Authentic Content.
Verifiable Trust.
OP Protocol is the provenance-first social network where original creators earn visible trust and economic value — powered by cryptographic proof, not engagement farming.
The Trust Crisis
The foundations of online trust are collapsing. Here's why.
Trust Is Broken
AI-generated media is indistinguishable from reality. Social feeds mix authentic and synthetic content with no way for users to tell the difference.
Attribution Is Stripped
Every time content is uploaded, shared, or screenshotted, its metadata is destroyed. Creators lose credit, provenance chains break, and context disappears.
Bots Farm the Rewards
Bot networks manufacture engagement at industrial scale to capture creator rewards. Current platforms reward volume over authenticity.
The Provenance Loop
From capture to reward — six steps that make authenticity verifiable and valuable.
Capture
OP captures media using the device camera with hardware-secured signing at the point of creation.
Sign
A C2PA 2.3 Content Credential is attached, binding content hash, device identity, and timestamp into a cryptographic manifest.
Verify
A staked verifier network independently validates the signature chain against the C2PA Trust List and device attestation proofs.
Anchor
A compact provenance commitment is written to the Substrate L1 blockchain. Full media is stored durably on IPFS and Filecoin.
Trust Badge
Every post displays a provenance tier badge. Users tap to inspect signer, device, timestamp, and edit history.
Earn
Creators earn PROV tokens through quadratic scoring that rewards breadth of genuine engagement, gated by provenance tier.
Built on Battle-Tested Infrastructure
Four pillars of proven technology, composed for a new paradigm.
Substrate / Polkadot
- Polkadot 2.0 shared security
- Agile coretime for cost-efficient blockspace
- XCM v3 cross-chain messaging
- JAM-ready architecture
- Custom runtime with native provenance pallets
Filecoin + IPFS
- Content-addressed storage via IPFS CIDs
- Durable persistence with Filecoin proofs
- Onchain Cloud mainnet (January 2026)
- Exbibytes of network capacity
- Verifiable replication and repair
zkSync Era
- Zero-knowledge validity proofs
- Lock-and-mint canonical bridge
- 5-15 minute deposit finality
- Gateway proof aggregation
- ERC-20 and ERC-721 (PNFT) compatible
C2PA 2.3
- Industry standard for content provenance
- Official Trust List since January 2026
- Conformance Program certification
- Hardware-backed signing
- Live video, images, audio, document support
Trust You Can See
Four provenance tiers, from unverified to maximum trust. Higher trust unlocks higher rewards.
Unverified
No manifest or unknown signer
Baseline
Valid C2PA manifest, signer on Trust List
Hardware
Tier 1 + device-attested capture key
Maximum
Tier 2 + verified identity + clean history
The highest economic upside is aligned with the hardest-to-fake provenance.
Two Tokens, One Economy
A utility token for economic coordination and a soulbound token for earned reputation.
PROV
Fungible Utility TokenTotal Supply: 1,000,000,000 (fixed cap)
Uses: Staking, fees, posting bonds, governance, ads settlement
“Value accrues from usage; cost imposed on abuse.”
REP
Non-Transferable Soulbound TokenSupply: Uncapped, earned through behavior
Uses: Reward multipliers, governance voice credits, participation gates
“Cannot be bought. Can only be earned.”
Fee Burn
Base fees destroyed per tx
Slashing
Stake destroyed for misbehavior
Buyback & Burn
Ads revenue buys and burns
Bond Friction
Abusers lose posting bonds
Earn from Authenticity, Not Volume
OP rewards creators who produce verifiably authentic content. Earnings scale with provenance quality and breadth of genuine engagement — not raw view counts or bot-inflated metrics. As advertising revenue grows, it replaces token emissions, creating a self-sustaining creator economy.
- PNFT-backed content earns emissions from day one
- Quadratic scoring favors many real viewers over few bots
- Reward multipliers increase with provenance tier
- 7-30 day vesting with community challenge window
- Derivative royalties (5-10%) flow back to original creators
- 55% of future ads revenue goes directly to creators
Ads Revenue Split
Security by Design, Not Afterthought
Multiple interlocking layers ensure trust at every level.
Hardware-Backed Provenance
Device attestation via Apple Secure Enclave and Android Play Integrity. Every capture is bound to genuine hardware with nonce-based freshness.
Staked Verifier Network
Independent verifiers stake PROV to validate provenance. Quorum-based consensus (3-of-5) with slashing for incorrect or conflicting verdicts.
Four-Layer Sybil Defense
Device attestation + economic staking + social graph trust analysis + credential diversity. Each layer compounds the cost of creating fake identities.
Challenge Markets
Any user can challenge suspicious content with a bond. Successful challengers earn from slashed stakes. Community-powered fraud detection with economic incentives.
From Foundation to Scale
A deliberate, phased approach to building a provenance-first social economy.
Foundation
Q2-Q3 2026- Substrate L1 testnet with provenance pallets
- C2PA 2.3 integration and provenance engine
- OP capture app alpha (iOS + Android)
- Security audits of runtime and cryptography
Launch
Q4 2026- Substrate L1 mainnet launch
- OP mobile app public release
- IPFS + Filecoin storage layer live
- PNFT minting and trust badge UX
Growth
Q1-Q2 2027- REP soulbound tokens live
- Creator reward emissions begin
- Collect modules, tips, subscriptions
- Social graph sybil detection deployed
Economy
Q3-Q4 2027- PROV Token Generation Event (TGE)
- NPoS staking and nomination live
- Governance v1 (two-chamber model)
- Challenge markets for fraud detection
Bridge
H1 2028- Ethereum L1 PROV representation
- zkSync Era bridge live (capped)
- Ads pilot with provenance-aware placements
- Enterprise API alpha
Scale
H2 2028+- Full ads economy (55/20/15/10 split)
- Enterprise SDK for publishers
- Multi-chain expansion (post battle-testing)
- AI training rights marketplace
Why OP Protocol
The core properties that set OP apart.
Provenance You Can't Fake
Every piece of content is cryptographically signed at the device level using C2PA 2.3, verified by a staked network, and anchored on-chain.
Earn from Authenticity
Rewards scale with provenance quality and breadth of genuine engagement. Quadratic scoring makes bot farming unprofitable and authentic creation valuable.
Community-Governed
Dual-chamber governance with PROV token voting and REP reputation weighting. Quadratic voice credits derived from trust, not wealth.
Cross-Chain Ready
Native on Substrate with Polkadot shared security. Bridged to Ethereum and zkSync Era for EVM liquidity. Designed for multi-chain expansion.
Built With Industry Leaders
OP Protocol is built on and interoperates with leading open-source infrastructure.
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