The value firewall
Understand what money, Points, Credits, token balances, and contribution history can—and cannot—change.
The value firewall prevents one type of payment or status from silently purchasing another kind of influence.
Core rules include:
- money cannot mint ZYNC or create contribution history;
- after governed release, money may acquire vested ZYNC from a holder, but the seller’s contribution history does not transfer;
- a membership pass does not create a ZYNC multiplier;
- paid access does not raise a Member’s ZYNC earning cap;
- Points do not convert into cash, Credits, or ZYNC;
- a Community Launch may derive a separate purchase allowance from Points, but never spends or converts the Points; stablecoin pays for the Community Coin;
- Credits are cash-backed value, not local standing or contribution;
- a funded campaign reward is separate from earned ZYNC;
- paid membership does not create stronger governance weight.
The firewall protects the meaning of contribution. Two Members completing the same qualifying verified work under the same conditions should not receive different ZYNC merely because one paid for a membership.
Passes can still provide genuine utility: access, membership standing, recognition, priority, or community benefits. Those uses must be published without implying that payment buys verified contribution, emission, or another Contributor's history.
When a product surface shows several balances, it should name the unit and purpose of each one. Design should never blur the boundary that policy keeps.