Ghost Economics

Fair fees, sustainable incentives, and a clear path to decentralization through treasury decay.

TL;DR
No new tokens. No inflation. All rewards come from Bitcoin itself. Treasury caps at 21 BTC then decays to zero over 5 years — the system ossifies.

Pool Fee Model

Ghost charges a fixed 1% fee on block subsidy only. Transaction fees always go 100% to the winning miner.

99%
To Miners
Block subsidy minus pool fee, shared proportionally by hashrate contribution
1%
Pool Fee
Split between Treasury (0.5%) and Node Reward Pool (0.5%)
100%
TX Fees to Winner
Transaction fees go entirely to the miner who finds the block

Block Found Example

Block Found
3.125 BTC + Fees
↓
Miner Pool (99%)
~3.094 BTC
Pool Fee (1%)
~0.031 BTC
TX Fees (100%)
~0.5 BTC avg
↓
↓
↓
All Miners
Proportional shares
Treasury
0.5% → 0%
Node Rewards
0.5% → 1%
After 21 BTC cap, Treasury
decays to Node Rewards
Winning Miner
Block finder only

5-4-3-2-1 Node Reward System

Nodes earn 0-15 shares from the Node Reward Pool based on their behavior. More shares = larger portion of the Node Reward Pool. 95% uptime required as gatekeeper.

node_reward = ( node_shares / total_shares ) × node_reward_pool

Maximum possible: 15 shares (5+4+3+2+1) if all features enabled and Elder status held

Treasury & Decay Model

Once the Treasury reaches 21 BTC, a 5-year decay begins. Ghost becomes fully decentralized with zero governance.

Phase 0: Accumulation
Treasury grows to 21 BTC
0.5% of subsidy goes to Treasury for development, audits, and infrastructure.
Treasury: 0.5%
Node Pool: 0.5%
Year 1 of Decay
Treasury allocation: 0.4%
Decay begins. Treasury passes 20% of its ratio to Node Pool each year.
Treasury: 0.4%
Node Pool: 0.6%
Year 2 of Decay
Treasury allocation: 0.3%
Treasury: 0.3%
Node Pool: 0.7%
Year 3 of Decay
Treasury allocation: 0.2%
Treasury: 0.2%
Node Pool: 0.8%
Year 4 of Decay
Treasury allocation: 0.1%
Treasury: 0.1%
Node Pool: 0.9%
Year 5+: Ossification
Treasury allocation: 0%
Ghost is fully decentralized. No treasury, no governance, no future changes. Permanent Bitcoin infrastructure.
Treasury: 0%
Node Pool: 1.0%

Node Rewards Calculator

Estimate your node operator rewards from the Node Reward Pool (0.5% of block subsidy, rising to 1% after Treasury ossification).

Estimated Monthly Node Rewards

Node Reward Pool (monthly) ~0.0000 BTC
Total Network Shares 0
Your Share Fraction 0%
Your Node Rewards ~0.0000 BTC

* Based on 3.125 BTC block subsidy. Actual results vary with pool luck and network participation.

⛏️ Bonus: The node whose miner finds a block keeps 100% of that block's transaction fees (not shown in this calculator).

📈 After ossification (Treasury reaches 21 BTC), the Node Reward Pool doubles from 0.5% to 1% of block subsidy as Treasury allocation decays to zero.

💡 Ghost Pay (0.1% fee) and Wraith (1% fee) transaction fees are also split between Treasury and Node Pool using the same control decay ratio.