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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.

2. Canonical Order (Non-Negotiable)​

Every Digital World system MUST follow this order:

  1. Proof of Life
  2. Identity (Life)
  3. Authority
  4. Governance
  5. Assets
  6. Reserves
  7. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. 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

7. Identity SDK Specification​

Includes:

  • Auth challenges
  • Canonical signing
  • Derived key contexts
  • Proof presentations
  • Subject binding
  • Error handling

SDKs never store identity secrets.

8. 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

9. 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.

10. 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.

11. 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.

12. Inheritance, Succession & Legacy​

Inheritance is a life event, not a financial event.

Succession Flow​

  1. Proof of Life expires
  2. Grace period activates
  3. Guardian quorum confirms
  4. 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.

15. Final Declaration​

Assets are temporary.
Life is primary.
Governance is human.
Legacy is sacred.