| Ownership | Founders + VCs | Nobody / Foundation | Miners (concentrated) | All members equally |
| Revenue Model | Exit-dependent | Donations / Grants | Mining rewards | 7 operating revenue streams |
| Governance | Board + investors | Maintainer discretion | Token-weighted voting | One member, one vote |
| AI Integration | Varies | Community-driven | Marketplace only | Native consensus-layer AI |
| Self-Funding | No — needs exits | No — needs donors | No — needs miners | Yes — commons treasury funds future rounds |
| Worker Equity | Options (maybe) | None | None | 25% cooperative equity |
| Infrastructure | Cloud-dependent | Volunteer-hosted | Miner-hosted | Cooperative-owned nodes + real estate |
| Legal Framework | Delaware C-Corp | 501(c)(3) or none | None formal | Wyoming DAO LLC |
