Frequently Asked Questions

Domino enables the members of a community to create a community credit system, extend credit to one another and send and receive payments. This is accounting software that doesn’t just track activity after the fact, it facilitates it in real-time.

Domino payments make use of programmable business logic through Smart Agreements that can automate even complex processes, without needing some company in the middle.

In contrast, traditional accounting software or even Enterprise Resource Planning systems like those created by companies like SAP and Oracle run on centralized servers controlled by the vendor, giving them power over your company or community.

Domino doesn’t require a corporation in the middle to operate. Instead, Domino enables your community to create its own internal system for recognizing contributions – i.e. paying one another – and runs peer-to-peer on the devices of its participants. Services can be added, but from the foundation, Domino’s architecture puts each participant at the center of the network.

In addition, Domino is flexible. Most software systems are built to serve centralized, hierarchical organizations. Domino, in contrast, can be used by small businesses, multinational corporations, municipalities, non-profits and even (especially) organic communities or decentralized organizations. However your community happens to have structured its relationships — Domino can be customized to suit your needs.

Unyt Accounting, the team that created Domino can support your community in customizing your own Domino Accounting Alliance to suit your needs. In addition, Unyt will provide ongoing maintenance and improvements for a simple 1% or less transaction fee on the transactions processed by your community.

For limited time only, there are no set up fees to help you get up and running.

Domino includes built-in compliance features and can delegate compliance verification to specialized service providers. Every action is cryptographically signed and tamper-proof, creating audit trails that exceed traditional requirements. Smart Agreements can enforce regulatory rules automatically, and the transparent nature of the system actually makes compliance easier to demonstrate.

Yes. Domino is designed to complement, not replace, your existing systems. We provide specialized Smart Agreements for converting between internal Fuel Credits and external blockchain tokens. Organizations can use Domino for internal accounting while maintaining their existing blockchain tokens. In fact, enabling the decoupling of your transaction costs from your token price can free costs to decrease while token price goes up.

Typical implementations range from 4-12 weeks depending on complexity. Simple configurations can be deployed in a month, while complex integrations with custom Smart Agreements may take longer. The process includes: initial consultation and design (1-2 weeks), alliance setup and configuration (2-4 weeks), integration development (2-6 weeks), testing and training (1-2 weeks). We can work with your timeline and can prioritize critical features for faster initial deployment.

Unyt Accounting is owned by the Holochain Foundation and builds accounting applications using Holochain technology. Holochain is the underlying peer-to-peer application framework (like how many apps are built on Linux). Holo is a separate organization, also owned by the Holochain Foundation, that provides cloud hosting services for Holochain applications. While both Holo and Unyt are fully owned subsidiaries of the Holochain Foundation, no intellectual property was transferred from Holo to Unyt Accounting. Unyt is focused on building and supporting accounting software. Domino is built using open source technologies and Holo is planning to make use of Domino. However, you don't need to use Holo's services to run Domino.

No. Each Domino Alliance defines its own internal Fuel Credits—you can name them anything your alliance chooses and integrate with any external token(s) or currencies. HoloFuel is just one example. Domino handles the internal accounting regardless of what external currencies you connect to.

We use a template design for HoloFuel, not actual HoloFuel in our Phase 3 testing because it provides a realistic setup for testing mutual credit systems and token integration features. The lessons learned from this testing directly improve Domino for all users, regardless of what currencies they end up deciding to use. When you deploy Domino, you'll get the benefit of features tested and refined in this test environment, but configured for your specific needs and business model. Think of it as proving the technology works in a real-world scenario before you implement it.

Blockchain requires global consensus—every transaction must be validated by the entire network, creating bottlenecks and high fees. Instead, Domino uses Holochain’s agent-centric architecture where each participant maintains their own history (in a hash chain), enabling parallel processing without consensus bottlenecks. This means millions of simultaneous transactions, economically viable microtransactions, and operation on ordinary hardware rather than specialized mining equipment. For applications such as Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks (DePIN), this translates to real scalability without the energy waste or infrastructure costs of blockchain systems.

Every action in Domino is cryptographically signed by the agent who took it, creating tamper-proof individual histories. Attempts to alter data break the cryptographic signatures, making fraud immediately detectable. Unlike centralized systems where you trust the vendor, or blockchain systems where you trust the consensus mechanism, Domino enables independent verification—anyone can mathematically verify data integrity without trusting any central authority. The distributed nature also eliminates single points of failure. A small portion of the network validates each action that is taken while other actions can be validated in parallel by other portions of the network. Even 51% attacks disappear as a concern. Just one agent recognizing that an action is invalid can trigger an immune system response that leads all other honest agents to turn away from any bad actors that participated in authoring or maliciously propagating the invalid action.

Domino runs efficiently on ordinary consumer hardware—laptops, desktops, and soon, mobile devices. No specialized mining equipment required. Most organizations can run Domino on their existing infrastructure without additional hardware investment.

Smart Agreements use a three-layer programmable business logic: reusable code templates, configured agreements with specific rules, and verifiable execution records (SAVEDs). You define input requirements, business logic, and output specifications using our tools. There are some example patterns available as templates, including service verification, multi-party payments, and conditional transfers. Business users can configure agreements without having to know programming, while developers can create custom templates using RHAI scripting language. Unyt is available to help with refinement of Smart Agreement designs.