The Internet of Value
The Internet of Value vs Interledger
A comparison between Interledger's payment interoperability role and The Internet of Value Foundation's protocol stack for value formation and validation.
~ Quick Answer
Interledger is a protocol for interoperable payments across ledgers. The Internet of Value Foundation is a protocol stack for making value legible before payment: lived time, wellbeing context, contribution, skill, community validation, and identity update.
~ Comparison Table
| Question | Interledger | The Internet of Value Foundation |
|---|---|---|
| Primary focus | Payment interoperability across ledgers and networks. | Protocol interpretation of human and community value before exchange. |
| Core object | A payment or transfer moving across systems. | A captured activity, wellbeing context, validated contribution, or identity-state update. |
| Public use | Connecting payment systems. | Explaining, validating, and coordinating contribution in an equitable economy. |
| Relationship to money | Money movement is central. | Money can appear later, but value capture begins before price or transfer. |
~ What The Internet of Value Adds
The Foundation model asks what led to a payment, credential, price, or transfer. It treats time, activity, proof, wellbeing context, community validation, and identity state as part of the value system instead of treating settlement as the first meaningful event.
~ What It Does Not Claim
The Internet of Value Foundation does not replace Interledger or any payment interoperability protocol. It defines a different layer: the grammar of value formation and validation before exchange.