Paid for each answer, directly in $TSC [1]

Transaction fees

• Sending $TSC or an assetA fee in $TSC

  Paid to miners

  Paid to the miner of the block [2]

• A spot trade between two partiesA fee in $TSC

  Paid to miners

  Paid to the miner of the block [6]

• Minting or burning units of an assetA fee in $TSC

  Paid to miners

  Paid to the miner of the block [3]

• Attaching legal documents to an assetA fee in $TSC

  Paid to miners

  Paid to the miner of the block [3]

• Accepting or returning the terms of an assetA fee in $TSC

  Paid to miners

  Paid to the miner of the block [3]

• Voting on a change to an assetA fee in $TSC

  Paid to miners

  Paid to the miner of the block [3]

Deposits and collateral

• Issuing an assetA minimum of 5 $TSC deposit per ticker

  Returned

  Returned once miners have earned the deposit in fees from the asset [3]

• Registering a model5 $TSC deposit

  Burned if rejected

  Burned if the model is rejected or later banned [4]

• Compute derivativesCollateral in $TSC

  Settled

  Locked until the agreed block, then settled in $TSC [5]

• Posting in a discussion thread on the bulletin boardProof that you hold $TSC

  Nothing spent

  Nothing is spent, it only keeps spam off the board [7]

• ReposCollateral in any asset, including $TSC, plus a fee

  Returned

  Returned once the loan is repaid, or claimed by the lender after the deadline [6]

• ForwardsA margin in the traded asset or $TSC

  Returned

  Returned on delivery, or claimed by the other side if one side does not deliver [6]

References

1. [1]TensorCash blog, The reply that mines the chain, 9 August 2026.tensorcash.org/blog/third-party-ecosystem/
2. [2]TensorCash whitepaper.tensorcash.org/whitepapers/TensorCash_Whitepaper-modern.pdf
3. [3]Asset Protocol whitepaper.tensorcash.org/whitepapers/Asset_Protocol_Whitepaper-modern.pdf
4. [4]Inference Verification: Mathematical Specification.tensorcash.org/whitepapers/Verification_Whitepaper-modern.pdf
5. [5]AI Compute Derivatives whitepaper.tensorcash.org/whitepapers/AI_Compute_Derivatives_Whitepaper-modern.pdf
6. [6]Settlement Contracts whitepaper.tensorcash.org/whitepapers/Settlement_Contracts_Whitepaper-modern.pdf
7. [7]Coordination Layer whitepaper.tensorcash.org/whitepapers/Coordination_Layer_Whitepaper-modern.pdf