The Dragonfire Economy

Real compute. Real value. Real ownership.
Dragonfire Economy

A Usage-Based System

Dragonfire provides access to AI and digital infrastructure through a simple, usage-based system, grounded in real compute and real network activity.

Rather than abstract credits or speculative assets, the Dragonfire economy reflects what actually happens on the network: machines running, tasks executing, and data being delivered.

Network Access

Accessing the Network

Access to the Dragonfire network is provided through a Panel subscription.

£10 per month (annual payment)

  • Monthly usage allowance included
  • Allowance refreshes every month
  • Unused allowance expires at billing period end
  • No unexpected costs or long-term lock-ins

For most people, this monthly allowance comfortably covers everyday AI usage.

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A Compute-Based Economy

Dragonfire operates as a decentralised network of compute. When you use the network, you are allocating real infrastructure capacity — not simply accessing a platform.

Processing

Inference

Storage

Transfer

Economic value inside Dragonfire is tied directly to servers running, work being completed, and results being returned.

Dragoncoin

Dragoncoin

Dragoncoin is the base accounting unit of the Dragonfire economy. It is used to measure and allocate access to network resources.

  • Pegged to the dollar
  • Used for compute, AI, storage, and data services
  • Designed for predictable usage

Dragoncoin represents network capacity.

Dragon Breath & Dragon Ink

Within the network, Dragoncoin converts into two internal usage units. These units describe how resources are consumed.

AI Inference

Dragon Breath

  • Running AI models
  • Processing prompts
  • Generating responses

Data Egress

Dragon Ink

  • Media streaming
  • File transfers
  • Data delivery

Conversion Structure

1 Dragoncoin = 100,000 Dragon Breath + 100,000 Dragon Ink

Usage occurs in small increments as work is performed, allowing costs to closely follow real activity.

Distributed AI

Why This Works for Everyday AI

Dragonfire AI runs on a distributed inference model. Because compute is spread across the network:

  • Costs are lower than centralised commercial APIs
  • Open and optimised models can be used efficiently
  • AI usage scales naturally with demand

This makes regular AI use practical without requiring enterprise-scale budgets.

Contributing to Network

Using and Contributing

The Dragonfire economy supports both usage and contribution.

Spend

Use Dragon Breath and Ink to run AI and services.

Earn

Provide compute, data services, or network capacity. Idle machines and spare capacity can become useful rather than sitting unused.

Earned usage units can be used directly within the network, or converted back into Dragoncoin where supported.

Escrow and Validation

Network transactions use escrow and validation to ensure fair exchange.

Reserve

Usage units are held in escrow

Execute

Work is performed on the network

Confirm

Delivery is validated

Release

Payment is transferred

This ensures users only pay for completed work, and providers are paid fairly for what they deliver.

Wallets and Keys

Wallets, Keys, and Control

Each participant maintains full control over their economic activity.

  • Operate your own wallet
  • Control your own cryptographic keys
  • Sign your own transactions

Validators confirm transactions and maintain the shared ledger. Value moves directly between participants — not through a central account.

Device Participation

Participating with Your Own Devices

Dragonfire supports a mesh-based model. With a lightweight client:

Phones

Laptops

Desktops

Servers

These devices can contribute to AI inference and network tasks. This is coordinated computation, not mining. Work is performed only when it is needed.

Payments and Settlement

Payments and Settlement

Dragonfire Wallets are being developed to support future settlement options, including:

  • Blockchain-based settlement where appropriate
  • Regulated banking integrations
  • Ledger-based payouts

These features will be introduced progressively as the network matures.

Who This Is For

Individuals

Using AI regularly for personal productivity and creativity

Developers

Creating applications and services on decentralised infrastructure

Small Teams

Running services without enterprise-scale budgets

Operators

Contributing compute or infrastructure to the network

Participation scales naturally with usage and contribution.

Purpose

Purpose

The Dragonfire economy exists to support:

  • Decentralised AI
  • Sovereign compute
  • Transparent infrastructure costs
  • User-owned digital capacity

As more compute joins the network, overall capability increases — and access improves for everyone.

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