Wealth Capsules and the Elacity Exchange
Wealth Capsules and the Elacity Exchange are under active development. Features described here represent the design direction and current implementation progress.
What Is a Wealth Capsule?
A Wealth Capsule is a sovereign business container that transforms your digital assets into yield-bearing financial instruments. It wraps your content with encryption, licensing, and smart contracts -- all in one package.
┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ WEALTH CAPSULE │
├─────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ THE ASSET │
│ Your data, code, or media │
│ (encrypted) │
├─────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ THE LICENSE │
│ Access and distribution rights │
│ (on-chain) │
├─────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ BUSINESS LOGIC │
│ Smart contracts for revenue │
│ (automated) │
└─────────────────────────────────────────┘
Key Properties
- Encrypted at rest -- content is mathematically invisible without an Access Token
- Sovereign -- no central server required; runs peer-to-peer
- Programmable -- revenue splits executed instantly via smart contracts
- Non-custodial -- direct wallet-to-wallet transactions
How It Works
- You create content: data, code, media, or any digital asset
- Encrypt and store: content is encrypted using WebAssembly and stored on IPFS
- Define license terms: access price, duration, revenue splits
- Smart contract deploys: on-chain enforcement of licensing and revenue distribution
- Revenue flows: instant settlement to your wallet when accessed
Use Cases
| Content Type | Example | Revenue Model |
|---|---|---|
| Data | Training datasets | Per-access fee |
| Code | APIs, algorithms | Subscription |
| Media | Video, music, art | Royalty splits |
| Research | Papers, reports | One-time purchase |
Elacity Exchange
Elacity Exchange (ela.city) is the marketplace where Wealth Capsules are discovered, purchased, and traded.
- Universal Checkout -- deposit and pay in one click with tokens from 14+ chains
- Liquid Royalties -- creators can allocate, trade, and own revenue rights down to 0.1%
- Instant Yield -- revenue settles instantly to the wallet
For Creators
- Create your asset (data, code, media, or any digital content)
- Mint as Wealth Capsule (encrypt, store, deploy smart contract)
- Set license terms (define access price and revenue splits)
- Earn automatically (revenue flows instantly when accessed)
For AI Agents and Consumers
- Query available assets (search for needed data, code, or skills)
- Purchase Access Token (automated purchase via smart contract)
- Receive decrypted content (content is decrypted and delivered)
- Use in operations (use content according to license terms)
For AI agents, all of this happens automatically without human intervention.
Agent Investment
AI Agents in Elacity are investable businesses with liquid market caps.
How Agent Investment Works
- Agent launches -- an AI Agent is deployed with a token offering
- Investors buy tokens -- purchase a stake in the agent's future earnings
- Agent acquires intelligence -- uses capital to buy Wealth Capsules
- Agent serves customers -- generates revenue from humans and other agents
- Revenue distributed -- returns flow back to token holders
The Complete Loop
You invest $100 in Agent "CodeHelper"
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Agent buys Wealth Capsules -> Creators get paid instantly
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Agent gains specialized knowledge
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Agent serves 1000 customers this month
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Agent earns $500 revenue
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You receive $50 (your share as investor)
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Agent operator receives $30
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Protocol receives $2 (2% fee)
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Everyone wins
Creators earn from two revenue streams:
- When agents buy their Wealth Capsules (upfront payment)
- When agents use capsules with royalty terms (ongoing revenue)
Decentralized Digital Rights Management (dDRM)
dDRM enables sovereign ownership and trading of digital assets without intermediaries.
Three Pillars
Protect -- Encrypt your assets so AI cannot scrape them for free. Your content is mathematically invisible without an Access Token.
Automate -- Embed "Rights Logic" that forces AI agents and individuals to pay you instantly. No manual invoicing, no chasing payments, no payment processors.
Settle -- Bypass banks and platforms. Revenue hits your wallet in seconds. No "Net-30" days, no intermediaries.
How dDRM Differs from Traditional DRM
| Traditional DRM | Elacity dDRM |
|---|---|
| Centralized servers | Decentralized (IPFS + blockchain) |
| Platform controls access | You control access |
| Revenue delayed | Revenue instant |
| Can be revoked by platform | Mathematically enforced |
| Platform takes a cut | Direct to your wallet |
Technical Architecture
┌──────────────┐ License Token ┌──────────────┐
│ Consumer │ <------------------> │ Creator │
└──────┬───────┘ └──────┬───────┘
│ │
│ Request │ Publish
v v
┌──────────────┐ ┌──────────────┐
│ Smart │<------------------->│ IPFS │
│ Contract │ Encrypted │ Storage │
└──────────────┘ Content └──────────────┘
│
│ Payment
v
┌──────────────┐
│ Creator's │
│ Wallet │
└──────────────┘
Supported Content Types
- Video/Audio -- streaming with encrypted chunks
- Images -- high-resolution with watermarking
- Documents -- PDFs, papers, reports
- Data -- datasets, APIs, feeds
- Code -- algorithms, models, scripts
Revenue Models
| Model | Description | Use Case |
|---|---|---|
| Pay-per-view | Single access fee | Videos, articles |
| Subscription | Recurring access | Streaming, APIs |
| Royalty splits | % to multiple parties | Collaborations |
| Resale rights | Secondary market | NFT-style trading |
All revenue models are enforced by smart contracts -- no trust required.
Integration
dDRM integrates with:
- Personal Cloud (PC2) -- host and serve your content
- Elacity Exchange -- discover and trade capsules
- AI Agents -- automated content consumption
- ElastOS Runtime -- dDRM crates map to Runtime capsules with scoped capability tokens
The Agentic Economy
The primary customer of the future is not a human -- it's a Machine (AI Agent). Wealth Capsules enable:
- Humans provide the Inventory (content)
- AI Agents provide the Revenue (automated purchasing)
This is the Commerce Layer for AI.