The Nexus blockchain has a funding mechanism built-in through a set of Ambassador and Developer keys. The funds from the Dev keys go to paying developers, the Ambassador key funds are used for operating costs like marketing and rocket/sat launches. They are calculated by decaying algorithms so the distribution is steady over time.

As Nexus becomes more distributed, people will also be able to contribute to the mesh network by owning a node in space or a node on the ground, making sure that the software AND hardware remain decentralized and distributed.