Each Contributor Credit, written "C²", is a promise to pay $1 the future, when the project or business has cash. If an project pays 300 C², then it must pay the holder of those C² $300 when it either reaches a trigger (like a round of investment) or begins earning revenue. If the project fails to bring in money, then it doesn't have to pay.

Most businesses start out as projects, experiments to see whether a product or service is useful and valuable. These projects often don't have much funding, and often aren't even part of a registered business. In these cases, the people who contribute to the project need a secure and transparent way to share in its success if goes on to become a valuable business.

Remember that C² are essentially promises. By using the blockchain for C² transactions, we are making sure those promises are public, permanent, and impossible to erase. It doesn't even matter if Cooperativ disappears. Your C² are still there in your wallet, and the contract the payor signed is still valid.

Our revenue share contracts replicate typical revenue-share agreements. Each token represents a share of the project's income. Distribute them to the projects owners and they will automatically be able to access their share.

Revenue share contracts are great for sharing ownership of a project or compensating an investor. Some projects also use them for partnerships and joint ventures with other projects.

An "Issuable" contract lets you issue more share tokens. This dilutes the current holders so that you can include new ones. A fixed-issuance contract can never have more than 100 share tokens - each representing 1%. This way, you can be sure a partner won't dilute your share by issuing him or herself more tokens.