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About STORE and the STORE Protocol

Two things carry the same name.

STORE is the token. The STORE Protocol is the nine-layer constitutional infrastructure. They work together. They are not the same thing. This page explains both.

01The distinction
Token and community
$STORE
The unit of account for the constitutional economy. One token. Four functions: compute payment, governance, monetary system, and constitutional distribution. One enrolled entity, one vote: holding the coin is not a governance seat. No single entity may exceed one-third of governance power.
The architecture
STORE Protocol
The nine-layer Democratic AI Stack. Constitutional infrastructure that governs compute, inference, and economic activity. The governance ceiling is enforced at the database write layer. A violation is a type error. The forbidden state cannot be constructed.

$STORE is what you hold. The STORE Protocol is what it governs. The token does not grant influence - the token is the governing mechanism, enforced by mathematical design.

02Services

What the STORE Protocol provides

STORE Protocol is a constitutional cloud protocol running from San Francisco today. It provides the following services in US interstate commerce:

Service
Constitutional Cloud Computing
Cloud computing services and cloud hosting infrastructure across five partner locations. Non-downloadable software for payment processing and virtual currency management.
Service
Virtual Currency Transfer
STORE Protocol enables electronic transfer and issuance of $STORE tokens as a virtual currency for use by community members via a global computer network.
Service
Governed Inference
Non-downloadable software for AI inference under constitutional governance. Every output produces a Trust Receipt.
Free PDF
Constitutional Mathematics 101
The mathematical framework governing democratic AI infrastructure. Six mathematical constraints. Six years of proof. Free PDF download.
Download at storecloud.org/math
Download Constitutional MathBuy $STORE tokensAccess STORE PROTOCOL

$STORE tokens are offered to Accredited Investors and non-US persons under Reg D Rule 506(c) and Regulation S. Electronic transfer of $STORE is available to eligible participants upon completion of KYC verification.

STORE Protocol services are classified under International Class 036 (financial services; virtual currency transfer) and International Class 042 (non-downloadable software; cloud computing) for USPTO purposes.

03The proof of record

The proof of record

STORE Research Inc. has been operating the constitutional governance layer since 2020. 5 ratified ballots · 1 deliberating. Zero constitutional violations.

126Governors
30+Countries
2,200+Operating days
0Constitutional violations
2Patents granted
04Who built it

Who built it

STORE Research Inc. is a Democratic AI Frontier Governance Lab based in San Francisco, incorporated in Delaware. Founded May 17, 2017. The company holds 2 granted US patents (US 11,080,691 B2 - US 12,165,142 B2) - 36 granted claims. 170+ invention disclosures, not yet filed, in pre-filing and pre-prosecution, being prepared for provisional filing. It is the core developer of the STORE Protocol.

The STORE Association, when formed in Zug, Switzerland, will be governed by the 126 First Governors. STORE Research leads the Execution Branch - but that position is revocable by the Association. The IP license is separate from the governance structure. The math enforces the ceiling on everyone, including the founders.

STORE Research Inc. · 2 granted US patents (US 11,080,691 B2 - US 12,165,142 B2) - 36 granted claims. 170+ invention disclosures, not yet filed, in pre-filing and pre-prosecution, being prepared for provisional filing · storecloud.org

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