KET integration — add KarmaPool + KarmaDistributor as the economic layer above ARGENTUM

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What is this

The Karma Economy Triad (KET) is the economic framework that completes ARGENTUM.

ARGENTUM handles the karma layer: action submission, community attestation, karma accumulation, on-chain marks.

KET adds the two missing layers:

MWC  ──  Maximum Wealth Cap: excess above threshold → KarmaPool (automatic, enforced in _transfer())
         ↕
KARMA ── ARGENTUM (this system)
         ↕
UBI  ──  Universal Basic Income: flat periodic distribution to all verified human entities

Repository

github.com/giskard09/karma-economy

Three new contracts:

• ARGTWithMWC.sol — extends ARGT token with MWC enforcement built into _transfer()
• KarmaPool.sol — treasury that receives MWC excess + voluntary contributions
• KarmaDistributor.sol — periodic distribution engine (UBI flat + karma-proportional), Chainlink Automation compatible

Integration point

KarmaDistributor reads karma scores from registered entities and calls KarmaPool.sendToRecipient().

The bridge from ARGENTUM to KET: when an action is verified in ARGENTUM, the karma score is synced to KarmaDistributor.updateKarma(). Next distribution cycle, that karma generates income.

Why this matters for ARGENTUM

Without a ceiling, the karma economy is open-ended — early participants accumulate indefinitely. With MWC + redistribution, the system is self-sustaining: the commons funds the floor, the floor guarantees participation, participation generates karma, karma earns distribution.

The loop closes.

Prior art

First published 2026-03-25. Apache 2.0 + CC BY 4.0.

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