> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.rndrntwrk.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Audience Inventory

> How engagement becomes measurable market supply

<Info>**Status: Partially Implemented**: Points & Credits economy is live. cNFT inventory minting is in development (Phase 1, P1-A on the roadmap).</Info>

# Audience Inventory

**Audience Inventory** is the economic expression of verified participation. It is what exists when engagement is no longer treated as a vague audience metric but as a supply surface the system can price, route, and monetize.

In legacy platforms, "inventory" is ad slots sold by a centralized platform with self-reported metrics. In RNDRNTWRK, inventory is **owned by the creator** and **verified by the protocol** through VAP.

## Current System: Points & Credits (Live)

Today, attention is verified and monetized through the **Points & Credits** system:

1. **Engagement**: A user plays a game or watches a stream.
2. **Verification**: [VAP](/protocol/vap) validates this activity via cryptographic heartbeats.
3. **Points**: Verified engagement earns points (10,000 points = 1 USDC). Non-transferable accounting abstraction.
4. **Credits**: Settlement-ready unit (1 credit = $0.01 USD). Append-only ledger with 1.25x burn bonus for $555 burns.
5. **Settlement**: Weekly engine distributes USDC payouts (Mondays 05:55 CST). Users can also self-withdraw.
6. **Daily Bonus**: +100 points per game per wallet per CST day.

For advertisers, the current system uses **L-Bar ads**: non-interruptive squeeze-back overlays triggered by Alice when engagement signals cross the placement threshold.

## Planned: cNFT Inventory (In Development)

<Warning>
  The cNFT inventory system described below is the target architecture. It is in development (Phase 1, P1-A on the roadmap) and not yet live.
</Warning>

The next evolution mints verified attention as **cNFTs** (Compressed NFTs) on Solana:

1. **Engagement**: User plays a game or watches a stream.
2. **Verification**: VAP validates via cryptographic heartbeats.
3. **Minting**: Validated attention minted as a cNFT on Solana via Metaplex Bubblegum.
4. **Utilization**:
   * **Advertisers** buy inventory programmatically to show targeted ads.
   * **Creators** earn yield from their verified audience.
   * **Users** earn rewards (via ARP) for generating high-quality inventory.

### Technical Standard: cNFTs

We utilize **Compressed NFTs (cNFTs)** on Solana via the **Metaplex Bubblegum** program. This allows minting millions of inventory items for fractions of a penny, making high-volume attention tracking economically viable.

### Merkle Tree Structure

Inventory is stored in a concurrent Merkle Tree on-chain.

* **Max Depth**: 24 (16M items).
* **Canopy Depth**: 14 (Fast verification).

### Metadata Schema

Every unit of Audience Inventory adheres to a strict JSON schema for interoperability with advertisers:

```json theme={null}
{
  "name": "Sector 13 - Session #8821",
  "symbol": "555-INV",
  "description": "Verified gameplay session of Sector 13.",
  "image": "https://arweave.net/...",
  "attributes": [
    { "trait_type": "Game", "value": "Sector 13" },
    { "trait_type": "Duration", "value": "600" },
    { "trait_type": "Score", "value": "15420" },
    { "trait_type": "User Reputation", "value": "85" },
    { "trait_type": "Bot Probability", "value": "0.01" },
    { "trait_type": "Verified By", "value": "VAP Node 01" },
    { "trait_type": "Streamer", "value": "@Ninja" },
    { "trait_type": "Platform", "value": "Twitch" },
    { "trait_type": "Viewer Count", "value": "15400" }
  ],
  "properties": {
    "files": [
      { "uri": "https://arweave.net/replay_data", "type": "application/json" }
    ]
  }
}
```

### Bespoke Targeting (Vision)

Advertisers will be able to use rich metadata to buy **Verified Airtime** that matches their exact niche:

1. **The Stream**: Creator streams content, generating verified inventory (cNFTs).
2. **The Plug**: Advertisers set criteria (e.g., "Sector 13, >1000 viewers").
3. **The Yield**: When criteria match, the protocol automatically routes the ad to the stream.
4. **The Payout**: Creator earns yield (USDC/\$555) for verified airtime.

### Market Dynamics (Planned)

* **Floor Price**: Determined by the Cost of Attention (e.g., \$0.01 per minute).
* **Rarity**: High-reputation users or high-score sessions command a premium.
* **Liquidity**: Inventory can be bundled and sold in bulk (e.g., "1000 hours of FPS gameplay").

## The Flywheel

The Audience Inventory model creates a self-reinforcing economic flywheel:

1. **Content** attracts users.
2. **Verified Engagement** creates high-value Audience Inventory.
3. **Advertisers** purchase inventory, injecting liquidity.
4. **Revenue** is distributed: 10% ARP to audience, then 50/50 creator/platform.
5. **Burns** from platform's 20% buyback allocation create structural deflation.
6. **Rewards** incentivize more content and engagement.