Value Flow
In most cloud gaming solutions, high operating costs and centralized control often limit both profitability and user autonomy. YOM addresses these issues by redistributing the roles of computation, content delivery, and monetization among a global network of participants. This decentralization is significant for three key reasons:
Efficiency: by tapping into existing hardware (Node Operators) rather than maintaining costly proprietary data centers, YOM creates a more resource-efficient model that scales naturally with demand.
Alignment: every stakeholder—studios, node operators, advertisers, and community members—benefits from increasing platform usage. Studios monetize engagement, node operators earn for providing hardware resources, advertisers gain visibility, and token holders see growing value from the network effect.
Transparency: through on-chain transparency and automated revenue splits, YOM ensures that every contributor is equitably rewarded relative to their role and effort, mitigating the risk of exploitation by central intermediaries.
Core Revenue Model
At the heart of YOM’s economy is a session-based advertising model that ties gameplay hours directly to ad impressions and a the target reward rate of $0.30 per streaming hour for node operators. When users enter a cloud gaming session:
Ad Placement (optional): each gaming session can incorporate one or more (pre-roll video) advertisement. This generates a baseline ad revenue (targeting around $0.05 per session), and assuming on average 10 minutes / session, underpinning our target reward rate.
Performance-Driven: operators who can handle multiple parallel sessions at high quality can significantly increase earnings. YOM employs continuous automated benchmarking to assess each gaming machine’s performance and the amount of maximum nodes they can host.
Market Demand for $YOM: before nodes can stream a game, studios and broadcasters purchase $YOM tokens on the open market. A 5% burn on each purchase reduces the circulating supply over time, fostering token scarcity and reinforcing token value for all holders.
Flow of Funds
To visualize how incentives move through the ecosystem, consider the following steps:
1. Advertisers & Brands → Studios
Advertisers pay for placements in YOM-powered gaming sessions. This budget primarily goes to pay for the games uploaded by the studios or developers who integrate ads into their game experiences.
2. Studios → Node Operators
Studios utilize YOM tokens—purchased via BitPay automatically from the open market—to pay node operators for running the sessions. Each session triggers an automated $YOM distribution to the respective node operator based on performance (uptime, streaming quality, regional demand).
Whilst the primary beneficiary are node operators, there are multiple stakeholders simultaneously benefitting from this flow. A small percentage (5%) of every $YOM purchase is burned, meaning it is permanently removed from circulation. This mechanism keeps the token supply deflationary while linking YOM demand directly to actual network usage.
Its reward distribution across the different stakeholders is transparently managed, with clear breakdowns accessible to all involved parties:
Nodes
The majority of the rewards go directly to node operators to incentivize their participation and ensure high uptime and performance.
Network
Funds allocated to infrastructure improvements, software updates and scaling operations.
Burned
A fixed percentage of all network rewards is permanently burned, supporting YOM's deflationary token model.
Kickback
Studios and creators deploying content receive a share of the revenue to further incentivize engagement and growth.
On-chain Ledger:
Each stakeholder can clearly verify revenue shares and payout histories on-chain, reinforcing trust and transparency.
Equitable Sharing:
Studios earn revenue from ads embedded within sessions, incentivizing them to actively support sustainable monetization without compromising player engagement.
3. Node Operators → Network Participants
As node operators receive $YOM, some choose to stake, become active in the DAO, or provide liquidity on decentralized exchanges, further fueling the network’s growth and liquidity. Others may convert tokens to cover operational costs.
Key Outcome
Because every new game session and ad placement demands a fresh purchase of $YOM—and because each purchase includes a burn—the more popular the YOM platform becomes, the more profitable and sustainable it grows. Participants who contribute resources (hardware, content, governance) see direct returns, and the community at large benefits from a continually improving, globally distributed network.
The value creation within YOM is rooted in real user engagement (gaming sessions) and real revenue sources (advertising). By linking token demand to these activities and burning tokens upon every purchase, YOM aligns short-term network participation with long-term tokenholder growth. This structure ensures that each stakeholder—studio, operator, or community member—has a clear incentive to contribute to the ecosystem’s ongoing success.
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