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FAQ — Satelink Network

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General

Q: What is Satelink? A decentralized RPC gateway where developers get reliable blockchain infrastructure and node operators earn 50% of revenue in USDT. Q: Is this real or a testnet simulation? 100% real. Live on Polygon mainnet. Real USDT earnings. Proven on-chain: TX proof. Q: How is this different from Infura/Alchemy? They’re centralized. We’re decentralized. Node operators earn directly. Cheaper pricing (0.000030vs0.000030 vs 0.000040-$0.000060/call).

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For Developers

Q: Why use Satelink instead of my current RPC provider?
  • Cheaper: 30/monthfor1Mcalls(vs30/month for 1M calls (vs 40-60 elsewhere)
  • Decentralized: Not dependent on one company’s uptime
  • Transparent: All revenue on-chain, no black-box billing
Q: What chains are supported? Currently:
  • Polygon PoS (mainnet, chain ID 137)
  • Polygon Amoy (testnet, chain ID 80002)
  • Ethereum (chain ID 1)
  • Arbitrum (chain ID 42161)
  • Base (chain ID 8453)
Q: What if Satelink goes down? Nodes are distributed globally. If one goes offline, traffic auto-routes to others. No single point of failure. Q: Do I need to trust Satelink with my funds? No. You deposit USDT to your own account. We deduct per-call. Balance is withdrawable anytime. Q: Can I use this in production? Yes. 99.8% uptime currently. We recommend a backup RPC as fallback during beta.

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For Node Operators

Q: How much can I earn? Depends on traffic routed through your node:
TrafficRevenueYour 50% Share
100K calls/month$3$1.50
1M calls/month$30$15
10M calls/month$300$150
Q: Do I need to stake USDT? No. Zero staking. Zero lock-up. Q: What if I go offline? Traffic routes to other nodes. You earn nothing while offline. No slashing. Just lost opportunity. Q: How do I get paid? Claim USDT on-chain anytime via app.satelink.network/satelink/os/withdraw. Sign EIP-712 message → TX to ClaimsContract → USDT in wallet. Q: Is this sustainable? Yes. Revenue = real API usage. No emissions. No fake rewards. If developers stop using Satelink, revenue stops. That’s the honest model.

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Economics

Q: Where does the USDT come from? Developers deposit USDT to use the API. That USDT is split:
  • 50% → Node operators
  • 30% → Platform fee
  • 20% → Distribution pool
Q: What’s the distribution pool? 20% of revenue goes to a pool. Distributed to top-performing nodes based on uptime and traffic. Q: Can the split change? The 50/30/20 split is enforced by smart contracts. Any changes would require a new contract deployment. Q: What if ClaimsContract runs out of USDT? TreasurySettlementJob monitors balance every 5 minutes. If low → Discord alert + manual top-up from platform fees.

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Security

Q: Are the smart contracts audited? Internal audit complete. External audit planned. Contracts are open-source: GitHub. Q: What if there’s a bug in ClaimsContract? GOVERNOR_ROLE can pause claims. Funds remain safe in contract. Bug fixed → unpause. Q: Can Satelink steal my USDT? No. ClaimsContract enforces the split. Only node operators with valid signatures can claim their earnings. Q: What if a node operator cheats? Revenue is recorded in PostgreSQL before splits. No recorded revenue = no earnings. On-chain claims require signature verification.

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Technical

Q: What RPC methods are supported? All standard Ethereum JSON-RPC methods:
  • eth_blockNumber, eth_getBalance, eth_call
  • eth_getTransactionByHash, eth_getTransactionReceipt
  • eth_getLogs, eth_estimateGas, eth_sendRawTransaction
  • Full list: Ethereum JSON-RPC Spec
Q: What’s the latency? Average 85ms. Varies by region and node. Q: Is there WebSocket support? Yes. Connect to wss://rpc.satelink.network/rpc/ws/polygon for real-time subscriptions. Q: What’s the rate limit?
  • Free tier: 200 requests/day
  • Paid tier: Unlimited (pay per call)

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Roadmap

Q: What’s next?
  1. Chainlist listing (PR #2721 pending) → traffic growth
  2. More node operators (target: 10-20 nodes)
  3. Additional chains (Solana, Avalanche)
  4. AI inference workload (LLM API proxy)
  5. Webhook delivery network
Q: When mainnet? Already live. This is mainnet. Polygon PoS. Real USDT. Q: When token launch? No token planned. USDT is the settlement currency. No need for a platform token.

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Support

Q: I need help. Where do I go? Q: Can I contribute code? Yes! Repo: github.com/Satelink-Protocol/Satelink_Network See CONTRIBUTING.md. Q: How do I report a security bug? Email security@satelink.network for critical bugs. Regular bugs → GitHub Issues.