Path‑Validator Ledger Guardian Path Blackpaper™

Version 0.1 — Issued by CrownThrive, LLC

1 · Invocation

“Uptime is sovereignty; every validated block is a vow to the ledger.”

This Blackpaper crowns the Path‑Validator Node Operator as a frontline guardian of the CHLOM™ chain. It codifies hardware doctrine, staking algebra, override entitlements, and slashing law so that every block, split, and signature remains incorruptible.

2 · Protocol Philosophy

Why this ThrivePath exists

The ledger’s promises are worthless without nodes that notarise each promise in real time. Path‑Validators supply that cryptographic heartbeat and are therefore remunerated directly from CrownThrive’s 10 % corporate slice — never from the producers they protect.

Broken systems it replaces

• Centralised payment processors that decide which transactions clear.
• Validator pools that externalise gas costs to end‑users.
• Bare‑bones PoS networks with opaque or manipulated uptime metrics.

Cultural mandate

If under‑represented entrepreneurs are to trust the chain, the chain must be stewarded by an equally diverse validator corps with transparent economics.

Why CrownThrive acted

To ensure node operators can earn enterprise‑grade returns without penalising Suite Pros, Corporate permanently shoulders gateway fees and validator rewards inside its 10 % pool.

3 · Enforcement Stack

           Global DAO  (CHM Governance)
       Regional Path Council  (Licensing Oracles)
   Path‑Validator Pool  (Ledger Guardians)
Fingerprint ID  (Node‑CID)
Override Contract  splitPoolValidator()
       CHLOM Substrate Chain

4 · Economic Formula

Required Stake

• Minimum: 5 000 CHM
• Recommended: 10 000 CHM for full bandwidth allocation

Reward Streams

Illustrative ROI — Node at 5 k CHM stake on 4 % APY CHM appreciation: 18–24 % blended annual yield including token price growth.

5 · Hardware & Network Specs

Validator binary auto‑updates via secure APT repo signed by CrownThrive DevOps key.

6 · Operational Milestones

1. Stake & Spin — Bond CHM stake, generate Fingerprint ID, pull genesis snapshot.
2. Warm‑Up Epoch — Node runs 100 blocks in observer mode; validator supervisors verify telemetry.
3. Elevation — Node promoted to active set; begins earning corporate‑slice rewards.
4. 30‑Day Audit — AI risk engine cross‑checks log integrity; first uptime bonus assessed.
5. DAO Badge — After 90 days of 99 %+ uptime, operator receives Ledger Guardian SBT granting proposal privileges for validator‑specific motions.

7 · Security & Slashing Matrix

All penalties executed on‑chain; appeals escalate to Tier‑3 DAO.

8 · Override Visibility

Validators can view real‑time reward accrual via:

• GET /api/v1/rewards/
• subscan.chlom.io
• Grafana dash: reward, latency, peer count, CPU, mem, I/O.

9 · Legacy & Succession Plan

Operators may designate a coldBackupWallet. DAO‑witnessed multi‑sig event transfers Node‑CID and stake to successor upon:

• Legal proof of death/incapacity OR
• 30‑day unresponsive downtime oracle alert.

10 · Closing Invocation

“The block never sleeps; neither does your stewardship.”

Operate with integrity, maintain the heartbeat, and harvest the compounding trust dividend.

Appendix A · Quick‑Start Checklist

1. Acquire 5 000 CHM on authorised DEX.
2. Provision hardware to specs; open ports 30333/9944.
3. Install CHLOM Validator client:
4. Initialise node with Fingerprint ID:
5. Bond stake & submit session keys.
6. Join validator Discord for heartbeat pings.

Appendix B · Disaster Recovery

• Daily off‑chain DB snapshot to encrypted S3 bucket.
• Use
• Enable sentry node architecture to shield validator keys.

Appendix C · Cost‑to‑Yield Model (12 mo)

Appendix D · API Endpoints

• /metrics
• /slash-history
• /oracle-feed

Issued by CrownThrive, LLC — Validator Governance Bureau © 2025