That's exactly why blockchain is a good choice. You verify that whatever X sends matches what Y and Z would send before any reward is received. Based on the sha

That's exactly why blockchain is a good choice. You verify that whatever X sends matches what Y and Z would send before any reward is received. Based on the shared index every query should return the same results, kids stuff really. The monetization is a nut to crack yes, but Kagi works as a paywalled search engine. Otherwise just serve ads like all the rest already do? Tried and proven model, and in this solution they could be very transparent as there's no corporation behind trying to dupe the users for clicks to maximize profits. I even see the possibility for a hybrid model, don't like ads? Pay for the compute with your own coins. The value comes from the network, trust and use-case. It doesn't have to be a new coin.