Humanode’s major components

Whitepaper v. 0.9.7 “Instrumentality of mankind”

The Humanode protocol introduces a fundamentally new category of blockchain architecture, where validation is not derived from capital or computation, but from unique human existence. It is designed as a Sybil-resistant, permissionless, and capital-agnostic network, enabling universal participation based solely on being human.

At the core of Humanode’s architecture are several deeply interwoven technological components:

Cryptobiometric Consensus – Proof-of-Biometric-Uniqueness (PoBU)

Humanode validators are biometrically authenticated human beings, not machines or capital holders. The PoBU consensus ensures that:

• Only one node can be launched per verified human

• Validators are authenticated using facial recognition, encrypted and matched privately approximately every week

• A liveness detection system which confirms that biometric data originates from a living person in real-time

• Matching and verification occur in the Confidential Virtual Machines (TEEs) to preserve privacy

This system offers robust Sybil resistance, immune to traditional attack vectors like GPU farms, token hoarding, or identity farming. Every node is equivalent in voting and computational power. Validator power can’t be bought or transferred - only lived.

Blockchain Layer - Polkadot.sdk & EVM Compatibility

The Humanode blockchain is designed to support multiple virtual machines, including EVM, all secured by the same validator set. We believe in evolving alongside innovation - not locking into a single technology.

We have already battle tested forkless runtime upgrades 40+ times that allow significant chain updates without resorting to hard forks. Here you can check out our blockchain diagram in detail:

Cost-Based Transaction Fee System

Unlike PoW or PoS networks that rely on volatile internal gas markets, Humanode uses a cost-based fee system:

• Transaction fees are pegged to real-world cloud compute/storage costs

• The protocol references prices from cloud providers (via oracles) and translates them into HMND using decentralized exchange data

• This creates predictable, rational transaction pricing, eliminating fee volatility during high network activity

• Fees are distributed equally among all active nodes, decoupling economic incentive from wealth or stake size

Vortex – Cognitocratic On-Chain Governance

Humanode’s DAO, Vortex, replaces plutocratic governance models with a system based on contribution, not capital. It is structured as follows:

• Proposal Pools: Ideas are surfaced and filtered through collective community attention

• Specialized Voting Chambers: Domain-relevant experts evaluate proposals within their field

• Formation: The execution layer, distributing grants and resources to bring accepted ideas to life

Participation is earned through the Cognitocratic Measure (CM) - a scoring mechanism that reflects governance contributions, proposal success, and domain-specific reputation.

Fath – Monetary Policy Based on Real Value

Fath is Humanode’s native monetary algorithm. It ensures proportional issuance of new HMND based on measurable economic activity on the network.

• If transaction volume increases 5% over a previous period, 5% of new tokens are emitted

• These are distributed proportionally to all holders based on current balances - not validator status

• Conversely, if activity decreases, an outFath burn is triggered to reduce excess supply

Fath provides a dynamic and fair economic model, mitigating long-term inflation and aligning monetary growth with real-world usage, not speculation or mining schedules.