From 8827caa728870d34ced6c7bf6aa2ae61ab4600e9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Markus Maiwald Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2026 16:44:56 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] docs: add Vitalik agreement point to Declaration of Intent MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Add point 4: Chains Are Dead — Rethink Crypto Even Vitalik agrees that chains on their own are dead. Blockchain communities worshipping a database is insane. We've been saying this for 5 years. --- README.md | 17 ++++++++++------- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index b9c7dd7..9326160 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -27,25 +27,28 @@ The right to leave is the foundation of digital freedom. We build systems where **3. No Tokens, No Hype** We don't sell hope. We sell working infrastructure. No ICOs. No governance theater. No speculative assets whose value depends on greater fools. We build tools people pay for because they work. -**4. Post-Quantum by Default** +**4. Chains Are Dead — Rethink Crypto** +Even Vitalik agrees: chains, on their own, are dead. Blockchain communities dancing around the holy golden lamb — a database! — is insane. We've been saying this for 5 years. It's time to rethink what crypto really is: not ledgers to speculate on, but infrastructure to build on. + +**5. Post-Quantum by Default** Cryptographic signatures that survive the quantum era are not a future upgrade — they are table stakes. We don't wait for NIST standards to settle; we implement and adapt. -**5. AI as First-Class Citizen** +**6. AI as First-Class Citizen** Agents are not chatbots bolted onto legacy systems. They are sovereign actors with identity, reputation, and capability. Our stack is built for a world where humans and AI coexist as peers. -**6. The Kenya Rule** +**7. The Kenya Rule** If it doesn't run on a solar-powered phone in Mombasa, it doesn't run at all. We optimize for minimal resource consumption, offline-first operation, and maximum accessibility. -**7. Interplanetary by Necessity** +**8. Interplanetary by Necessity** Humanity's future is multi-planetary. We build systems that function across light-minutes of delay, that synchronize asynchronously, that work when Earth is on the other side of the Sun. -**8. Protocols Over Platforms** +**9. Protocols Over Platforms** We don't build walled gardens. We build open protocols that anyone can implement, extend, or fork. The value is in the network, not in our servers. -**9. Trust But Verify** +**10. Trust But Verify** Cryptographic proof, not platform promises. Reputation graphs, not follower counts. Transparent incentives, not hidden algorithms. -**10. Code is Speech, Exit is Voice** +**11. Code is Speech, Exit is Voice** We defend the right to build, to experiment, to fork, and to leave. Technology is a tool of liberation — never of control. ### This SDK