Capability is not adoption
Proof and adoption-status inventory. Each record names something you can inspect, what it demonstrates, and what it cannot establish on its own. “Live” and “open source” do not automatically mean safe, widely used, independent, or commercially successful.
legal record checked July 11, 2026
What it proves The court's published findings and stated reasons are directly inspectable. What it does not prove Whether an unrelated protocol or application claim works. Independent inspection path Read the official summary and approved judgment. Match every quoted legal claim to the record and scope. governance record checked July 11, 2026
What it proves The Association publishes an explicit node-governance agreement. Part III describes possible freeze, reassignment, peer, and block directives. What it does not prove That every directive is fair, enforceable, public, or correctly executed. That courts or key holders cannot err. Independent inspection path Read all five parts and current effective dates. Compare current node and alert behavior with the text. Request a complete directive history. standard checked July 11, 2026
What it proves Wallet, identity, payment, proof, and overlay interfaces are publicly versioned and inspectable. What it does not prove Independent implementation, conformance, production security, or adoption. Independent inspection path Read the exact BRC and its version history. Find implementation and test coverage. Check independent compatibility. code checked July 11, 2026
What it proves SDK, wallet, overlay, messaging, middleware, helper, and infrastructure source is inspectable in a current monorepo. The repository publishes build, test, and conformance entry points. What it does not prove Production security of every deployment. Users, retention, commercial demand, or cross-language parity. Independent inspection path Pin a commit. Install, build, test, and run conformance. Inspect each package license and release status. code checked July 11, 2026
What it proves A shared vector format, coverage record, runners, and parity material exist. What it does not prove Complete coverage of BRC-100. Multiple independent wallets pass every vector. Independent inspection path Read COVERAGE.md and PARITY_MATRIX.json. Run the structural and TypeScript dispatchers. Publish missing and failing vectors. code checked July 11, 2026
What it proves Teranode is publicly inspectable software rather than only a future architecture claim. A public Teratestnet runner exists. What it does not prove Any headline throughput under independent conditions. Sustained mainnet demand, production safety, cost, or operator diversity. Independent inspection path Pin source and runner revisions. Publish hardware, topology, workload, duration, latency, errors, and cost. Reproduce outside the maintainer environment. live flow checked July 11, 2026
What it proves A documented path exists for a builder to exercise wallet-mediated operations. What it does not prove Independent reproduction, production readiness, retained users, or wallet neutrality. Independent inspection path Start from a clean environment. Record prerequisites, permissions, version, cost, result, and failure. Inspect the resulting source and transaction or proof. live flow checked July 11, 2026
What it proves An ungated architecture and diagnostic learning path is live. What it does not prove That unaffiliated builders complete it successfully or adopt the stack. Independent inspection path Complete the path without maintainer help. Record unclear terms, broken steps, and time to outcome. network data checked July 11, 2026
What it proves Current blocks and transactions can be inspected through a third-party explorer. What it does not prove Human user counts, economic necessity, producer independence, or explorer correctness. Independent inspection path Cross-check material data with another source or node. Separate transaction counts from users and outcomes. live flow checked July 11, 2026
What it proves The Association publishes a discovery catalog linking demos and repositories. What it does not prove Independent status, complete working flows, users, retention, or sustainable businesses. Independent inspection path Open every live URL. Inspect the repository and last meaningful activity. Complete the user flow. Record a dated independent status.