Initial Credit System Implementation : The first version of the credit system has been implemented, which provides basic spam protection and incentives for masternode owners. Every data operation (i.e. state transition) processed on the platform has a fee denominated in the form of a platform credit. Developers can spend credits by funding an identity using a Layer 1 (core) transaction with a rate of 1 satoshi equaling 1000 credits. Fees are currently determined by the size of the state transition, where 1 byte of data costs 1 credit. At the moment, data operations typically cost somewhere between 6001000 credits. Fees are collected and sent to a distribution pool, where they will eventually be distributed to masternodes as compensation for hosting platform services. In later versions, we will make more improvements to the credit system and specific details will be revealed in an upcoming blog post.
This is interesting news for masternode owners, as this will provide an additional revenue stream to them in the nearby future besides the normal masternode payments that they receive every 8 or 9 days.
Since the credit system is running on a Dash side chain that will create blocks through a different (not mineable) protocol much much faster, i wonder on what kind of time interval masternode owners will be receiving these Dash Platform fees (once it is out of the testing phase of course). Maybe these Dash Platform fees will be paid out together with the masternode payments (at the same time).
Also something to consider : the more successful (or used) the Dash Platform will get, the more profitable this additional revenue stream for masternode owners could get.
Interesting stuff.
