It doesn't run on the OG Tor network itself as I understand it - people run their own specific Session Nodes that act as the "tor-like" backbone.
The crypto part is because to set up your own node, you proof of stake a bunch of their coin, and if your node is found to be unreliable or blatantly malicious your stake is locked (or even forefitted? Not sure about that part)
It doesn't run on the OG Tor network itself as I understand it - people run their own specific Session Nodes that act as the "tor-like" backbone.
The crypto part is because to set up your own node, you proof of stake a bunch of their coin, and if your node is found to be unreliable or blatantly malicious your stake is locked (or even forefitted? Not sure about that part)