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DIGITAL WORLD Complete Architecture, Governance, Identity & Developer Documentation

  1. Executive Overview Digital World is a life-first digital civilization framework designed to support:

Identity Governance Assets Finance Markets —all without custody, surveillance, or centralized control.

Unlike traditional digital systems that begin with accounts, wallets, or money, Digital World begins with Proof of Life.

Life precedes identity Identity precedes authority Authority precedes governance Governance precedes assets Assets precede markets

Digital World is not a product. It is a civilization-scale operating system.

  1. Canonical Order (Non-Negotiable) Every Digital World system MUST follow this order:

Proof of Life Identity (Life) Authority Governance Assets Reserves Markets Any system that violates this order becomes:

Custodial Extractive Surveillant Corruptible 3. Digital World Layer Model (10 Layers) Layer 1 — Proof of Life (Foundational Layer) Proof of Life is a cryptographic, time-bound confirmation that a living human, organization, or authority is present and active.

Characteristics:

Intentional Privacy-preserving Non-continuous Non-surveillant Prevents:

Zombie governance Dead-key control Fraudulent reserve attestations Premature inheritance System capture Without Proof of Life, nothing above is legitimate.

Layer 2 — Identity (Life) Identity in Digital World is sovereign and user-owned.

Includes:

Life ID / ClearID Root identity keys Context-specific derived keys Selective disclosure Guardians & recovery Succession readiness Identity is not issued by platforms. It is bound to life.

Layer 3 — Finance Finance represents movement of value, not ownership.

Includes:

Payments Transfers Payroll Merchant settlement Peer-to-peer exchange Finance is:

Non-custodial Signature-based Receipt-driven ❌ No liquidity pools ❌ No rehypothecation

Layer 4 — Storage Storage is memory, not surveillance.

Includes:

Personal data vaults Encrypted documents Records Credentials Inheritance-aware access Access is identity-bound and life-aware.

Layer 5 — Communications Communications are identity-anchored interactions.

Includes:

Messaging Notifications Signing prompts Governance alerts Guardian warnings ❌ No anonymous broadcast authority

Layer 6 — Assets Assets are representations of value or rights, always subordinate to life.

Includes:

Currencies Commodities Bonds Equities Licenses Titles Memberships Assets can never override governance or authority.

Layer 7 — Endorsements Endorsements are trust signals, not identity.

Includes:

Credentials Verifications Proofs Attestations Reputation signals All endorsements require:

Issuer Proof of Life Holder Proof of Life Layer 8 — Governance Governance is collective authority exercised by living participants.

Includes:

Councils Voting Quorums Delegation Emergency authority Policy execution Rule:

No Proof of Life = No Vote

Layer 9 — Services Services consume lower layers.

Includes:

Banking Exchanges Civic portals Insurance Utilities AI services Services never control identity, assets, or governance.

Layer 10 — Markets Markets are downstream discovery systems.

Includes:

Marketplaces Exchanges Liquidity routing Price discovery Markets do not define authority.

  1. Proof of Life Framework Proof of Life is the root trust primitive of Digital World.

Why Proof of Life Exists Prevent dead-key dominance Enable legitimate governance Enable valid reserve attestations Enable safe inheritance Preserve human authority Proof of Life Methods Local biometric confirmation Secure device presence Guardian co-signature Organizational officer confirmation Proof of Life is periodic, not continuous.

  1. Identity Framework Identity is:

Cryptographic Privacy-preserving Non-correlatable Non-custodial Key Principles:

Derived keys per app & action No global identifier No tracking No central account ownership Identity authorizes — it does not govern.

  1. Developer Quick Start Guide Step 1 — Sign in with Life QR-based challenge Signature verification No passwords Step 2 — Request Proofs Age Residency Membership Accreditation Jurisdictional status Step 3 — Signed Actions Payments Agreements Transfers Governance votes Step 4 — Server Verification Signature validation Proof binding Issuer trust enforcement Replay protection
  2. Identity SDK Specification Includes:

Auth challenges Canonical signing Derived key contexts Proof presentations Subject binding Error handling SDKs never store identity secrets.

  1. Asset & Payments Framework Asset Rules Each asset must have:

Identified issuer Declared backing Published redemption rules Permission awareness Verifiable supply Payments QR-initiated Signed by holder Non-custodial Receipt-based settlement ❌ Liquidity pools are explicitly disallowed

  1. Asset Issuance & Issuer Policy Each asset must declare:

Issuer identity Issuance model Backing model Redemption model Permissioning rules Emergency controls Pause authority Issuers cannot silently change rules.

  1. Proof of Reserve Framework Proof of Reserve is downstream of Proof of Life.

Requirements Independent attestor Time-bound attestations Public verification Reserve sufficiency checks A reserve attestation signed by a dead issuer is invalid.

  1. Governance & Collective Authority Governance legitimacy requires:

Proof of Life Identity-bound authority Quorum rules Scope limitation Supported Models:

One-life-one-vote Council governance Guardian-mediated authority Hybrid governance Token-only governance is discouraged.

  1. Inheritance, Succession & Legacy Inheritance is a life event, not a financial event.

Succession Flow Proof of Life expires Grace period activates Guardian quorum confirms Succession policy executes Inheritance may include:

Assets Authority roles Governance seats Records & memory 13. Developer Reference Architecture Core Components Life App (signing & Proof of Life) Verifier services Blockchain (event anchoring) Issuers & attestors Applications & services Trust Boundaries Users trust Life App Apps trust verification No blind trust anywhere 14. Security, Failure & Degradation Handling If:

Proof of Life expires → authority degrades safely Issuer disappears → minting halts Attestation expires → asset flagged Governance stalls → emergency quorum activates The system always fails safe, never silent.

  1. Final Declaration Assets are temporary. Life is primary. Governance is human. Legacy is sacred.