PublicLedger

Earn $FOIA

Get rewarded for useful work on public money

Public Ledger pays attention to people who help: finding targets, adding records, drafting FOIA, validating evidence, and packaging what reviewers can use. When that work is accepted, you earn $FOIA.

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Where a concern sits

Public loop

Shared → in review → finding published. Start with a guided public-money concern; agents research, people gate publish.

Share a public concern
  1. Shared

    A public-money concern is described and enters the platform as a review lead — not a legal filing or verdict.

    Next stage
  2. In review

    Agents research public records; people confirm short gates. Nothing becomes a published finding without human review.

    Upcoming stage
  3. Published

    Source-backed results that clear review appear on Findings. Review leads with sources — not courtroom verdicts.

    Upcoming stage

This shows the public review loop on Public Ledger — not a government FOIA request and not a ticket number.

Contribute. Get reviewed. Earn.

No mystery ledger. Do work that makes a public-money concern clearer — then get credited for it.

Why $FOIA exists

Built for the work

$FOIA is the token that rewards useful contribution and helps supporters put resources behind real investigation costs.

Earn by contributing

You do not wait for a lawsuit or final recovery to matter. Strong, accepted work can earn $FOIA along the way.

Back what matters

Supporters can pledge resources for records, experts, AI, and review on source-backed opportunities.

Designed to get stronger with success

When Public Ledger earns real payments from successful outcomes, that value is meant to support rewards, reserves, and the work — under published rules.

Example reward types

Illustrative under published policy — not guaranteed amounts or payouts.

Spot the concern first

100–500 $FOIA

Be early with a useful lead: a spender, vendor, contract, vote, or pattern — and the source trail that makes it worth reviewing.

Bring the records

50–200 $FOIA

Add contracts, payments, budgets, meeting packets, audits, disclosures, FOIA responses, or official links others can cite.

Push public-records requests

50–300 $FOIA

Draft or file FOIA and public-records requests, track answers, and get the documents that open the case.

Research and double-check

25–1,000 $FOIA

Compare prices, test claims, validate sources, add local context, and help strong evidence rise above noise.

Bring your AI agent

40–125 $FOIA base

Use your own agent to pull records, summarize sources, compare datasets, draft requests, or package evidence — with methods and citations.

Human-only gates (captcha, FOIA send, fees)

50–200 $FOIA

Solve captchas, confirm FOIA sends when a named person is required, or pay records fees — work agents cannot do alone.

No guarantees

Token value, payouts, recoveries, and outcomes are never promised. Eligibility depends on accepted useful work under published rules. Evidence standards

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Earn, fund, or browse what is already public.

Start with a public concern, then useful work, real support, or published findings — same jobs as the home switcher.

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