Academy Rewards
DraftStatus: Draft Version: 0.2.0 Last Updated: 2026-05-16 Owner: Axodus Tokenomics / Academy
Purpose
Academy rewards are a likely use case for PoK-authorized $Neurons issuance.
Scope
This page explains how Academy can connect to the current token model without inventing locked rewards, staking rewards, or distribution tables.
Current Model
Academy reward issuance should be modeled as controlled minting:
- Learner completes a defined educational requirement.
- Proof-of-Knowledge or equivalent validation confirms eligibility.
- A structured mint authorization is generated.
- The authorization is signed through EIP-712.
- The learner submits the authorization to
PoKMinter.sol. - The contract enforces signature, nonce, amount, daily limit, cooldown, and supply cap.
- $Neurons is minted if all checks pass.
Reward Limits
Academy rewards are subject to the same system limits:
- 100 $Neurons maximum per transaction;
- 1,000 $Neurons maximum per user per day;
- 1-hour cooldown between mints;
- approved supply policy limits.
Program Requirements
Academy programs should define course or module identifier, proof requirement, authorized reward amount, signer authority, anti-abuse controls, reporting fields, and campaign status.
Not Currently Defined
The current Neurons Token System does not define a separate locked reward balance, free-course internal credit model, paid-course unlock schedule, or Academy-specific vesting model.
If those models are introduced later, they require contract and policy documentation before being presented as active.
Abuse Controls
Academy reward systems should defend against completion farming, answer sharing, sybil behavior, repeated claims, authorization reuse, and signer compromise.
Risk Considerations
Academy rewards are utility and eligibility mechanisms, not income promises or guaranteed financial benefits.
Related Pages
Canonical Traceability
- Integration:
INTG-EP8-0005 - Canonical counterpart: Academy Token Reward Flows
- Interfaces:
INT-EP7-010,INT-EP7-011,INT-EP7-013 - Authority:
AUTH-EP8-0007 - Evidence:
EVID-EP7-0011,EVID-EP7-0019 - Status: directional; issuance and distribution are not activated.
