Trust State Economics
Pricing corresponds to governance actions.
Each payment executes a state transition or maintains lifecycle continuity. Trust is represented as a public state and governed by Protocol 1.1.
How pricing works
ETHORITY pricing is defined by state change and continuity enforcement: one-time fees correspond to transitions; monitoring is recurring because continuity is recurring.
Observed — Public inclusion
State: Observed
Passive inclusion in the public AI Registry. Append-only record of existence. No endorsement. No interpretation.
Declared — Identity linkage
Transition: Observed → Declared
- Structured metadata submission
- Identity linkage
- ETN issuance
- Snapshot inclusion guarantee
Verified — Deterministic integrity
Transition: Declared → Verified
- TrustCycle execution
- Signed verification artifact
- Public state upgrade
Anchored — Cryptographic permanence
Transition: Verified → Anchored
- Public timestamp preservation
- Immutable historical state reference
Monitored — Continuity enforcement
State: Monitored (continuity)
- Continuous snapshot inclusion
- Drift detection
- Revocation trigger logic
- Monitoring badge
Structural principle
Pricing reflects state change and lifecycle enforcement. No payment implies endorsement. No state is permanent without continuity.