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Evidence Commons

The paper's public memory, with the chain of custody left attached. A captured record can be authentic without proving its proposition; a proposal can be worth testing without becoming a fact.

39inventoried sources
23public metadata records
20candidate evidence edges
2174normalized testimony records

The evidence covenant

Records enter by degrees

Capture, provenance, factual adjudication, publication permission, and model admission are separate decisions. This page renders only fields approved for public display. Private material and unsafe collection methods remain outside the public tree.

  1. 01InventoryWhat exists?
  2. 02ArtifactWhich exact bytes?
  3. 03EdgeWhat may it establish?
  4. 04PropositionWhat does the paper say?
  5. 05Next callWhat evidence could change it?

Publication-safe library

Captured authorities and records

Each hash identifies reviewed bytes retained outside the public serving tree.

bip110-spec

BIP-110 Reduced Data Temporary Softfork

captured
Role
specification
Captured
2026-08-13T08:50:02Z
Publication
public-metadata-only

Boundaries

  • The source establishes its specification text and recorded project state, not broad adoption, legitimacy, or deployment success.
  • The master-branch locator is mutable; the reviewed bytes are checked in at the canonical evidence/captures/<sha256> path and verified locally.

Proposition edges

1 unreviewed. Exact edge records remain pending publication review.

Technical identity
SHA-256
66f12366569ceae99f66b6be5c735f9b1ea67063ef8658f97a30ca705b5342a5
Open public source

core30-policy-release

Bitcoin Core 30.0 release notes: policy

captured
Role
specification
Captured
2026-08-13T08:50:02Z
Publication
public-metadata-only

Boundaries

  • Release notes establish software policy changes, not consensus rules or network-wide adoption.
  • The live page is not a content-addressed locator; the reviewed response is checked in at the canonical evidence/captures/<sha256> path and verified locally.

Proposition edges

1 unreviewed. Exact edge records remain pending publication review.

Technical identity
SHA-256
d1804fd22b4532327cccb2a38d0c162623f81ed29510cb8a21bb8f431dc49e1a
Open public source

forkmonitor-chain-tips

Forkmonitor current chain-tip feed capture

captured
Role
measurement
Captured
2026-08-13T09:17:39Z
Publication
public-metadata-only

Boundaries

  • This is a volatile endpoint capture, not a permanent statement of chain state.
  • The dated response is checked in at the canonical evidence/captures/<sha256> path; it does not reconstruct the separate raw responses used by the earlier observation snapshot.

Proposition edges

1 unreviewed. Exact edge records remain pending publication review.

Technical identity
SHA-256
184dc46b80f5b6b7e85d83089b2b7af44f6d684c237fbed129c763714506da66
Open public source

ocean-bip110-block-feed

OCEAN BIP-110 blocks-found feed capture

captured
Role
measurement
Captured
2026-08-13T09:17:40Z
Publication
public-metadata-only

Boundaries

  • This is a volatile endpoint capture, not a permanent block count.
  • The dated response is checked in at the canonical evidence/captures/<sha256> path and verified locally.
  • Pool and solver labels are self-reported by the endpoint and do not identify beneficial hash ownership.

Proposition edges

1 unreviewed. Exact edge records remain pending publication review.

Technical identity
SHA-256
fd13b51cd807c852f619830b6a6280832a518fb34e418977e28d24b82979a67e
Open public source

current-chain-observation

Timestamped BIP-110 chain observation

captured
Role
measurement
Captured
2026-08-13T01:53:28-05:00
Publication
public-metadata-only

Boundaries

  • The snapshot is time-bounded and can become stale as either chain advances.
  • The checked-in record names its endpoint locators but does not contain raw-response hashes.

Proposition edges

1 unreviewed. Exact edge records remain pending publication review.

Technical identity
SHA-256
835175b10f1d04b04b00f16cad366558ff8d2afe17a8cce94c5fabbb8a1ac8f1
Repository-retained source

bitcoin-core-pow-v30

Bitcoin Core v30.0 proof-of-work implementation

captured
Role
code
Captured
2026-08-13T08:50:02Z
Publication
public-metadata-only

Boundaries

  • The source establishes one released implementation's proof-of-work calculations, not economic ownership or adoption.
  • The v30.0 tag pins the source locator, and the reviewed bytes are checked in at the canonical evidence/captures/<sha256> path.

Proposition edges

1 unreviewed. Exact edge records remain pending publication review.

Technical identity
SHA-256
a01f9a36201f1f28de72cf1a82ed67634a47b03bb5d3387eef961f461cbc2002
Open public source

bitcoin-core-validation-v30

Bitcoin Core v30.0 validation implementation

captured
Role
code
Captured
2026-08-13T08:50:02Z
Publication
public-metadata-only

Boundaries

  • The source establishes one released implementation's validation paths, not node-resource distributions or operator retention.
  • The v30.0 tag pins the source locator, and the reviewed bytes are checked in at the canonical evidence/captures/<sha256> path.

Proposition edges

1 unreviewed. Exact edge records remain pending publication review.

Technical identity
SHA-256
595f7b6693c6fb4ba7b9441f248d1be5f83be25fece6df01ad2716f021506f30
Open public source

bitcoin-whitepaper

Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System

captured
Role
specification
Captured
2026-08-13T08:50:02Z
Publication
public-metadata-only

Boundaries

  • The paper establishes its proposed design and assumptions, not an immutable constitution for every later Bitcoin participant.
  • Historical language about CPUs does not by itself establish present hardware ownership.
  • The public locator is not content-addressed; the reviewed PDF bytes are checked in at the canonical evidence/captures/<sha256> path and verified locally.

Proposition edges

1 unreviewed. Exact edge records remain pending publication review.

Technical identity
SHA-256
b1674191a88ec5cdd733e4240a81803105dc412d6c6708d53ab94fc248f4f553
Open public source

randomx-design

RandomX design

captured
Role
specification
Captured
2026-08-13T08:50:02Z
Publication
public-metadata-only

Boundaries

  • The design documents CPU-targeting and memory modes; it does not establish broad beneficial ownership or absence of botnet and cloud concentration.
  • The master-branch locator is mutable; the reviewed bytes are checked in at the canonical evidence/captures/<sha256> path and verified locally.

Proposition edges

2 unreviewed. Exact edge records remain pending publication review.

Technical identity
SHA-256
0e7f3df396c34f65a0f23a788f1c676c2580006aa04ff61e736e443b2371abbc
Open public source

datum-gateway

DATUM Gateway documentation

captured
Role
code
Captured
2026-08-13T08:50:02Z
Publication
public-metadata-only

Boundaries

  • The documentation establishes local template construction capability and current pool coordination, not adoption or complete authority decentralization.
  • The documented implementation is a public beta and allows a pool-side validation and rejection path.
  • The master-branch locator is mutable; the reviewed bytes are checked in at the canonical evidence/captures/<sha256> path and verified locally.

Proposition edges

2 unreviewed. Exact edge records remain pending publication review.

Technical identity
SHA-256
71a526c30c50f57b484464cb8e516e69ba8a4ef4b36be744afb87fb0eb086a17
Open public source

counterfactual-v1-receipt

Counterfactual v1 deterministic run receipt

provenance-checked
Role
measurement
Captured
2026-08-13T01:53:28-05:00
Publication
public-metadata-only

Boundaries

  • The receipt is a narrow paired counterfactual benchmark with stipulated ranges, not a genuine agent-based model.
  • External behavioral validation was not performed.

Proposition edges

3 unreviewed. Exact edge records remain pending publication review.

Technical identity
SHA-256
c3db032e59c073297ab3bfbeebd0fbeb41af52027b8fa6af24b9151af0c30a4f
Repository-retained source

legacy-scenario-audit

Legacy scenario-model provenance and audit

provenance-checked
Role
critique
Captured
2026-08-13T01:53:28-05:00
Publication
public-metadata-only

Boundaries

  • The audit supports project-history claims about the archived generator, not a fork candidate's future outcomes.
  • The archived generator remains provenance and cannot calibrate agent-v2.

Proposition edges

1 unreviewed. Exact edge records remain pending publication review.

Technical identity
SHA-256
8917e835112a69083c7562704c6906199ffce8357cec8b57de608fc5ea8c2a4e
Repository-retained source

grin-pow-design

Grin proof-of-work design and transition

captured
Role
specification
Captured
2026-08-13T08:50:02Z
Publication
public-metadata-only

Boundaries

  • The source establishes the project's intended and implemented transition story, not beneficial-owner dispersion.
  • The master-branch locator is mutable; the reviewed bytes are checked in at the canonical evidence/captures/<sha256> path and verified locally.

Proposition edges

1 unreviewed. Exact edge records remain pending publication review.

Technical identity
SHA-256
5ae8892f76749e225e8bb913ff18993779587139ff9eed2fea8c7591336cc3dc
Open public source

digibyte-multi-algo

DigiByte multi-algorithm project documentation

captured
Role
specification
Captured
2026-08-13T08:50:02Z
Publication
public-metadata-only

Boundaries

  • The source documents five algorithms, intended lane shares, and separate difficulty adjustment; its decentralization claims remain unadjudicated.
  • Algorithm count does not reveal correlated beneficial ownership across lanes or pools.
  • The develop-branch locator is mutable; the reviewed bytes are checked in at the canonical evidence/captures/<sha256> path and verified locally.

Proposition edges

1 unreviewed. Exact edge records remain pending publication review.

Technical identity
SHA-256
38e1d4262037f9d0470c7f4681c2175a9e0d6c00e0ba89d736e164ad108ce6eb
Open public source

stratum-v2-job-declaration

Stratum V2 Job Declaration protocol

captured
Role
specification
Captured
2026-08-13T08:50:02Z
Publication
public-metadata-only

Boundaries

  • The protocol specifies job declaration capability; it does not prove that a deployment enables or uses it.
  • Template authority, share accounting, payout custody, and hash allocation remain separate control surfaces.
  • The main-branch locator is mutable; the reviewed bytes are checked in at the canonical evidence/captures/<sha256> path and verified locally.

Proposition edges

1 unreviewed. Exact edge records remain pending publication review.

Technical identity
SHA-256
29d7dfbeac27058f759bc1d366cafb863950adb239ae6a7d7370cf163447cb40
Open public source

bip141-block-weight

BIP-141 Segregated Witness consensus limits

captured
Role
specification
Captured
2026-08-13T08:50:02Z
Publication
public-metadata-only

Boundaries

  • The source establishes consensus weight accounting and limits, not their causal effect on node retention or geographic diversity.
  • The master-branch locator is mutable; the reviewed bytes are checked in at the canonical evidence/captures/<sha256> path and verified locally.

Proposition edges

1 unreviewed. Exact edge records remain pending publication review.

Technical identity
SHA-256
d72409335872a32494f75e7547589abf4b3b23b6beebe6bc6999c7a84b135e2c
Open public source

raw-bitcoin-hardfork-library

BIP-110 X argument library source

provenance-checked
Role
social-signal
Captured
2026-08-12T00:40:04-05:00
Publication
public-metadata-only

Boundaries

  • The normalized body is internal; this artifact approves metadata only.
  • Engagement is a social signal and cannot support factual propositions.
Technical identity
SHA-256
9a9f9560313636ae06fbc7efd02329673d0d5ac78be0145acebf3eb1df63b94b
Repository-retained source

raw-bitcoin-hardfork-memes

BIP-110 X meme library source

provenance-checked
Role
social-signal
Captured
2026-08-12T00:40:04-05:00
Publication
public-metadata-only

Boundaries

  • The normalized body and editorial annotation are internal; this artifact approves metadata only.
  • Cultural salience and engagement cannot calibrate technical claims; referenced media is not retained.
Technical identity
SHA-256
c1ec0ad38c3e9d9f42622bec15a08694c61efcd4fd560581a0e2fce3d1a471d4
Repository-retained source

raw-bitcoin-knots-discord-appendix

Bitcoin Knots Discord transcript appendix source

provenance-checked
Role
attributed-testimony
Captured
2026-08-12T00:40:04-05:00
Publication
public-metadata-only

Boundaries

  • The normalized message body is internal; this artifact approves metadata only.
  • Appendix-only identities are content-derived, and authentic utterances remain testimony rather than technical support.
Technical identity
SHA-256
21d610fde2a573deb8362382508f55f5c6a45df06b2c782c0dbc7cfb1c696176
Repository-retained source

raw-knots-tweets

Manual Bitcoin Knots social-record slice

provenance-checked
Role
social-signal
Captured
2026-08-12T00:40:04-05:00
Publication
public-metadata-only

Boundaries

  • Five records are Discord observations rather than X posts; one X candidate remains unresolved and two synthetic records are quarantined.
  • The normalized body is internal; this artifact approves metadata only.
Technical identity
SHA-256
8182d26166be18b837b910f8b79749222b515c692a65bd43e409470b7677f1d5
Repository-retained source

external-discord-strategic-110231

Bitcoin Knots strategic Discord HTML capture at 2026-08-10 11:02:31 CDT

captured
Role
attributed-testimony
Captured
2026-08-10T11:02:32-05:00
Publication
public-metadata-only

Boundaries

  • Capture metadata only; message bodies, attachments, member lists, avatars, scripts, and signed URLs remain non-public.
  • An authentic utterance is attributed testimony, not independent support for its technical content.
Technical identity
SHA-256
dd84c41882baf4b788928f204ba06831e85cdbb03b74840966936545c07e9c8c

external-discord-strategic-131603

Bitcoin Knots strategic Discord HTML capture at 2026-08-10 13:16:03 CDT

captured
Role
attributed-testimony
Captured
2026-08-10T13:16:05-05:00
Publication
public-metadata-only

Boundaries

  • Capture metadata only; message bodies, attachments, member lists, avatars, scripts, and signed URLs remain non-public.
  • Overlap with another strategic export and the appendix is preserved as source provenance, not duplicate raw deletion.
Technical identity
SHA-256
04b6ec479c65008598c6e4a790918744afb207bb2c40224446c433b1018af743

external-discord-upcoming-hardfork-131840

Bitcoin Knots CPU/GPU/FPGA/ASIC thread HTML capture at 2026-08-10 13:18:40 CDT

captured
Role
attributed-testimony
Captured
2026-08-10T13:18:42-05:00
Publication
public-metadata-only

Boundaries

  • The export filename says upcoming-hardfork, while its DOM declares the CPU/GPU/FPGA/ASIC thread; both facts are retained and DOM identity governs records.
  • Capture metadata only; message bodies, attachments, member lists, avatars, scripts, and signed URLs remain non-public.
Technical identity
SHA-256
d8b7fe1ddbd819560085b17c778ecb1c1625142ab9ff62537089868224fadca8

Claim edges

What these records can establish

Edges awaiting human adjudication

  • 20unreviewed

Visible incompleteness

What has not returned yet

  • The explicitly named August 9 (776) Discord export remains unavailable.
  • The X corpus references 1778 media files that are not retained.
  • Utterances and derivative critiques still require claim-level corroboration and adjudication.

Exclusion ledger

Boundaries are part of the evidence

3 quarantined records remain retained for internal provenance but their identities and text are not public here. 1 unsafe collection method cannot enter the evidence pipeline. Publication-safe exclusions disclose the boundary without publishing the excluded material.