Credit Economics

A deep dive into the decentralized economic model of rNet, where users bring their own compute via a globally shared wallet.

The Unified Wallet Architecture

The rNet ecosystem abstracts away complex, fragmented SaaS subscriptions. Users fund a single, centralized rNet wallet. When they authenticate into your application, your backend leverages their cryptographic token to route AI inference requests through the rNet proxy, seamlessly deducting micro-credits from their global balance.

Global Liquidity

A single wallet balance powers usage across every connected application in the ecosystem.

Zero-Liability Devs

You never pay for user inference out of pocket. Users fund their own compute.

Transparent Burn Rate

Users have complete visibility into their micro-transactions across the network.

State Handling & Exhaustion

Wallet State	Proxy Behavior
Sufficient Liquidity	Inference proceeds normally. Cost is calculated and deducted post-generation.
Insufficient Liquidity	Proxy terminates request immediately. HTTP 402 Payment Required.
Zero Balance / Exhausted	All inference attempts hard fail until user injects capital.

Graceful Degradation Implementation

Robust applications must handle 402 Payment Required errors gracefully. When the rNet proxy rejects a request due to exhaustion, your backend should catch this state and propagate a user-friendly resolution path to the frontend.

javascript

// Protected AI Execution Route
app.post('/api/ai', requireRNetSession, async (req, res) => {
  try {
    const response = await gemini.chat(
      req.body,
      req.session.rnet.accessToken
    );
    res.json(response);
  } catch (err) {
    // Detect Liquidity Exhaustion
    if (err.status === 402 || err.code === 'INSUFFICIENT_CREDITS') {
      return res.status(402).json({
        error: 'Wallet depleted. Inject credits to continue inference.',
        actionRequired: true,
        rechargeUrl: 'https://www.rnetai.org/dashboard'
      });
    }
    
    // Unhandled exception
    console.error('Inference pipeline failure:', err);
    res.status(500).json({ error: 'Internal system failure.' });
  }
});

Capital Injection

Users manage their liquidity exclusively through the rNet Dashboard. Once a transaction clears and capital is injected, it instantly becomes available to your application without requiring session invalidation.

Global Propagation

Wallet balances are strictly consistent. Capital injected via the rNet dashboard propagates instantly across the entire network, immediately unlocking inference for all connected applications.

Module Complete

You have mastered the rNet economic architecture. Proceed to the Enterprise SDKs to implement the backend integration, or reference the API Specification.