> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://whitepaper.humanode.io/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://whitepaper.humanode.io/whitepaper.md).

# Whitepaper

- [Humanode](https://whitepaper.humanode.io/whitepaper/untitled-1.md): Whitepaper v. 0.9.7 “Instrumentality of mankind”
- [Introduction](https://whitepaper.humanode.io/whitepaper/introduction.md): Whitepaper v. 0.9.7 “Instrumentality of mankind”
- [Humanode’s major components](https://whitepaper.humanode.io/whitepaper/humanode-major-components.md): Whitepaper v. 0.9.7 “Instrumentality of mankind”
- [Humanode Infrastructure](https://whitepaper.humanode.io/whitepaper/humanode-infrastructure.md): Whitepaper v. 0.9.7 “Instrumentality of mankind”
- [Proof-of-Biometric-Uniqueness (PoBU): The Consensus of the Living](https://whitepaper.humanode.io/whitepaper/proof-of-biometric-uniqueness-pobu-the-consensus-of-the-living.md): Whitepaper v. 0.9.7 “Instrumentality of mankind”
- [Validator Economics and Fee Distribution](https://whitepaper.humanode.io/whitepaper/validator-economics-and-fee-distribution.md): Whitepaper v. 0.9.7 “Instrumentality of mankind”
- [Humanode as a Living Philosophy: Redefining Power, Identity, and Trust in the Age of Consensus](https://whitepaper.humanode.io/whitepaper/humanode-as-a-living-philosophy.md): Whitepaper v. 0.9.7 “Instrumentality of mankind”
- [Governance: The Vortex Protocol](https://whitepaper.humanode.io/whitepaper/governance-the-vortex-protocol.md): Whitepaper v. 0.9.7 “Instrumentality of mankind”
- [Biometric Marketplace](https://whitepaper.humanode.io/whitepaper/biometric-marketplace.md): Whitepaper v. 0.9.7 “Instrumentality of mankind”
- [Fath: A Reflexive, Egalitarian Monetary Protocol](https://whitepaper.humanode.io/whitepaper/fath.md): Whitepaper v. 0.9.7 “Instrumentality of mankind”
- [Conclusion](https://whitepaper.humanode.io/whitepaper/conclusion.md): Whitepaper v. 0.9.7 “Instrumentality of mankind”
- [Appendices](https://whitepaper.humanode.io/whitepaper/appendices.md): Whitepaper v. 0.9.7 “Instrumentality of mankind”