Alpaca Network Ecosystem Overview
Alpaca Network — Ecosystem Overview
Alpaca Network is a three-layer stack that turns open-source AI into a self-sustaining economy. Each layer has its own token mechanics, governance hooks, and revenue streams, yet they interlock like gears: value created in one layer flows outward to reward the others.
1. PACA Layer - Buy on Modelz · Governance· Airdrops
What it is | Why it matters |
|---|---|
$PACA utility/ governance token | The single currency that powers the Modelz platform's bonding curves, buy MODEL tokens, pays on-chain fees, and gives holders a vote on network upgrades. |
Stake to earn | Lock $PACA to earn a share of each MODEL token trought airdrops and vote in the ecosystem. |
Ecosystem Fund (time-locked) | Finances audits, hackathons, liquidity incentives, and keeper incentives - no pre-minted “discounted” tokens. |
Think of PACA as the fuel for the Modelz platform: Buy MODEL Tokens with $PACA tokens, stake to earn a share of each model reaching singularity (One pi for each MODEL token)
2. MODEL Layer - Tokenized AI models & “Initial Model Offerings” (IMOs)
Component | Function |
|---|---|
Modelz Launch | Paste Hugging Face link → fill in information → buy the first MODEL tokens with $PACA → Mint. Creates a Model Token and deploys its curve in one click. |
Bonding curve | Auto-generated by Modelz. Provides 24/7 liquidity; price rises as users ape. Once MODEL token reaches the singularity, it creates a tradable pool on Uniswap. |
Initial Model Offering (IMO) | The first curve funding round. Early backers bootstrap liquidity and secure the lowest price tier. All IMOs are listed in the Modelz platform with real-time metrics. |
Revenue Router (Coming Soon) | Modelz pipes every paid API call to the model into an on-chain royalty stream. Rewards flow pro-rata to Model-Token holders, turning usage into yield. (Coming soon) |
Result: Researchers keep code open and get a cash-flowing asset; developers discover and pay for models through Modelz; investors gain liquid exposure to model adoption all coordinated by a single permissionless hub.
Join the Modelz private testing waitlist here to get started.
3. AGENT Layer - Apps, micro-services & downstream revenue (Coming 2026)
Actor | Example | Earns |
|---|---|---|
Developers | Chatbot, data-cleaning pipe, vertical SaaS | Charge per API call or subscription in $PACA |
Operators | Host models on high-end GPUs | Earn usage fees + service-level bonuses |
Integrators | Plugins, SDKs, front-end widgets | Take a rev-share on calls routed through their code |
Under the hood, every Agent call triggers the MODEL → PACA → payout flow automatically, so builders focus on UX instead of payments.
How Value Circulates
- Launch or back a model on Modelz, the bonding curve mints tradeable MODEL tokens. Once singularity is reached, 3.14% of the MODEL supply is airdropped to stakers.
- Agents call the model (coming soon), paying each request in $PACA.
- Router splits the fee (coming soon): royalties to Model-Token holders, rewards to $PACA stakers, a slice to the treasury, and a burn.
- Stake, compound, or cash out, value cycles back into $PACA liquidity and new model launches.