# Starknet Decentralized Protocol IV - Proofs in the Protocol **URL:** \ **Category:** Starknet Technical Development\ **Tags:** consensus, decentralization, sequencers, provers, proofs\ **Created:** [February 1, 2023, 10:24pm UTC](https://community.starknet.io/t/starknet-decentralized-protocol-iv-proofs-in-the-protocol/6030 "2023-02-01T22:24:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 5
**Author:** ![ilia](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/community.starknet.io/ilia/32/1318_2.png) [@ilia](https://community.starknet.io/u/ilia)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2023, 3:12pm UTC](https://community.starknet.io/t/starknet-decentralized-protocol-iv-proofs-in-the-protocol/6030/5 "2023-03-03T15:12:35Z")
Dear @matteo thanks for the additional food for thought. - I was only referring to the prover resource. - I also think it’s best to have users pay the market price. Beyond that I am undecided on whether provers should usually be paid market price, or constantly overpaid. I briefly touched on this in the [buffer problem post](https://community.starknet.io/t/starknet-decentralized-protocol-vi-the-buffer-problem/7098) (including simplified 1559-type mechanism). There is also the factual matter of actual proving costs in relation to the remaining operation costs of the protocol. - As far as the token goes, I agree the ability to control monetary policy is a powerful argument in favor of a native token. - We have toyed around with the idea of a “universal proving layer”. Perhaps this is a somewhat premature discussion, but let us at least distinguish between proving as an off-chain service and an actual protocol that explicitly involves designated “provers” and possibly enforces on-chain logic. I haven’t given much thought as to when and why the latter is necessary. Do you have any further thoughts? --- _[View the full topic](https://community.starknet.io/t/starknet-decentralized-protocol-iv-proofs-in-the-protocol/6030)._