From CEO,
https://t.me/sonm_eng/287775Hello again.
I would not bother everyone with long explanations and will jump directly to what you want to know.
Here is the official summary regarding situation with Rays and Sonm:
(1) While working on a commercial services, what we initially called "Sonm Services", we decided to take rendering as first case to be implemented. It was initially named "Sonm Rays", which lately evolved into RaysRender.com. It will be a private company, a normal company. Background of this story (why separate, why not Sonm, why companyetc) may be searched in this chat.
(2) I clearly mentioned a couple of weeks earlier (
https://t.me/sonm_eng/285685), that service (Rays) will burn tokens from revenue and surprised to see this despair regarding possible Rays profit. Rays will use 70% of its operational profits to buyback SNM from market and burn them. The exact mechanics are to be elaborated, including legal part which is yet uncertain, but it will be known what EthAddr is used and burned SNM will be trackable to the origin of exchange cold wallet. We can't implement any kind of dividends because of the utility nature of token. However, Rays being free from obligations and based on free will would like to burn tokens from profit for the sake of human kind.
(3) Sonm marketplace will definitely be updated to introduce Suppliers' deposits (
https://t.me/sonm_eng/285686). The mechanic will be described in the upcoming article about SNM tokenomics. The idea was discussed in this chat before and searchable. Briefly this is to make PART of the tokens from deals stay on the sidechain much longer, than being immediately withdrawn to exchange. Holding a deposit will directly rise a worker's priority to get high rewards tasks, possibly outbidding even existing reward program. Proportionally to the deposit amount, which is proportional to worker's turnover.
(4) This is a general scheme and a public commitment. Details be elaborated and published when ready.
*** Not an investment advice, DYOR!
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