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 - **Bind with structure, not promises** — non-cashable wallets, verification gates, sovereignty-by-policy, the non-profit entity, the no-walled-garden rule. The wrong path is foreclosed, not merely disavowed.
 - **Custody is the line; coordination and bookkeeping are free** — cross into the money flow once, knowingly, with rented infra (the Phase-2 cashable rail), never by accident.
 - **Maker-as-discovery-engine, platform-as-pipe** — discovery is delegated to makers the buyer chose, never platform-performed.
-- **Verification gates the demand, not the tool** — which makes makers chase it rather than resent it.
+- **Gate the demand, not the tool** — the storefront stays open to all; the network's *demand* surfaces (Curated-By, feed, referrals, agents) are what's gated, by **verification** (entry) and **reputation** (ongoing standing) alike. Makers chase trust rather than resent it.
 - **The unvalidated keystone is demand, not technology.** The components all exist; the combination is novel but unproven. Everything is gated on §8: whether enough audience-having, vouch-willing makers exist in one tight community.