Key Terms

Definitions of all relevant terms within the Vana ecosystem.

Connectome

$DAT (depreciated)

Data Consumer

Data Contributor

Data Custodian

An entity that hosts and facilitates data contributions, ensuring compliance with regulations and providing encryption to protect data privacy.

Data Liquidity Layer

Data Liquidity Pool (DLP)

Data Transaction

DLP Smart Contract

Model Influence Function

Nagoya Consensus

Non-Custodial Data Portability

A feature allowing users to move their data and models across applications without interference, ensuring privacy and censorship resistance.

Personal Server

A user-operated server storing private data off-chain, enabling secure local training of models without exposing raw data.

Proof of Contribution (PoC)

Propagator

A network participant responsible for writing data transactions to the blockchain, maintaining network consensus, and earning fees for their work.

Root Network

State

User-Owned Foundation Model

Validator

Vana

A decentralized data liquidity network enabling users to own and monetize their data through a trustless open data economy.

VANA Token ($VANA)

The native token of the Vana Network is called $VANA. The token is used to pay for transaction fees (so-called gas fees) and will be generated by creating new blocks.

$VANA is not available on the Satori Testnet. Instead, Vana Points are used to fuel network activity. VANA POINTS ON TESTNET HOLD NO VALUE, ARE NOT CONVERTIBLE TO $VANA, AND ARE NOT INDICATIVE OF A FUTURE AIRDROP.