How do nanopayments split a citation reward across multiple authors?

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Moderateconfidence— 1 source cited

7/21/2026, 12:36:51 AM · llm:deepseek:deepseek-chat

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Sub-claim "Nanopayments allocate a citation reward proportionally among…": 60% covered by S4 — S4 mentions 'per-citation payments weighted by contribution' and 'multi-author works can split a single reward across contributors automatically', but does not explicitly detail proportional allocation based on contribution share.

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Sub-claim "Each author receives a microtransaction corresponding to the…": 40% covered by S4 — S4 mentions splitting rewards automatically and nanopayments, but does not explicitly state each author receives a microtransaction for fractional ownership.

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Onchain Micropayments Digest contributed 100% → reward $0.04

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Settled $0.024 citation reward → Mara Okoye (aeaec894-9…)

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Settled $0.016 citation reward → Devin Park (d1e7eef1-a…)

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§ IIThe reading1 cited

Moderateconfidence— 1 source citeddeep research

Nanopayments split a citation reward across multiple authors by using weighted contributions and automatic microtransactions. A fair model pays each cited source in proportion to its contribution to the final answer, and multi-author works can split a single reward across contributors automatically . This is enabled by nanopayments that push the minimum economical payment to about $0.000001 by signing off-chain authorizations and settling them in batches, making per-citation payments viable . The reward is allocated proportionally based on contribution share, with heavily-relied-upon sources earning more and lightly-used ones earning less . Each author receives a microtransaction corresponding to their fractional ownership of the paper, facilitated by smart contracts or predefined formulas that account for author weights .

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