WHITEPAPER

Technical
Whitepaper

SOST: Proof of Irreversible Convergence. The complete technical specification covering ConvergenceX consensus, monetary policy, Gold Reserve, PoPC, governance model, security analysis, and constitutional rules. Version 4.5.

v4.5 | March 2026 · No ICO · No Premine · No VCs
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Whitepaper v4.5

SOST: Proof of Irreversible Convergence
TECHNICAL SPEC

A mathematically grounded Proof-of-Work based on verifiable dynamical-system certificates. The whitepaper covers the complete protocol specification including consensus algorithm, monetary policy, reserve architecture, custody protocol, and constitutional framework.

TitleSOST: Proof of Irreversible Convergence
Versionv4.5 — March 2026
AuthorsNeoB (SOST Protocol)
FormatPDF
StatusProduction (mainnet)
Table of Contents
OVERVIEW
Section 1Abstract
Section 2The Problem — PoW design space
Section 3ConvergenceX: Proof of Irreversible Convergence
Section 4Monetary Policy — Epoch-based emission with smooth exponential decay
Section 5Gold Protocol Reserve — Heritage vault
Section 6Proof of Personal Custody (PoPC)
Section 7Governance Model — No consensus governance
Section 8Economic Model — Demand, deflation, equilibrium
Section 9Security Analysis
Section 10The Constitution — C1–C15
Section 11Roadmap
Section 12Technical Specifications
Appendix ACanonical Constants (Normative)
Appendix BSerialization (Normative)
Appendix CPRNG Specification (Normative)
Appendix DTest Vectors (Normative)
Appendix GEmergency Authorization & Execution Order
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AT A GLANCE

Key Specifications

Protocol Summary
GENESIS CONSTANTS
Name / SymbolSOST
Genesis2026-03-15 18:00:00 UTC
AlgorithmConvergenceX (4GB, 100k rounds, sequential)
Block time600 seconds target
Max supply4,669,201.609 SOST (hard cap)
Min unit1 stock = 0.00000001 SOST
Epoch131,553 blocks (~2.5 years, Feigenbaum α)
Initial reward7.85100863 SOST/block
Coinbase split50% miner / 25% gold / 25% PoPC
Annual decay~9.03% (smooth, no halvings)
DifficultycASERT bitsQ Q16.16, 12h half-life, per-block
ReserveHeritage (sealed by default), Ethereum mainnet
Emergency≥60% miner signaling + Foundation Execution Order
Premine / ICO0 — none
Consensus governanceNone — immutable at genesis