Building the
settlement layer in public.
Thesis notes, protocol decisions, and product previews as PRVTC AIU takes shape.
Latest posts.
Why AI needs a unit of account
Unified APIs and GPU marketplaces prove the demand and the supply. The missing piece is a portable, redeemable unit for consumption.
Request-bound settlement, explained
How binding payment to a signed quote and a metered receipt closes the gaps that open-ended AI billing leaves wide open.
One balance across providers
The case for a single AIU wallet instead of a credit silo per vendor — and what routing modes would matter first.
Compute is becoming a financial asset
Reading the public signals — compute futures, GPU contracts, marketplaces — and where redeemable consumption fits.
What is planned.
routerCheapest & fastest routing
The router model quotes across an early provider pool and can pick by rate or latency.
walletSigned receipts in the wallet
The wallet model surfaces provider-signed metering receipts and settled AIU examples.
sdkProvider SDK preview
OpenAI-compatible onQuote / onRun hooks for independent providers.
ledgerInternal AIU ledger
AIU accounting is being evaluated for internal boxed-AI deployments.
Follow the build.
Get protocol notes and product updates as the preview develops.