Revolution Node Network
A truly decentralized layer 2 network...
Three-Tier Participant Architecture
Revolution's topology implements a hard two-level delegation cap: Fan -> Creator -> Node. This constraint prevents deep delegation trees that would make gas costs unpredictable and accounting complex. When a node earns a batch reward, the payout cascades automatically through the delegation hierarchy with deterministic, bounded execution costs. The design ensures that even in worst-case scenarios with maximum participation (250 nodes × 200 creators), distribution loops remain computationally tractable at L2 gas prices.
The system enforces several critical guardrails to maintain scalability and economic soundness. These include a 10-minute unstake cooldown to prevent gaming, bounded creator sets per node (max 200), and transparent commission structures that create competitive market dynamics. Each Reward Pool can only delegate to one node at a time, eliminating dilution conflicts and simplifying the accounting model. This rigid topology might seem restrictive, but it's precisely what enables Revolution to offer on-chain reward distribution at scale - a feature that would be economically prohibitive with unbounded delegation trees.
Key Network Constraints
Maximum 250 active validator nodes
Maximum 200 creators per node
10-minute unstake cooldown period
Single delegation path per creator
Bounded distribution loops
Economic Parameters
Node cut: 20% default (max 50%)
Creator cut: 0-100% (fully flexible)
40-epoch emission decay curve
Stake-weighted reward selection
On-chain priority mechanism
On-Chain Reward Selection
Revolution implements a novel approach to reward distribution that operates independently from transaction sequencing. While distributed sequencing across the zkStack ecosystem continues to evolve, Revolution's "soft consensus" mechanism enables immediate deployment of sovereign staking economics without waiting for mature cross-chain sequencer coordination. This separation of concerns represents a pragmatic engineering choice that unlocks programmable rewards today while remaining compatible with future sequencing infrastructure.
The reward selection mechanism operates as a stake-weighted priority counter system. Each validator node maintains a priority value that increases by its stake weight on every round. The node with the highest accumulated priority wins the reward for that batch, after which its priority decreases by the total network stake. This algorithm converges to proportional fairness over time - nodes with more delegated stake win proportionally more rewards, but the roundrobin nature prevents any single node from dominating consecutive blocks.
Priority Accumulation
Each node's priority counter increases by its current stake weight every round
Winner Selection
The node with highest priority wins the batch reward for that round
Priority Reset
Winning node's priority decreases by total network stake
Adaptive Smoothing
If priority spreads grow too large, dampening mechanisms reduce variance
The entire selection and distribution process executes fully on-chain. This stands in stark contrast to most L2s where reward distribution happens off-chain or through trusted aggregators. Revolution's approach trades some flexibility for transparency and programmability4every reward allocation is verifiable, every commission is enforceable by code, and the entire economic history lives on-chain for analysis and auditing.
Adaptive smoothing mechanisms prevent edge cases where priority spreads might grow excessively large due to stake distribution changes or extended runs of particular nodes winning. These safety rails ensure the system remains stable and fair even under adversarial conditions or unexpected stake dynamics. The priority-based approach also gracefully handles node additions and removals, with new entrants starting at zero priority and gradually accumulating selection weight proportional to their stake.
Distribution Mechanics & Economic Flows
When a validator node wins a batch reward, the funds flow through a deterministic cascade with no central accumulation pool. Rewards land directly at the NodeContract, where the node immediately claims its commission (the "node cut"). The remaining balance distributes prorata acros all Reward Pools that have delegated stake to that node. Each Reward Pool then applies its own commission (the "take rate") before indexing the residual to fan accruals.
This multi-tier split happens atomically on-chain with bounded computational costs. Distribution loops iterate only across the pools delegated to the winning node (max 200). Fan balances update through indexed accrual accounting rather than direct transfers, making claims cheap and enabling fans to accumulate rewards over time before withdrawing.
The protocol includes sophisticated failure handling to prevent distribution blockage. If any transfer fails during the cascade - due to gas limits, receiver contract issues, or other edge cases - those funds automatically queue as pending claimable rewards rather than reverting the entire distribution. This fail-safe design ensures that one problematic creator or node configuration cannot halt reward flows for the entire network.
Performance management includes eviction logic that allows nodes to rotate out their lowest-delegated creator when approaching the 200-creator cap. This mechanism maintains distribution efficiency under load while preserving the economic rights of existing participants. Evicted creators can re-delegate to other nodes, and their fans' principal and accrued rewards remain fully accessible throughout the transition.
The competitive dynamics this creates are powerful: nodes optimize for creator quality and aggregate stake rather than just raw numbers, while creators compete on utility offering, commission rates, and community engagement. Every economic parameter is visible onchain, enabling fans to make informed decisions and market forces to reward value creation.
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