Editing Design/Stakeholder Requirements (StRS) (section)

== 2.4 Critical Success Factors ==

# Privacy and Security

* Zero metadata collection and retention
* Strong anonymity guarantees with unlinkability
* Resistance to surveillance and correlation attacks
* Secure key management and storage

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<li>Decentralization and Sovereignty</li></ol>

* No central points of control or failure
* User sovereignty over data and identity
* Low exit costs and voluntary participation
* Distributed governance and decision making
* Resistance to capture and coercion

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<li>Technical Excellence</li></ol>

* Formal verification of critical components
* Reproducible builds and auditable code
* Strong crypto-economic foundations
* Resource-efficient and sustainable
* Comprehensive security testing

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<li>Community and Governance</li></ol>

* Active community participation
* Transparent operations and oversight
* Knowledge sharing and education
* Fair incentive mechanisms
* Collective decision-making processes

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<li>Economic Freedom</li></ol>

* Private and untraceable transactions
* Market analysis and trading capabilities
* Sustainable business models
* Fair compensation for operators
* Integration with existing systems

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<li>Resilience and Reliability</li></ol>

* Operation in hostile environments
* Recovery from network disruptions
* Protection against targeted attacks
* Graceful degradation under stress
* Sustainable long-term operations

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<li>Persona Adoption</li></ol>

* Active user base
* Active community
* Developer engagement
* Geographically distributed Node Operators
* Service provider participation

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