• Pluronymous LLC — Annual Budget Authorization Plan
  • Fiscal Year: 2026-2027
  • SECTION 1: INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS
    • 1A: Hardware (One-Time CapEx)
    • 1B: Infrastructure (Monthly OpEx)
    • 1C: SaaS/API Costs (Monthly OpEx)
  • SECTION 2: SaaS vs BUILD Decision Matrix
    • For Each Service: Buy SaaS or Build In-House?
    • SaaS vs BUILD Summary
  • SECTION 3: CONSUMER SKU PRICING
    • Product Tiers for Kapnet Consumers
    • SKU Revenue Projections
  • SECTION 4: PROTOCOL REVENUE
    • 4A: Transaction Fees (Postage)
    • 4B: Hedlbit Storage Fees
    • 4C: Mining Pool Fees
    • 4D: KScript Execution Fees
    • 4E: Treasury Yield
    • Protocol Revenue Summary
  • SECTION 5: COMBINED ANNUAL BUDGET
    • Scenario A: Bootstrap (No Mac Mini, SaaS-heavy)
    • Scenario B: Recommended (Mac Mini M4 Pro, Hybrid)
    • Scenario C: Full Build (Mac Mini + VPS + All Build)
  • SECTION 6: BUDGET AUTHORIZATION REQUEST
    • Immediate Authorization (Month 1-3)
    • Phase 2 Authorization (Month 4-6)
    • Phase 3 Authorization (Month 7-12)
  • SECTION 7: KEY ASSUMPTIONS & RISKS
    • Assumptions
    • Risks
    • Break-Even Analysis
  • SECTION 8: RECOMMENDATION

§Pluronymous LLC — Annual Budget Authorization Plan

§Fiscal Year: 2026-2027

§SECTION 1: INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS

§1A: Hardware (One-Time CapEx)

§1B: Infrastructure (Monthly OpEx)

§1C: SaaS/API Costs (Monthly OpEx)

§SECTION 2: SaaS vs BUILD Decision Matrix

§For Each Service: Buy SaaS or Build In-House?

§SaaS vs BUILD Summary

§SECTION 3: CONSUMER SKU PRICING

§Product Tiers for Kapnet Consumers

§Tier 0: Free (Anonymous)

Price: $0
Includes:
  - Read public TXXMs from relay
  - Browse kapnet-public.kor content
  - Submit public TXXMs (rate-limited)
  - Basic npub authentication
Target: Casual visitors, researchers

§Tier 1: Identified (AUTH-2)

Price: Free (requires npub + verification)
Includes:
  - All Tier 0 features
  - Access to gated content
  - Comment/react on TXXMs
  - Basic governance participation
Target: Active community members

§Tier 2: Supporter (AUTH-3)

Price: $10/mo or 50,000 sats/year
Includes:
  - All Tier 1 features
  - Access to paid content
  - File downloads from store
  - Cryptpad collaboration (1GB)
  - Priority relay access
Target: Supporters, light users

§Tier 3: Builder (AUTH-4)

Price: $50/mo or 250,000 sats/year
Includes:
  - All Tier 2 features
  - Agent session (1 Hermes instance)
  - Cryptpad collaboration (10GB)
  - Governance proposal rights
  - API access (rate-limited)
Target: Developers, power users

§Tier 4: Operator (AUTH-6)

Price: $200/mo or 1,000,000 sats/year
Includes:
  - All Tier 3 features
  - Multiple agent sessions
  - Cryptpad collaboration (100GB)
  - KScript execution rights
  - Full API access
  - Priority support
Target: Organizations, heavy users

§Tier 5: Sovereign (AUTH-7)

Price: Custom (contact operator)
Includes:
  - All Tier 4 features
  - Dedicated infrastructure
  - Custom KOR namespace
  - Governance veto rights
  - Direct operator channel
Target: Partners, investors, key contributors

§SKU Revenue Projections

§SECTION 4: PROTOCOL REVENUE

§4A: Transaction Fees (Postage)

Every TXXM submitted to the relay pays postage:

At $45/BTC: $9,504/yr At $100/BTC: $21,000/yr

§4B: Hedlbit Storage Fees

Users pay for persistent storage on the SSD (via KSP contracts):

§4C: Mining Pool Fees

Solo mining pool (when operational):

Note: Mining pool revenue is speculative and depends on attracting miners.

§4D: KScript Execution Fees

Developers pay for deterministic execution:

At $45/BTC: $475/yr

§4E: Treasury Yield

Kapnet treasury earns yield on Bitcoin holdings:

§Protocol Revenue Summary

§SECTION 5: COMBINED ANNUAL BUDGET

§Scenario A: Bootstrap (No Mac Mini, SaaS-heavy)

§Scenario B: Recommended (Mac Mini M4 Pro, Hybrid)

§Scenario C: Full Build (Mac Mini + VPS + All Build)

§SECTION 6: BUDGET AUTHORIZATION REQUEST

§Immediate Authorization (Month 1-3)

§Phase 2 Authorization (Month 4-6)

§Phase 3 Authorization (Month 7-12)

§SECTION 7: KEY ASSUMPTIONS & RISKS

§Assumptions

1. BTC price: $45,000 (conservative), $100,000 (optimistic)
2. User growth: 10x Y1→Y2 (network effects)
3. Mac Mini arrives Month 1, operational Month 2
4. No major security incidents
5. Operator (GELI) time is unpaid (founder)

§Risks

1. BTC price drop: Protocol revenue drops proportionally
2. Slow adoption: Consumer SKU revenue may be lower
3. Relay censorship: Public relays may filter Kapnet events
4. Hardware failure: SSD failure = data loss (mitigated by SanDisk backup)
5. Regulatory: Nostr/Bitcoin regulation could impact operations
6. Competition: Other Kapnet implementations could fragment community

§Break-Even Analysis

• Fixed costs: ~$2,459/yr (Scenario B)
• Break-even users: 20 Supporter-tier users ($10/mo) = $2,400/yr
• Break-even protocol: 50,000 sats/mo postage = $270/yr
• Total break-even: ~25 Supporter users OR equivalent protocol revenue

§SECTION 8: RECOMMENDATION

Authorize Scenario B (Hybrid) immediately:

• Mac Mini M4 Pro ($1,399) — CRITICAL PATH
• UPS + backup SSD ($270) — RISK MITIGATION
• Domain ($12) — IDENTITY
• OpenRouter API ($100/mo) — BRIDGE until Mac Mini

Total immediate authorization: $1,681 + $100/mo

Expected Y1 net position: +$35,295 (at $45K BTC) Expected Y2 net position: +$100,000+ (with user growth + BTC appreciation)

The Mac Mini is the single most important investment. Without it, we cannot run local LLMs, cannot self-host a relay, and remain dependent on external SaaS. With it, we have sovereign compute, private inference, and full protocol control.