Archway primary sources
Reviewed: 2026-05-10 UTC
Core protocol framing
- https://archway.io/
- Official homepage framing Archway as a developer-incentivized smart-contract chain.
- https://docs.archway.io/overview/about
- Best single-page explanation of the mechanism: custom Rewards and Tracking modules, gas rebates, inflation sharing, smart-contract fees, and reward-destination routing.
Rewards design and intended uses
- https://docs.archway.io/overview/faq
- Useful operational summary of the three reward sources: gas rebates, inflation rewards, and smart-contract fees, plus examples of how teams can use rewards to subsidize gas, fund core development, or route proceeds into DAO treasuries.
Canonical papers
- https://archway.io/assets/archway-whitepaper.pdf
- Official whitepaper; saved locally as
archway-whitepaper.pdf.
- Official whitepaper; saved locally as
- https://archway.io/assets/Archway-Lightpaper.pdf
- Official lightpaper; saved locally as
archway-lightpaper.pdf.
- Official lightpaper; saved locally as
Official code / org surface
- https://github.com/archway-network
- Official GitHub organization; useful for confirming the protocol’s maintained code and docs surface.
Main takeaways from this pass
- Archway’s distinctive mechanism is protocol-native application funding rather than generic L1 throughput or smart-contract support.
- The real governance surface sits at two layers: network parameters that decide validator-versus-dapp reward splits, and contract-level ownership that decides where rewards accumulate.
- The separate claiming flow and programmable reward-recipient address make Archway relevant to treasury and DAO design, not just base-layer economics.
- The gas-tracking limitation in the docs is important because it shows the reward model is partly shaped by Cosmos SDK execution constraints, not just by Archway’s economic aspirations.