The SAHEL token is a blockchain-based solution built on the Solana network, designed to address some of the most pressing challenges in the publishing industry: weak intellectual property protection, piracy, counterfeit editions, and opaque royalty distribution. By leveraging the speed, scalability, and low costs of Solana, SAHEL introduces a transparent, efficient, and globally verifiable framework for protecting creative works and ensuring fair compensation for all contributors in the publishing value chain.
The project operates on two core pillars.
First, authorship and intellectual property management: manuscripts and creative works are immutably registered on the blockchain at the moment of creation, providing permanent proof of originality. Smart contracts automate royalty distribution in SAHEL, ensuring that authors, translators, and illustrators are compensated fairly and without delays.
Second, digital and physical edition certification: every edition—whether an eBook, PDF, or printed copy—can be recorded on-chain as a cryptographic hash, with a scannable QR code embedded in the publication. This allows readers, libraries, and distributors to instantly verify authenticity, reducing piracy and increasing trust in the publishing supply chain.
Beyond publishing, SAHEL is designed with adaptability in mind. Its tokenomics, technical architecture, and governance framework support long-term sustainability and future expansion into adjacent creative and academic sectors. Through partnerships with publishers, distributors, legal experts, and technology providers, SAHEL bridges traditional copyright systems with decentralized innovation.
More than a utility token, SAHEL represents a paradigm shift in intellectual property protection—transforming the way books are created, authenticated, distributed, and valued in the digital age.
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