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# Network Economics

In a peer-to-peer, decentralized system, the economic model is one of the most critical components—delivering the incentives of supply and demand to effectively attract, engage and reward participants.\
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Autonomi's economic system is designed to:

### **Incentivize Node Operators**

Encourage node operators to contribute storage space, bandwidth, and computing resources, thereby fostering growth and scalability.

### **Establish a Governable Economic Framework**

Construct a resilient economic framework capable of adapting to changes in the external environment.

### **Drive Growth in Network Size and Utility**

Support the resilience and growth of the Network by rewarding developers, strategic partners and other key contributors.

### **Sustainably Reward Creativity and Innovation**

Meaningful rewards for software development, services, and data that provide value to those using the Network, and that benefit wider society.