Network Economics & Alignment

The economic framework of Rapid Chain is engineered to ensure long-term sustainability and institutional alignment. By decoupling execution costs from settlement finality, the network provides a predictable and scalable environment for complex financial operations.

4.1. The Dual-Layer Settlement & Fee Model

Rapid Chain introduces a symbiotic economic relationship with its settlement partner, utilizing a dual-layer approach to manage network costs and incentives.

• Execution Metering ($RAPID): Computational resources within the EVM and RAda environments are metered using $RAPID. This allows for granular control over gas prices and resource allocation.

• Synchronization Settlement ($CC): Global interoperability and legal finality costs are settled in the background via the Canton Network’s native utility component.

• Predictable Cost Structures: To meet institutional budgeting requirements, all fees are algorithmically stabilized to maintain a consistent USD-denominated value.

4.2. Comparative Economic Parameters

Network Economics

The following table outlines the distinction between the execution-level utility and the settlement-level security:

Economic Function	Rapid Chain (Execution)	Canton Network (Settlement)
Primary Unit	$RAPID	$CC
Fee Denomination	USD-Stabilized	USD-Stabilized
Utility Role	Computational Gas & Netting	Finality & Synchronization
Governance	Validator Set & Protocol Logic	Network-wide Interoperability

4.3. Logic Implementation: Fee Handling

This pseudocode demonstrates how the Sequencer handles the dual-layer fee logic to ensure the Canton synchronization cost is covered:

// Rapid Chain Economic Controller
contract EconomicAlignment {
    uint256 public constant USD_GAS_PRICE = 100; // Stabilized USD base

    function calculateTotalFee(uint256 gasUsed) public view returns (uint256) {
        // 1. Calculate the $RAPID execution fee based on current USD rates
        uint256 rapidExecutionFee = gasUsed * getRapidPriceOracle();
        
        // 2. Account for the $CC synchronization cost required by the Global Synchronizer
        uint256 synchronizationCost = getCantonSyncCost();
        
        return rapidExecutionFee + synchronizationCost;
    }
}

4.4. Validator Incentives

The network’s security is maintained by a set of vetted, known entities. These validators are incentivized to maintain high uptime and deterministic performance through a structured reward system.

• Stake-Based Participation: Validators must stake $RAPID to participate in the BFT-style consensus, aligning their economic interests with the network's health.

• Operational Rewards: Incentives are distributed based on the accuracy and speed of state transitions, rather than speculative drivers.