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# Welcome

Earth LinC began as a question, not a product: **can action for this earth carry permanent, sovereign value of its own?**

Earth LinC is an open protocol — owned by no one, initiated and anchored by YuCROWN, built on by anyone. You compose a **station** around what matters to you, **mint** it to anchor it on-chain, and **Cast** stars from it to the people you choose.

Three parties stand behind it, kept separate on purpose — the protocol (owned by no one), Navi (the AI tools, built by Kong), and C// (YuCROWN's program). New here? Start with [Who's who](/protocol/start/whos-who.md).

From there, read [What is Earth LinC](/protocol/start/what-is-earth-linc.md), then walk [Your first Cast](/protocol/start/your-first-cast.md).

Building on it? Read the [Protocol Specification](/protocol/the-protocol/protocol-specification.md) and the [Build](/protocol/build/build-on-earth-linc.md) section.

Want to know why a record here can be believed? See [How verification works](/protocol/trust-and-verification/how-verification-works.md) and [The anchor](/protocol/trust-and-verification/the-anchor.md).

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*A protocol anchored by YuCROWN Corporation · 501(c)(3) — anchored, never owned.*


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