diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 3ddb7af..8a7173e 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ repos:
           language: system
           stages: [pre-commit, pre-push, manual]
           minimum_pre_commit_version: 3.2.0
-          args: ['--maxkb=500']
+          args: ['--maxkb=500000']
       -   id: check-ast
           name: check python ast
           description: simply checks whether the files parse as valid python.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 044997b..e45b1f3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ make validator
 
 
 ## Incentive Mechanism
-Incentive mechanism whitepaper coming soon.
+Read the [Incentive mechanism whitepaper](https://github.com/coinmetrics/precog/tree/master/docs/precog_Incentive_mechanism.pdf) for an in-depth explanation of the mechanism.
 
 Briefly, miners are rewarded based on two factors:
 1. A point estimate for the price of BTC in USD one hour from prediction time
diff --git a/docs/precog_Incentive_mechanism.pdf b/docs/precog_Incentive_mechanism.pdf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5bd1438
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