Glossary

AVC

Autonomous Volition Credential. Signed credential declaring what an actor may pursue.

Actor

Human, organization, agent, holon, service, or validator registered on EXOCHAIN.

Holon

A composite actor — typically a multi-organization participant — that acts as both whole and part within EXOCHAIN.

Custody-native blockchain

A blockchain whose primary purpose is preserving chain-of-custody, not coin issuance.

Custody verifier

A validator role: produces blocks while attesting custody.

Trust receipt

Hash-chained, signed record of an authorized (or denied) action.

Settlement receipt

Receipt for the economic layer. Currently amount = 0 with ZeroFeeReason.

ZeroFeeReason

Explicit reason for a zero-priced settlement under the launch policy.

Policy domain

Named set of actions and constraints under which an AVC is valid.

Revocation cascade

Effect of revoking a parent AVC: all derivative credentials inherit revocation.