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=== 2.5 Design and Implementation Constraints ===

The system has the following constraints:

# Required Privacy Constraints (MVP)
* Network communication MUST be privacy-preserving through libp2p-mix
* Validator stakes MUST remain private through Blend Network
* Block proposers MUST remain anonymous through Cryptarchia
* Cross-zone communication MUST support basic privacy guarantees
* Intent matching SHOULD preserve privacy where possible

# Performance Constraints (MVP)
* Base Layer MUST support commodity hardware
* Light nodes MUST operate with minimal resources
* Proof generation MUST be practical
* Network bandwidth usage MUST be optimized
* Message mixing overhead MUST be manageable

# Security Constraints (MVP)
* No trusted setup for core protocol
* No centralized components
* Basic cryptographic primitives MUST be proven secure
* Security MUST scale with network size
* Privacy guarantees MUST be maintained under partial compromise

# Compatibility Constraints (MVP)
* MUST support different zone architectures
* MUST enable cross-zone communication
* MUST support core privacy technologies
* MUST enable sovereign execution environments
* MUST allow flexible privacy/performance tradeoffs

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