Matters is experimenting with a new on-chain advertising mechanism, with 80% of revenue matching donations to creators

Matters has launched a new on-chain advertising matching mechanism. Starting from today, you can see the advertising "Bulletin Board" page (called Billboard in English) on the homepage. 80% of the USDT revenue obtained from advertising will be distributed to Matters users through a matching donation system, and eligible users can receive it.

The core spirit of this matching donation mechanism is to use the power of the community to jointly explore and support good content; when your article is rewarded with USDT by others, it means that the community recognizes that this article is a high-quality article, and you can share the advertising revenue.

Why did Matters launch this advertising matching donation mechanism?

Matters hopes to allow creators to earn more income through decentralized technology and donation matching rules. We transform traditional advertising traffic logic into NFT, and through the NFT auction system, advertising revenue, transactions, bidding and other behaviors are all conducted on the chain, making it more transparent and fair, and allowing creators to gain more benefits. Part of the revenue is distributed to Matters users, creating a win-win situation for the community.

Billboard is a decentralized on-chain advertising protocol running on Optimism. The "Harberger tax" is used to determine the auction price of each page (see the Billboard green paper for more instructions). Those who buy the advertising space pay Taxes are the source of community profits. The "Harberger Tax" enables resources to be used efficiently and reduces speculative bidding.

What are the conditions for receiving USDT matching donations?

The specific conditions for community users to receive matching donations are: (1) Your Matters account is bound to an Ethereum wallet (how to bind the wallet? See this guide ) (2) The article is effectively rewarded with USDT from others. If you meet the above conditions, you will receive a matching donation from this period’s advertising revenue.

As mentioned above, this mechanism hopes to highlight the collective decision-making of the community, so we use the principle of "quadratic matching of donations" to match donations. There is no limit to the amount. The key is the actual number of rewards, the more people vote (rewards) To the author, the higher the distribution weight (matching donation amount) the author will receive.

The advantage of quadratic matching of donations is that small rewards can have a great impact, making profit sharing more equitable. Of course, we have also designed a preventive mechanism to eliminate the problem of unfair profit sharing that may be caused by fake accounts.

How does Billboard work currently?

Billboard's trading currency is USDT. USDT is a stable currency that can be regarded as the U.S. dollar in the cryptocurrency world. The currency price is stable and can be directly converted into other cryptocurrencies, or it can be exchanged into U.S. dollars, euros, Taiwan dollars, and Hong Kong dollars. Easy, versatile and highly circulated.

Each advertisement is based on a 14-day cycle, and the start date of the first round is 12:30 on March 22, 2024 in East Eighth District. After the 14-day cycle ends, Matters will calculate the amount of profits received by the user, and within a few days Announcement of matching donation collection methods and other details. All distribution processes are conducted on the chain, and the process is open and transparent. After each round of advertising, you can see the matching donation details on Billboard's exclusive page. Matty will also post additional announcement notes.

Billboard is still in the experimental stage, and the community will receive matching donations, but the advertising space is not currently open for bidding. Billboard's website and green paper detail Billboard's design, operating mechanism and development roadmap. Interested users are very welcome to read, and we look forward to any feedback or suggestions from the community. We hope to create a benign community donation matching mechanism together! Users/teams who have any questions or are interested in participating in future bidding are welcome to contact the Matters team.

Billboard is still in the experimental stage and will maintain a trial run for a period of time. During this period, the community will receive matching donations, but the advertising space will not be open to bidding.

For more details, please refer to the link below. Among them, the Green Paper elaborates on the design and operation mechanism of Billboard. Interested users are welcome to read it and give feedback or suggestions, so as to create a healthy community matching donation mechanism together! Users/teams who have any questions or are interested in participating in future bidding are welcome to contact the Matters team.

• Billboard exclusive entrance https://billboard.matters-lab.io/

• Billboard Green Paper https://matterslab.notion.site/On-chain-Billboard-for-Decentralized-Content-Ecosystems-aa10959b6258456ebbf7f5f49eb9f0fd

• Billboard advertising revenue community distribution contract https://optimistic.etherscan.io/address/0xad5caac6910f5a737ec53847000c13122b09eada

• Matters Contact information hi@matters.town