Core Concepts
Deep dive into Atomic Labs mechanics and mathematical foundations
Atomic Labs is built on three fundamental pillars: Conviction Locking, Reputation Scoring, and Project Conviction Weight (PCW).
Conviction Locking
Conviction is proven belief. In traditional markets, anyone can claim they believe in an asset. On Atomic Labs, you must lock your capital to prove it.
Mechanism
- • Assets are time-locked on-chain in PDA escrow
- • No early withdrawal - commitment is enforced
- • Conviction Weight (CW) is calculated on-chain
- • Conviction Points (CP) are earned on completion
Time Weighting
T(t) = ln(1 + t/86400)^1.5Convex function ensures longer locks get exponentially more weight
Project Conviction Weight (PCW)
PCW aggregates individual convictions into a protocol-level metric for each target asset:
PCW = base × (sum_cw / base)^exponentsum_cw: Sum of all active lock CW for the target asset
base: Normalizer base (default: 1,000,000)
exponent: PCW curve exponent (default: 0.5)
Early-exited locks are excluded from PCW calculation. Only active and completed locks contribute.
Reputation System
Reputation is a non-transferable coefficient that scales your future CW calculations. It starts at 1.0 and changes based on your lock completion history.
Completion Bonus
+0.1 reputation per completed lock (scaled: +100)
Maximum reputation: 10.0 (scaled: 10000)
Early Exit Penalty
-0.2 reputation per early exit (scaled: -200)
Minimum reputation: 1.0 (scaled: 1000)
Conviction Points (CP)
CP are your rewards earned when locks complete successfully. They're calculated as:
- • Base CP: CW / 100
- • Duration bonus: +20% for locks > 180 days
- • Completion bonus: +15%