distancash
Distancash is a concept in the field of digital assets that ties the value of a unit of account to measurable distance between participants or data paths. Proposed as a distance-aware economic instrument, distancash envisions transactions whose value is influenced by the physical or network distance involved in sending data or value. The term is used in theoretical discussions of how geography and topology could affect digital economies and has inspired several prototype protocols.
In proposed models, distancash relies on a distance oracle to verify the separation at the time of
Potential use cases include incentivizing efficient data routing in content delivery networks, rewarding long-distance data transmission
Advantages cited for distancash include aligning economic incentives with network efficiency, promoting optimization of data movement,
As a concept, distancash has not achieved universal standardization or broad adoption. Several research efforts and