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Next Generation Stores of Value: Privacy, Proofs, Compute
v4.1 · Jason St George
Reader’s map
Allocators: Executive Memo → Premises (Chapter 2) → Conditional Chain (Chapter 8) → Red Lines (Chapter 30) → SoV Framework (Chapter 16).
Builders: Layers intro (Chapter 6) → Infrastructure (Parts III–IV) → Primitives & reference apps (Chapter 24) → Implementation sketches (Chapter 31).
Skeptics: Boundary conditions (Chapter 5) → Objections (Chapter 34, four groups) → Closed sovereign stack (Chapter 33) → Chain-strength table (Chapter 8).
The Introduction (Chapter 1) opens with detailed reading paths. Nothing in this document treats price as evidence.
Table of contents
Part II – The Triad as Monetary Base
- 8. The Triad and the Monetary Candidate
- 9. Privacy as Private Money
- 10. Proofs as Attestation Money
- 11. Compute Through the “AI Money” Lens
- 12. Work Credits: Reserved Service Claims
- 13. Why Hold the Base Asset?
- 14. Service-Instrument Design Space
- 15. The ZK + AI Service Economy
- 16. SoV Evaluation Framework
Part VI – Dynamics, Risk & Implementation
- 29. Adoption Curve & Ecosystem Dynamics
- 30. Risk Analysis & Failure Modes
- 31. Implementation Sketches for Builders
- 32. Kardashev Labs: Build and Measure
- 33. The Closed Sovereign Stack
- 34. Objections & Responses
- 35. Why a Base Asset Behind These Could Become Money
- 36. Conclusion: A Bell Labs for Privacy, Proofs, and Compute
Appendices
- Appendix A. Formal Model of Verification Asymmetry & VerifyPrice
- Appendix B. Practical KPIs & Telemetry Templates
- Appendix C. The SDK (Proofs-as-a-Library)
- Appendix D. Energy & Plant Architecture
- Appendix E. Hardware Profiles
- Appendix F. Communications Resilience Mechanisms
- Appendix G. Glossary of Terms & Notation
- Appendix H. Formal Model of Market Realization, Wrapper Flows, and Price Capture
- Appendix I. Scenario Analysis: The Collateral Loop Under Stress
- Appendix J. What Changed Across Releases