TrustCarry Protocol v0.3 — Research Claim 034
Validator independence must be demonstrated through disclosed operators, datasets, incentives, and governance structures rather than inferred from distinct validator names.
Author-affirmed proposition from an unpublished research draft. Not part of the 5,033 published-source scholarly claim layer.
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Independence must be demonstrated, not assumed. Missing attestations do not become agreement. Multiple validators do not become independent merely because their names differ. Shared operators, datasets, incentives, or governance structures must be disclosed and reflected in a projection profile.
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