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Network use cases

Nektar connects marketplace participants to meet their infrastructure and liquidity needs, enabling a wide range of use cases. Some Networks may focus exclusively on asset sourcing without requiring Operators, while others primarily seek additional compute power without needing collateral from Delegators.

Asset flow​

Asset flow

Networks can implement various asset flow scenarios, including:

  1. Infrastructure: No assets required.
  2. Liquidity: Assets are transferred to a time-locked vault. Once the lock expires, the funds are moved to a designated smart contract for use previously proposed by the Network in a non custodial and transparent manner. At the end of the Network's interaction in Nektar's lifecycle, the assets must return to the Delegators.
  3. Growth: Assets are transferred to a time-locked vault, and once the lock expires, the Network can withdraw the released assets. These assets do not return to Nektar.
  4. Shared security: Assets remain in Nektar as collateral. If Operators behave maliciously, the Network can request assets, which are moved to a time-locked vault for dispute resolution.

Growth and Liquidity scenarios feature atomic withdrawals, whereas collateral DAMs require a two-step withdrawal process (request + claim).

Examples​

Explore the sections below to learn more about sample use cases for Networks: