I need to keep reading, but having got the basic gist, I feel like one of these models might be better:
Relays issuing their own ecash tokens in exchange for access
Aut-ct tokens
Proof of work (I d...
Relays have no incentive to cooperate. You cannot pay "relays" collectively, you can only pay a specific relay. And other relays have no way to tell that the payment was real.
With proof-of-burn, you can pay the Bitcoin miners collectively, and anyone can verify the proof.
With proof-of-burn, you can pay the Bitcoin miners collectively, and anyone can verify the proof.
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