Editing Design/Stakeholder Requirements (StRS) (section)

== 1.4 Stakeholder Overview ==

Primary Stakeholders:
* Privacy Personas
* Focus on personal privacy and data sovereignty
* Value strong encryption and anonymity
* Concerned about surveillance and data collection

* Government/Institutional Skeptics Personas
** Distrust traditional institutions
** Seek alternatives to centralized systems
** Value transparency and accountability
** Advocate for individual sovereignty and freedom
** Oppose centralized control and coercion
** Value voluntary association and market solutions
* Financial Personas
** Interest in economic sovereignty
** Value financial privacy and independence
** Seek alternatives to the traditional financial system

Secondary Stakeholders:
* (FOSS) Developers
* Build applications on the platform
* Contribute to core development
* Value technical excellence and innovation

* Node Operators
** Maintain network infrastructure
** Ensure system reliability and performance
** Value operational stability and sustainability
* Service Providers
** Offer services through the platform
** Value platform reliability, user base and network effects
** Seek sustainable business models

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