How can a single citation reward be split fairly across multiple authors?

Archived dispatch

Lowconfidence— 2 sub-claims remain below the evidence threshold

7/29/2026, 8:43:59 AM · llm:deepseek:deepseek-v4-flash

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§ IThe decision$0.02 / $0.04

50%$0.02 under cap

Decompose

Breaking down: "How can a single citation reward be split fairly across multiple authors?"

Decompose

Identified 3 sub-claim(s) to support

Discover

Discovered 20 verified source(s)

DecideCACHE

Onchain Micropayments Digest$0.005 · EV 90%

Directly discusses per-citation payments weighted by contribution, which is central to fair split of citation rewards. Cached, so free to use.

Fetch

Agent spend wallet ready: 0x29028Fe1122E17Fe7863A22701e863FE4DaE1aFB (balance sufficient)

Fetch

Reused cached Onchain Micropayments Digest (free) — S1

Sufficiency

Final check — "A fair split must account for each author's relative contrib…": 90% assessed by S1

Sufficiency

Final check — "The method for splitting should be agreed upon before the wo…": 0% assessed

Sufficiency

Final check — "The split can be based on quantitative metrics like time spe…": 30% assessed by S1

Sufficiency

Final coverage assessment — The source describes a weighted contribution model, which supports accounting for relative contributions, but does not mention prior agreement or specific quantitative metrics. Thus not sufficient to cover all sub-claims.

Synthesize

Synthesizing a grounded answer from 1 source(s)…

Evidence

Verified — S1 supports claim 1 at 100%: “A fair model pays each cited source in proportion to its contribution to the final answer.”

Synthesize

Drafted answer citing 1 source(s)

Verdict

Confidence: Low — 2 sub-claims remain below the evidence threshold.

Attribute

Onchain Micropayments Digest contributed 100% → reward $0.02

Settle

Settled $0.012 citation reward → Mara Okoye (f7ae27ae-c…)

Settle

Settled $0.008 citation reward → Devin Park (292a1145-9…)

Done

Done. Spent $0.02 across 2 payment(s) to creators.

§ IIIThe settlementweighted · USDC on Arc

100%

Onchain Micropayments Digest

batched

100%+$0.012

Onchain Micropayments Digest

batched

100%+$0.008

Settled · USDC on Arc ↗$0.02

§ IIThe reading1 cited

Lowconfidence— 2 sub-claims remain below the evidence threshold

> ⚠ Low confidence — 2 sub-claims remain below the evidence threshold within budget. Treat this as provisional.

A single citation reward can be split fairly across multiple authors by paying each author in proportion to their contribution to the final work, as enabled by weighted nanopayments that make granular settlement practical .

Evidence ledger — quotes verified before rewards

A fair split must account for each author's relative contribution.
90%
“A fair model pays each cited source in proportion to its contribution to the final answer.” [S1] Onchain Micropayments Digest
The method for splitting should be agreed upon before the work begins.
0%
No reward-qualifying evidence
The split can be based on quantitative metrics like time spent or data contributed.
0%
No reward-qualifying evidence