MIC INCENTIVES

MIC Incentives for Citizen Oversight¶

How Mobius Integrity Credits (MIC) reward civic participation — making oversight sustainable, not volunteer burnout.

Core Concept¶

MIC is minted for verified integrity work. Not popularity. Not hype. Not volume.

MIC rewards: - Accuracy over speed - Patterns over incidents - Documentation over drama - Patience over outrage

MIC Categories for Citizens¶

1. Civic MIC¶

Purpose: Reward oversight contributions

Awarded for: - Validated anomaly reports - Adopted pattern analyses - Governance participation - Historical documentation

Properties: - Non-transferable in v0 - Used for governance voting weight - Determines priority in flag review

2. Guard MIC¶

Purpose: Reward security and quality assurance

Awarded for: - Security vulnerability reports - Test coverage improvements - Threat model contributions - Incident response participation

3. Memory MIC¶

Purpose: Reward documentation and knowledge preservation

Awarded for: - Historical annotations - Process documentation - Onboarding improvements - Educational content

4. Build MIC¶

Purpose: Reward code contributions (for developer contributors)

Awarded for: - Bug fixes with tests - Performance improvements - Feature implementations - Infrastructure work

Earning Rates¶

Flag Submissions¶

Pattern Analysis¶

Governance Participation¶

Documentation¶

Trust Score Multipliers¶

MIC earnings are modified by trust level:

Example: - T1 submits validated flag: 10 × 0.5 = 5 Civic MIC - T3 submits validated flag: 10 × 1.5 = 15 Civic MIC

Burn Mechanics¶

MIC is burned (removed) when integrity is violated.

Automatic Burns¶

Manual Burns (Steward Decision)¶

Non-Speculative Policy (v0)¶

During v0, MIC is explicitly non-speculative:

1. No external trading — MIC cannot be exchanged for currency
2. No transferability — MIC cannot be sent between accounts
3. No marketplace — No buying or selling
4. Internal use only — Governance weight and priority only

Rationale: - Prevents gaming before system is stable - Keeps focus on integrity, not profit - Allows calibration before economic launch

Vesting and Decay¶

Earning Vesting¶

• Earned MIC is immediately available
• No vesting period in v0
• Future versions may add vesting for large awards

MIC Decay¶

• Inactive accounts: MIC decays 5% per quarter after 6 months
• Active accounts: No decay
• Activity threshold: 1 governance action per quarter

MIC Balance Display¶

User Dashboard¶

┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Your MIC Balance                        │
├─────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Civic MIC:   145                        │
│ Memory MIC:   23                        │
│ Guard MIC:     0                        │
│ Build MIC:     0                        │
│ ─────────────────────                   │
│ Total:       168 MIC                    │
│                                         │
│ Governance Weight: 1.68x                │
│ Flag Priority: Standard                 │
│                                         │
│ Recent:                                 │
│ • +10 Civic (validated flag, Jan 28)    │
│ • +15 Civic (governance vote, Jan 25)   │
│ • +3 Memory (annotation, Jan 20)        │
└─────────────────────────────────────────┘

MIC Uses (v0)¶

1. Governance Voting Weight¶

MIC balance affects vote influence:

Note: Human stewards always have final authority regardless of MIC.

2. Flag Priority¶

Higher MIC = faster flag review:

3. Feature Access (Future)¶

Reserved for future: - Advanced analytics - API rate limit increases - Early access to new tools

Anti-Gaming Measures¶

Rate Limits¶

• Max 5 flags per day (prevents spam)
• Max 10 annotations per week (prevents flooding)
• Governance votes limited by active proposals

Quality Requirements¶

• Flags require minimum detail
• Annotations require source reference
• Proposals require structured format

Audit Trail¶

• All MIC transactions logged
• Public aggregate statistics
• Individual history visible to user

Reporting¶

System-Wide Statistics (Public)¶

• Total MIC in circulation
• MIC minted this period
• MIC burned this period
• Top earning activities

Individual Statistics (Private)¶

• Personal earning history
• Category breakdown
• Ranking percentile (anonymous)

Governance of MIC Rules¶

MIC policies are governed by:

Future Roadmap¶

v1.0 (Planned)¶

• Limited transferability within ecosystem
• Staking for governance proposals
• Bonus multipliers for long-term holders

v2.0 (Exploratory)¶

• Cross-system recognition
• External partnerships
• Economic modeling complete

Philosophy¶

MIC exists to make civic participation sustainable.

Without incentives: - Oversight becomes volunteer burnout - Quality contributors leave - Bad actors face no cost

With MIC: - Accuracy is rewarded - Participation has value - Abuse has consequences - Community grows

"MIC rewards integrity work — not hype, not volume, not popularity."

We heal as we walk. — Mobius Substrate