> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://earthlinc.gitbook.io/protocol/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://earthlinc.gitbook.io/protocol/help-and-resources/faq.md). # FAQ *The questions people actually ask, answered plainly.* ## The basics **What is Earth LinC, in one breath?** An open protocol, initiated and anchored by YuCROWN, built on by anyone, asking one question: can action for this earth carry permanent, sovereign value of its own? The protocol is how — 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. **What are the acts?** Three, and only three. **Broadcast** — share your station openly, free, off-chain. **mint** — give your station its permanent on-chain form, carrying a real mission for the earth, or plain. **Cast** — from your minted station, mint a NaviStar to a person you choose. What's Cast to you, you keep in your Realm — that's what the acts are for, not a fourth act. No likes, no comments, no counts — to respond is to Cast back. **Mint and Cast — what's the difference?** **The mint anchors; the Cast connects.** You mint your station **once** — that's its on-chain birth. Then you Cast from it **again and again** — each Cast mints a NaviStar to one person. Two different moments, in that order. **Do I need to know anything about crypto?** No. Receiving a NaviStar takes an email address. It is held in custody for you until you claim it, and you can take your own keys whenever you wish — or never. **What does it cost?** Broadcasting is free. Composing has a free allowance; beyond it, composing is paid (subscription or credits). Minting is paid — and here you choose: carry a **YuCROWN mission** and your payment is a charitable **Drop**, the full amount to the 501(c)(3); mint plain and it's an ordinary purchase. Each Cast is an ordinary purchase. Prices are always shown before you pay. **Where does my money go?** One payment, one destination — never split. A mint carrying a YuCROWN mission → **YuCROWN**, in full, as a charitable Drop. Everything else — composing, plain mints, every Cast → the commercial operator that runs the Service. Your acknowledgment always says which, and to whom. ## The station and the star **What is a minted station?** Your station's permanent on-chain form — anchored, sovereign, yours. Carrying a mission, it is also **grounded**: bound to a real, verified action at a real place on this earth. **What exactly is a NaviStar?** The star one person receives when you Cast: an on-chain token (ERC-1155 on Polygon) holding the verified-fact record your station carries and a pointer to its living page. It lands in their Realm and is theirs — sovereignly. **Can I sell it?** Depends which star it is. A **plain** edition is yours to transfer or sell — we operate no marketplace and make no claim of value or return. A **C// (grounded)** edition is yours to keep or gift; **marketplace transfers are blocked at the contract layer** — it acknowledges a real good and is kept and studied, not traded. Neither is offered as an investment, and neither carries any expectation of profit or return. For how transfer is treated in full, see the **Digital Asset Terms**. **Is it an investment? Will it go up in value?** No. Neither the minted station nor the NaviStar carries any expectation of profit, and neither is designed to have monetary value. If you want an investment, this is not one — openly and on purpose. **Can it be deleted or edited?** The on-chain record — the station, the star, the verified-fact layer — is permanent. No one can edit or delete it, including us. The living page it points to is off-chain and can be taken down if it violates policy; the record remains. ## Trust **What does "verified" mean here?** That an independent, accountable source confirmed the ecological action actually happened — what, where, when — *before* it was recorded. No verification, no record. (See *How verification works*.) **Does AI write the records?** Never. AI composes the expression — the page you author. It cannot generate, alter, or assert verified fact. That boundary is constitutional in the protocol. **Is my Drop tax-deductible?** The full amount of a mission mint goes to YuCROWN — that's the routing. What you may *deduct* is a separate, personal tax question: where you receive something in return, U.S. law limits the deduction to the portion above its value, and your acknowledgment states the figures that apply. We never claim "fully deductible," and nothing here is tax advice — ask your advisor. (See the *Donation Terms*.) ## The Realm **What is a Realm?** Your sovereign on-chain space — where every star Cast to you lands and stays. It isn't pre-made: it is born the first time someone Casts to you. **What does "sovereign" mean, concretely?** The Realm and its stars are yours under the rules of the public blockchain itself — not under anyone's terms of service. If the Service disappeared, your Realm, your station, and your stars would remain on-chain, readable and yours. **What happens if I lose my keys (self-custody)?** We cannot recover them — no one can. That is the honest price of self-custody. If you'd rather not carry it, custody-by-default remains available. ## Practical **Can I Cast to someone with no crypto, no keys, nothing?** Yes — that's the default case. They get an email; claiming takes minutes; no keys required. **Can a recipient decline?** Yes. No one is forced to claim a star, and recipients can ask not to receive further Casts. **Something's wrong — who do I talk to?** **** — billing, privacy, claims, takedowns, anything. *** *Can't find your question? Write to **** and we'll answer — and likely add it here.* --- # Agent Instructions This documentation is published with GitBook. GitBook is the documentation platform designed so that both humans and AI agents can read, navigate, and reason over technical content effectively. 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