# Phase 5 - Expansion Window: Q2 2028 → Q4 2029 Phase 4 delivered GA in ≥2 regions, bounded DeFi, compliance automation, and DAO maturation. Phase 5 scales geography, deepens interop, and opens the ecosystem—without touching the law of the rail. ### Settlement law No EMT, no funds · Must-fund before shipping · One-Claim · Locked EDSD → Unlocked EDSD only on proof · 50% of each protocol fee burns in EDM. ETT stays proof-only; EDSD remains platform-bound (no bridges); cross-chain tokens are representations tied to the EDMA claim\_id. ### Q2 2028 — Geographic Expansion & Public Programs * **Launch new regions:** lane templates (schemas, attestor rosters, fallback quorums), local compliance mappings, and status pages in-language * **Government & utility partnerships:** registry mirrors, program dashboards, and ESG proof feeds for national sustainability programs * **Standards alignment:** extend Registry Mirror adapters (I-REC/GO/VCM variants) and publish First-Seen policies by region **Acceptance / exit criteria:** 2–3 new regions live; ≥ 2 public-sector or utility MoUs signed; mirror SLA (freeze→replace ≤ 48 h p95). Order capacity ≥ 500+/month across regions; dispute closure ≤ 72 h p95. ### Q4 2028 — Advanced AI (advisory-only) & Security Automation * **AI-assisted ops:** demand/supply forecasts, anomaly ranking (doc drift, sensor gaps), SLA predictions, exception routing—advisory only. PoV Gate still decides admissibility * **Automated controls:** real-time fraud heuristics (image forensics/EXIF, serial checksum, Merkle segment outliers) → flags feed B5 Exceptions, not auto-release * **Contract posture:** continuous audit pipelines, differential tests, and auto-generated invariants checks (EDSD conservation, fee caps, 50% burn proofs) **Acceptance / exit criteria:** False-positive rate for AI flags ≤ 1% of gates; median “flag→resolution” < 24 h; no increase in dispute rate or SLO regressions. Invariant suite passes 100% on weekly builds; zero security incidents. ### Q1 2029 — Infra Scaling & Interoperability * **L2 scaling:** multi-operator sequencer rotation, inclusion lists for critical calls (EMT, release, exit), PBS-style builder separation when mature; zk validity proofs for fee/burn correctness, EDSD conservation, and EMT issuance (batch-level) * **Cross-chain representations (EDMA stays canonical):** EDM: lock on EDMA → mint wrapped on destination; burn proof → unlock. Energy/Carbon tokens: lock on EDMA → mint wrapped with claim\_id & pov\_hash; burn proof → unlock or record compensating retirements. CLE (reward): permitted as ERC-20 bridge with governance caps. ETT (proof-only) and EDSD: not bridged * **Edge & IoT:** device key management at scale, Merkle commitments at the edge, offline buffer & delayed proof paths for weak networks **Acceptance / exit criteria:** 99.9% availability; EMT→release p95 ≤ 15 s; forced-inclusion resolution ≤ 30 min. Zero double-use of bridged representations (One-Claim > 99.9%); bridge incidents 0. Device ingest success ≥ 99.8%; data freshness p95 ≤ 5 min across regions. ### Q2 2029 — Community-Led Growth & DAO Maturity * **DAO scope expansion to “Full-DAO”:** ParameterStore (bounded), TreasurySplitter (non-burn half), program allowlists (attestors, connectors, registry keys), ZK verifying-key registries, inclusion-list policy. Constitutional brakes remain out of vote * **Grants & incentives funded from treasury half:** Energy innovators (microgrids, storage, metering); Developers (SDKs, connectors, analytics, wallets); Attestors (tooling, QA, device certification) * **Dev ecosystem:** SDKs (TS/Python), mock attestor nodes, public sandbox with test vectors, bounties for Schema packs **Acceptance / exit criteria:** ≥ 50 proposals executed without SLO regressions; governance participation > 15% veEDM on average. ≥ 25 funded grants; ≥ 10 third-party integrations in production; two new attestor firms onboarded per region. ### Expected Outcomes (end of Phase 5) * **Global footprint:** multiple regions live, each with lane templates, SLAs, mirrors, and public status pages * **AI-assisted operations:** accelerate exception handling—without replacing PoV decisions * **Scaled L2:** multi-operator sequencing, inclusion lists, forced inclusion, zk proofs for invariants, and stable cross-chain representations that never create second truths * **Community engine:** Full-DAO governance over parameters/programs/treasury-half, a grants flywheel, and an active developer ecosystem * **Partnership depth:** utilities, governments, enterprises running on proof packs and burn-backed receipts ### Guardrails that remain constant * **No EMT, no funds · Must-fund before shipping · One-Claim uniqueness** * **Locked EDSD → Unlocked EDSD only on proof · 50% of each protocol fee burns in EDM** * **EDSD not bridged; ETT stays proof-only; bridges mint representations tied to claim\_id and require burn proofs to unlock** Phase 5 makes EDMA bigger, not looser: more regions, more users, better tooling—while the settlement law and burn discipline remain exactly the same.