Key Features of Channels:
Onchain Identity and Customization
- Each channel is a unique blockchain entity, clearly defined by metadata:
- Avatars and banners
- Descriptions and names
- Transparently communicates channel purpose, values, and focus.
Flexible Membership Rules
- Channels support customizable membership conditions:
- Fee-based access (paid in $SUI)
- Invite-only participation
- Enables creators to precisely tailor community criteria to their objectives.
Built-In Economic Incentives
- Integrated directly with Sage’s Proof of Social Contribution (PoSC).
- Members earn explicit rewards in $TRUST tokens for verified social interactions.
- Incentivizes genuine participation and authentic community engagement.
Dedicated Content Feeds
- Provides blockchain-native content feeds.
- Users post, comment, and engage transparently, maintaining ownership and verifiable content attribution.
Robust Administrative Controls
- Comprehensive moderation tools for channel administrators:
- Moderator management
- User membership oversight
- Enforcement of clear community guidelines
- Ensures consistently high-quality social interactions.
Transaction Fee Sponsorship
- Enables apps to subsidize or fully sponsor user transaction fees.
- Reduces barriers to participation, promoting sustained community engagement.
Cross-App Composability
- Channels have global visibility across the Sage ecosystem.
- Users can seamlessly participate from multiple apps.
- Developers can easily integrate, reference, and build upon existing channels, enhancing interconnected user experiences.
Future Roadmap
- Community Governance: Upcoming protocol updates will introduce decentralized governance mechanisms, allowing channel members to collaboratively shape channel policies and actively influence broader protocol decisions—promoting transparency, participation, and community-driven evolution.