With Syndicate, developers can easily create custom application-specific blockchain chains (application chains) that contain programmable, atomically combined chain-on-sorting. Unlike general links where applications pay for shared block spaces, Syndicate's application links pay full control and ownership of developers and their currency communities over the Internet, sorters, and economy. With Syndicate, developers can also establish custom transaction sorting rules, paid energy agreements and economic systems to allow value to flow directly back to their currency community on the chain. Application links use the programmable sorter contracts on the Syndicate link, which can be customized based on their application and ecosystem—with simple smart contract module updates, you can change transaction sorting rules, sorter rights, value creation/catch/distribution models, and more.