Living Document Notice
Staged 2026-09-28. Living revisions and interconnected notes live in the Bosun PKM Garden.
Value-for-Value Audio Protocols and Lightning Micro-Payments
Traditional advertising-driven media models introduce ad bloat and platform lock-in. Chantey incorporates Podcasting 2.0 Value-for-Value (V4V) protocols, enabling direct audience support and streaming micro-payments via sovereign routing keys.
V4V Invariants
- Direct Recipient Declarations: Episode frontmatter defines explicit Lightning Network routing nodes and recipient splits for value streaming.
- Sovereign Monetization: Creators receive financial support directly from listeners without platform intermediaries taking extractive cuts.
- Transparent Accounting: Micro-payment inflows link cleanly into adjacent financial ledgers for complete income tracking.
Value-for-value protocols establish sustainable, independent media distribution models.
- Directus Target: chantey-blog
- Garden Source Reference: MOC - Chantey Audio Engine, MOC - Quartermaster Financial Ledgers, QTM-1001 - Plain-Text Accounting Ledgers