C2. Eligibility & Tiers
Core Principle
Anyone can read the rail; only verified participants can use it. Access is simple: prove who you are, prove where you operate, and agree to pay on proof. From there, tiers are earned, not bought—better performance unlocks faster timelines, larger limits, and smoother operations. The foundations never change: must-fund before shipping; Locked EDSD until proof; EMT mints, then money moves; 50% of each stage’s protocol fee burns.
Eligibility
Participation is open to Buyers and Sellers (Trade), Issuers, Traders, Retirers (Tokens), Attestors, and Whitelisted Merchants (carriers, SGS/Intertek/BV, warehouses, OEMs). All participants must complete KYC/KYB, UBO checks, and sanctions screening. Wallets are whitelisted on approval; funded-on-proof payments are allowed only to whitelisted partner accounts.
Geographic rules apply: users are accepted from supported countries and sanctioned persons/regions are blocked. In the U.S., tokens are offered offshore (Reg S) and, where applicable, to accredited investors via Reg D. Non-transferable service credits may be available in the U.S. for utility only.
Branded goods require brand authorization, and program-bound assets (e.g., certificates) must show method/registry references. These checks occur during onboarding and are visible on proof pages.
Why Tiers Exist & How You Move
Tiers keep the rail fast without relaxing safety. Upgrades and downgrades are based on rolling performance metrics, never surprises. For buyers, metrics include on-time top-ups, false-block rate during review windows, dispute ratio per 100 gates, and open-order behavior. For sellers, metrics include on-time document delivery, revocation rate, temperature compliance (if cold-chain), QA variance, and exception resolution time. For tokens participants, listing accuracy, revocation rate, and settlement/retirement throughput with clean proof are tracked. Upgrades are automatic when thresholds are met; downgrades occur if scores fall. Every change is announced in-app with the metrics that drove it.
Buyer Tiers (Trade Rail)
Tier B0 — New: Conservative rails while you build history.
Prefund the first milestone + buffer (e.g., 20% + 5–10%)
Top-up deadline before On-Board: T-48h
Review window (per gate): up to 4h
Open-order cap/value: conservative; displayed in dashboard
Tier B1 — Proven: Shorter clocks for clean program runners.
Same prefund; buffer 3–5%
Top-up at T-24h
Review window up to 2h
Higher open-order cap/value; Payment Assurance Pool eligibility (if enabled)
Tier B2 — Trusted: For teams that hit every clock—just-in-time behavior.
Same prefund; buffer 0–2%
Top-up at T-12h (or real-time JIT where supported)
Review window up to 1h
Highest open-order cap/value; priority support on exceptions
Seller Tiers (Trade Rail)
Tier S0 — New: Safe operation and visibility from day one.
Funded-on-proof assignments allowed with cap (e.g., up to 30% of Locked EDSD); 1% fee per assignment—posts only when milestone passes
Auto-redeem available; bank wires T+1 after schedule completion
Supplier Advance not yet available
Tier S1 — Proven: Lane widens after clean gates.
Assignment cap rises (e.g., 60% of Locked EDSD)
Auto-redeem T+0 at completion
Supplier Advance available (target 3–4% APR) with auto-repayment
Tier S2 — Trusted: High reliability unlocks nearly everything.
Assignment cap ~90% of Locked EDSD; faster OCR on doc checks
Priority re-inspection slots; fast-track exceptions
Advance line scales with volume; priority flag on SLAs
Tokens Marketplace Tiers
T0 — Standard: List PoV-verified units, buy/retire with EDSD, receipts and proof pages included.
T1 — Pro: Batch listing/retirement tools, higher daily limits, API read access for portfolio and proof packs.
T2 — Institutional: Custodian integration, full API (list/buy/retire), multi-desk sub-accounts, attestation dashboards for internal audit.
Upgrades depend on clean listing history, accurate metadata, and steady settlement flow.
Buyer vs Seller Knobs (At a Glance)
Knob
Buyer B0 → B2
Seller S0 → S2
Prefund & buffer
First milestone + buffer 10% → 0–2%
N/A
Top-up deadline
T-48h → T-12h/JIT
N/A
Review window
4h → 1h
N/A
Open-order capacity
Conservative → High
N/A
Assign Locked EDSD (in-platform)
N/A
Cap 30% → 90%, 1% fee when settled
Off-platform cash-out
N/A
Enabled at completion; 0.5% fee
Supplier Advance
N/A
Unavailable → Available (3–4% APR)
Exception priority
Standard → Fast-track
Standard → Fast-track
What Never Changes (The Brakes)
No EMT, no funds.
One-Claim blocks duplicate evidence.
Must-fund before shipping. After Pre-Ship EMT, buyer funds remaining milestones; no funding, no pickup/forwarder/BL.
Locked EDSD → Unlocked EDSD only on proof. Off-platform cash-out only when a seller’s schedule completes.
50% protocol-fee burn at each release, posted with a hash.
KYC/KYB, UBO, sanctions, and program/brand rules enforced at all tiers.
How You Move Up (and Down)
Buyers: on-time top-ups ≥ 98%, low false-block rate, dispute ratio below threshold, no “Pending Funds” holds past grace.
Sellers: timely docs, near-zero revocations, QA/temperature variance within bands, exceptions closed within SLA.
Tokens: accurate listings, no serial conflicts, retirements without revocation.
Tier changes post automatically with the score and the next review date. You’ll see which metrics to improve and by how much.
Plain Recap
Eligibility is simple: prove identity, respect regions, and agree to pay on proof. Tiers are earned by performance. As you prove reliability, timelines shorten, limits rise, and operations get easier—without touching the rules that make the rail safe. Your actions improve your tier; your tier never weakens the core.
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