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CONFIDENTIAL & PROPRIETARY © 2025 Inkwell Finance, Inc. All Rights Reserved. This document is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal, tax, or investment advice, nor an offer to sell or a solicitation to buy any security or other financial instrument. Any examples, structures, or flows described here are design intent only and may change.

What is Leviathan by Inkwell Finance?

Leviathan is the Universal Credit Layer for ALL On-Chain Revenue — a multi-chain marketplace and infrastructure layer for revenue-informed, fixed-cap loans, with core lending on Solana, policy enforcement on Sui via Ika 2PC-MPC dWallets, and revenue capture on EVM chains. Inkwell never lends. We are the enforcement + liquidity layer. Instead of giving up equity or taking on traditional debt, you raise capital from accredited and institutional lenders through the marketplace. They fund your loan based on your performance data, and you repay up to a fixed maximum amount—no equity dilution, no perpetual revenue shares, no board seats.
Current Status (March 2026)
  • Solana programs live — four Anchor programs (core lending, pooled lending, credit scoring, transaction verification) built and operational
  • Full app built — Supply, Borrow, Credit Reports, Positions, and Leaderboard pages live
  • ML credit scoring operational — ensemble scoring pipeline producing on-chain credit reports
  • SDK created — @leviathan/sdk providing unified TypeScript bindings across Solana and Sui
  • Technology validated on testnet with Ika ecosystem partner
  • Primary pilot partner Full Sail (Sui-native DEX) — MOU and LOI signed
  • 🔄 Active pipeline of mainnet protocols in term-sheet discussions
  • ⏭️ First funded loans via parallel SPV ($5-10M)
The Market Opportunity~$20B of verifiable on-chain protocol revenue exists today (1kx Report, Oct 2025), yet no platform offers:
  • Bank wires in / bank wires out
  • ISDA-style documentation
  • Zero wallets, zero seed phrases, zero gas
For institutional market sizing and competitive analysis, see the Institutional Overview.

Who is it for?

For Borrowers

Get funding without giving up equity
  • Borrow against your revenue, not your ownership
  • Keep 100% control of your business
  • Repay up to a fixed cap, then you’re done
  • Fast approval for on-chain revenue (under 3 minutes)

For Lenders

Fund revenue-backed loans
  • Earn returns from fixed-cap debt, not equity
  • Choose deals based on revenue history and terms
  • Transparent, on-chain enforcement of repayments
  • Optional liquidity via secondary marketplace (accredited investors only)

The Market Opportunity

$20B+ in on-chain protocol revenue exists today (1kx Protocol Revenue Report, 2025). The top protocols need capital but hate dilution:
  • Jupiter → $2.6B TVL treasury, still borrows
  • Bluefin → $150M+ facility
  • Pump.fun → $1.3B non-dilutive revenue-share raise
They all want fixed-cap, on-chain, enforceable loans. Inkwell is the infrastructure that makes this possible.

Why Revenue-Based Financing?

Traditional funding options come with major tradeoffs — and hidden costs:
  • Equity financing - Give up ownership and control. Token sales can cost 30-67% of effective raise when you factor in price impact, tax liability, and community backlash.
  • Bank loans - Require collateral, personal guarantees, and rigid payment schedules
  • Venture debt - Expensive and often comes with warrants (equity kickers)
Revenue-based financing through Leviathan is different:
  • No equity dilution - You keep 100% ownership
  • No personal guarantees - The loan is based on your business performance
  • Flexible repayment - Payments can scale with your revenue
  • Fixed cap - Once you hit the repayment cap (e.g., 1.3x of what you borrowed), you’re done
  • Fast approval - Especially for on-chain revenue (under 3 minutes)
  • Source-Chain Enforcement - Revenue captured at source — no bridging required
Is this a security?No. Inkwell loans are structured as debt obligations with fixed repayment caps, not investment contracts or securities. You’re borrowing money and paying it back with interest-not selling ownership or profit shares.All deals are framed as loans between borrowers and lenders with clearly defined principal, term, and maximum repayment cap. Lenders do not receive equity, governance rights, or perpetual revenue shares.This is an architectural goal, not legal advice. Consult your own counsel for your specific situation.

How It Works

1

Create a loan request

Borrowers propose a loan with:
  • How much you want to borrow (principal)
  • Repayment cap - the maximum you’ll repay (e.g., 1.3x of principal)
  • Term - how long you expect to take (e.g., 12-24 months)
  • Revenue proof - on-chain data or off-chain attestations showing your revenue
  • Use of funds - what you’ll use the capital for
The protocol creates a deal listing that lenders can review.
2

Lenders fund your deal

Capital can come from direct deals or pooled lending:Direct deals:
  • One lender can fund the entire amount, or multiple lenders can split it
  • Once enough lenders commit, the deal closes
Pooled lending:
  • Lenders deposit into shared pools and receive LP tokens
  • Pool capital is deployed to qualified borrowers based on credit tier
  • Lenders earn yield without selecting individual deals
In both cases, the protocol creates a loan position that tracks everything on-chain.
3

Make repayments

You repay the loan over time:
  • Make periodic payments (monthly, weekly, or real-time streaming for on-chain revenue)
  • Payments can be a percentage of your revenue (e.g., 5-10% of monthly revenue)
  • The protocol tracks your total repaid amount
  • Once you hit the cap, you’re done - no more payments, no ongoing obligations
4

Loan completes

When you’re done:
  • The protocol marks the loan as fully repaid
  • Lenders receive their principal + return
  • You have no further obligations - no equity given up, no ongoing revenue share
  • If you had collateral, it’s returned to you

What if I fall behind?

If your revenue drops and you can’t make payments:
  • The protocol surfaces your status to lenders
  • Depending on your loan terms, you may have options like:
    • Restructuring - adjust the payment schedule
    • Collateral - if you provided on-chain collateral, it may be used
    • Workout terms - negotiate with lenders
The key difference from traditional loans: if your revenue is lower, your payments are lower (or zero). You’re not forced into bankruptcy over a fixed payment schedule.

Loan Options

Inkwell offers several types of loans to fit different needs. All are fixed-cap debt - you never give up equity or perpetual revenue shares.

Standard Loan Templates

Choose from pre-set terms for fast approval:
  • 1.2x cap / 12 months - Lower cost, shorter term
  • 1.3x cap / 18 months - Balanced option
  • 1.5x cap / 24 months - More capital, longer to repay
Example: Borrow $100k at 1.3x cap = you repay maximum $130k total, then you’re done.

Single Lender vs. Multiple Lenders

Single Lender:
  • One institution funds your entire loan
  • Best for larger deals
  • Simpler structure
Multiple Lenders (Syndicated):
  • Multiple lenders split your loan
  • Each gets a proportional share of repayments
  • Helps you reach your target amount faster
  • All lenders share the same terms and cap

Streaming Repayments (On-Chain Revenue Only)

If you have on-chain revenue (protocol fees, token royalties, etc.):
  • Repayments happen automatically in real-time
  • Uses Superfluid or Sablier streaming protocols
  • Much lower default rates than traditional monthly payments
  • No manual payment processing

With or Without Collateral

Unsecured:
  • No collateral required
  • Based purely on your revenue history
  • Higher interest/cap
Secured:
  • Provide on-chain collateral (tokens, LP positions, etc.)
  • Lower interest/cap
  • Collateral is returned when loan is fully repaid
  • If you default, collateral may be used to repay lenders

Advanced Options (Coming Later)

Tranched Deals:
  • Your loan is split into “senior” and “junior” tranches
  • Senior lenders get paid first (lower risk, lower return)
  • Junior lenders get paid second (higher risk, higher return)
  • Helps attract more capital at different risk levels

What We Don’t Offer

To keep things simple and compliant, Inkwell never offers:
  • Perpetual revenue shares - All loans have a fixed cap
  • Equity or ownership - You keep 100% of your business
  • Governance rights for lenders - Lenders can’t vote or control your business
  • Commingled risk without transparency — Pooled lending is available, but each pool has isolated risk and on-chain accounting
Leviathan does offer pooled lending — lenders can deposit into shared pools and receive LP tokens representing their share, with capital deployed across multiple borrowers. However, pools operate with risk isolation, and all loans within them maintain fixed-cap, non-equity structures. Bottom line: You’re borrowing money and paying it back with a cap. That’s it.

Why Inkwell for On-Chain Revenue?

If you have on-chain revenue (protocol fees, token royalties, NFT sales, etc.), Inkwell offers unique advantages:

Source-Chain Revenue Capture

  • Revenue is captured at the source chain using Ika’s infrastructure
  • No bridging required — enforcement happens natively on each chain
  • Automated enforcement without manual intervention

Instant Verification

  • Your revenue is already on the blockchain - no need to share private financial data
  • Lenders can verify your revenue instantly
  • Approval in under 3 minutes for on-chain revenue

Real-Time Streaming Repayments

  • Payments happen automatically as you earn revenue
  • No manual payment processing
  • Lower default rates = better terms for you

DeFi Composability

  • Your loan position can be used as collateral in other DeFi protocols
  • Lenders can trade positions on secondary markets (accredited investors only)
  • Everything is transparent and on-chain

Built for the Future

  • Native support for AI agent treasuries
  • Works with autonomous on-chain businesses
  • Designed for the next generation of internet businesses
  • Multi-chain architecture: Solana (lending), Sui (policy enforcement), EVM (revenue capture)
    • Powered by Ika 2PC-MPC for non-custodial, cross-chain operations

The Three-Layer Moat

Leviathan’s defensibility rests on three layers that compound over time:
LayerWhat It IsWhy It Wins
1. Universal EnforcementProprietary cross-chain architectureNative access to revenue on ANY chain (BTC, ETH, SOL, etc.) — no bridging required
2. Institutional InterfaceLeviathan brand + bank-wire experienceNo DeFi team will ever match the feel — ISDA docs, DocuSign, zero wallets
3. Liquidity FlywheelFirst $50M → pricing → dominanceWinner-takes-most order book; first to scale owns the market

Who Can Use Inkwell?

Borrowers

On-Chain Businesses:
  • DeFi protocols with fee revenue
  • NFT projects with royalty streams
  • On-chain creators earning in crypto
  • AI agent treasuries
  • On-chain gaming economies
  • Benefit: Instant approval (under 3 minutes), automatic streaming repayments
Off-Chain Businesses:
  • SaaS companies with subscription revenue
  • E-commerce businesses
  • Marketplaces with transaction fees
  • Any business with measurable recurring revenue
  • Benefit: Non-dilutive capital, flexible repayment based on revenue

Lenders

Who can lend:
  • Accredited investors
  • Institutional capital providers
  • Crypto credit funds
  • DAOs with treasury capital
  • Family offices
What you get:
  • Fixed-cap debt returns (not equity)
  • Transparent, on-chain loan tracking
  • Choose your own risk/return profile
  • Optional liquidity via secondary marketplace (accredited only)
How this works with Inkwell: Inkwell operates the marketplace and the smart-contract / legal rails, while lenders provide the capital and take on the credit exposure. Inkwell itself never runs a lending balance sheet.

How Revenue is Verified

On-Chain Revenue:
  • Automatically verified via blockchain data
  • No manual data sharing required
  • Public and permissionless - anyone can verify
  • Real-time updates
Off-Chain Revenue:
  • Connect your accounting software or payment processor
  • Provide attestations from trusted data providers
  • Share only what’s needed for underwriting
  • Keep sensitive business data private

Go-to-Market Phases

Phase 1: Credibility (Dec 2025 – Feb 2026) ✅

Building trust with institutional lenders:
  • 3–5 binding LOIs with mainnet protocols
  • Testnet demos and technical validation
  • Parallel SPV structure ($5-10M) for first 10-20 loans
Achieved:
  • ✅ Testnet validation complete with Ika ecosystem partner
  • ✅ Full Sail (Sui-native DEX) MOU and LOI signed (primary pilot partner)
  • ✅ Solana programs built and operational (core, pool, score, verifier)
  • ✅ Full app with Supply, Borrow, Credit Reports, Positions, Leaderboard
  • ✅ ML credit scoring pipeline operational
  • ✅ @leviathan/sdk created with unified Solana + Sui bindings
  • 🔄 Active term-sheet discussions with mainnet protocols

Phase 2: Paid Pilots (Mar – Jun 2026)

First funded loans via parallel SPV:
  • Deploy first capital via $5-10M SPV
  • 10-20 pilot loans with established protocols
  • Prove streaming enforcement and default rates

Phase 3: Supply Momentum (Jul – Oct 2026)

Building the borrower pipeline:
  • 20-30 live borrowers with public track record
  • Standardized deal templates (1.2x, 1.3x, 1.5x caps)
  • Secondary marketplace for accredited lenders (Phase 1+)
Accredited Investors OnlyThe secondary marketplace is restricted to verified accredited or qualified institutional investors to maintain compliance. Retail investors cannot participate in secondary trading.

Phase 4: Institutional Sale (Nov 2026+)

Scaling with institutional capital:
  • Raise $50M+ institutional lending facility
  • Leverage track record and default data
  • Winner-takes-most liquidity flywheel

Phase 5: Embedded Lending (2027+)

For on-chain businesses: Instant, automated lending integrated directly into your platform One function call is all it takes:
Inkwell.embeddedBorrow(principal, policyId)
Leviathan (2026–2028)Inkwell Embedded (2027+)
TargetInstitutions + protocolsTreasury UIs, wallets, agent platforms
IntegrationManual (dashboard + policy)One-line Inkwell.embeddedBorrow()
Pricing50–100 bps marketplace fee25–40% revenue share with integrator
Scale50–200 large deals100,000+ borrowers via partners
Borrower feelsHigh-touch credit facility”Click to borrow” inside their own UI
Three signed launch partners are already in the pipeline for embedded integration.

The Three-Layer Moat

What makes Inkwell defensible in a world where AI commoditizes underwriting and legal templates?
LayerWhat It IsWhy It Survives AI
1. Liquidity & Order-Book DepthFirst-mover loans + transparent pricingNetwork effects + proprietary default data flywheel
2. Source-Chain EnforcementProprietary cross-chain enforcementPhysically impossible without protocol integration
3. Embedded DistributionOne-line code already live in 3 verticalsWinner-takes-most installation base
The thesis: AI will make underwriting and legal templates free/perfect in ~18 months. The game is who owns the pipes and the liquidity when that happens.

Future Features

More loan options:
  • Flexible term structures
  • More risk tiers and pricing options
  • Cross-chain support
Better tools:
  • Integrations with accounting and analytics tools
  • Automated reporting and reconciliation
  • Inkwell Revenue Durability Score (IRDS) – standardized scoring of revenue durability for better pricing and guardrails

Safety & Transparency

For Borrowers

You’re protected:
  • Fixed cap - You’ll never pay more than the agreed maximum
  • No equity dilution - You keep 100% ownership
  • Flexible payments - Payments scale with your revenue
  • Clear terms - Everything is defined upfront and enforced on-chain
If your revenue drops:
  • Your payments drop (or pause) automatically
  • You’re not forced into bankruptcy over fixed payments
  • You have time to recover or restructure

For Lenders

You’re protected:
  • On-chain enforcement - Repayment caps and terms are encoded in smart contracts
  • Transparent tracking - See loan status, payments, and balances in real-time
  • No perpetual claims - Once the cap is reached, the loan is done
  • Collateral options - Some loans include on-chain collateral
Risk management:
  • Choose your own risk/return profile
  • Diversify across multiple borrowers
  • Access to revenue history and performance data

Protocol Safeguards

  • Compliance-first design - Structured as debt, not securities
  • Configurable guardrails - Maximum caps, terms, and borrower types
  • Conservative approach - Focus on safety over maximum leverage

Get Started

Ready to explore revenue-based financing?
Questions?Join our Discord or check out the FAQ for more information.
This overview describes product design intent only and does not constitute legal, tax, or investment advice. Inkwell loans are structured as debt obligations with fixed repayment caps, not investment contracts or securities. However, the legal treatment of any specific loan depends on facts, circumstances, and applicable law in your jurisdiction. Always consult your own legal, tax, and financial advisors before borrowing or lending through the protocol.