Working paper · Beta v5 · 16 September 2026 · Not an offering
SEMATECT
Proof-of-Forage · postage for a public nest
Full text on GitHub (canonical file):
library/whitepaper/SEMATECT-whitepaper-beta-v5.md
The sentence
Miners keep the NFT. People who hire the hive keep stall rent. STCT is the stamp.
Words
| Word | What it is |
|---|---|
| Work order | A paid job pinned on one empty hex |
| Postage | STCT spent to post that order |
| Plate (ERC-721) | Signed brick. Goes to the miner who laid it |
| Patron | Paid postage. Gets rent, not the brick |
| Colony Theater | 2D hex map of the nest |
Emission (BETA, paper only)
Cap 1,000,000,000 STCT. 80% mined / 12% colony treasury / 8% founder (cliff + vest). Network BETA: Base. Empty epoch prints nothing. No admin mint.