How It All Works Together

It starts at the edge. Smart meters, sensors, registries, and logistics systems sign data at the source (who / what / when / where). An independent attestor quorum checks the evidence, and the One-Claim Ledger confirms the same evidence hasn’t been used elsewhere.

If it passes, EDMA mints proof objects on its L2 at gas-minimal cost—no protocol fee.

• Energy: mint ETT at 1 per 10 kWh (non-transferable proof). When an account reaches 100 ETT, it can mint a 1 MWh Energy NFT (or, where standards allow, convert that evidence into Carbon Credit NFTs). CLE is minted separately per verified MWh as a reward; it is not converted from ETT.

• Carbon: verified reductions mint Carbon Credit NFTs directly (one per ton, full project/methodology metadata).

• Trade: verified milestones (e.g., on board, customs cleared, delivered, assay) mint EMTs (non-transferable proofs) that trigger staged releases.

When value moves, it settles in $EDM. Marketplace trades, retirements, and milestone payout releases charge route-specific fees on settlement, not on proof creation:

• Energy & Carbon: 4% total (2% buyer + 2% seller).

• Commodity milestones: 0.5% per tranche, with enterprise caps.

  In every case 50% of the fee is burned automatically; the rest funds operations and incentives. If the payer lacks EDM, the settlement reverts—proofs remain intact.

Smart contracts on EDMA L2 execute the flow and anchor final lineage to Ethereum (L1) for permanence. AI assists the quorum with anomaly detection and deduplication, then renders ESG reports straight from on-chain lineage—audits become review, not reconstruction.

Because assets are evidence-backed and anchored to Ethereum, they plug into DeFi:

• Staking (from the treasury half of fees).

• Collateralized lending against Energy/Carbon NFTs.

• Liquidity pools for market depth.

All without ever taxing low-value proof mints.

In short: Evidence → Proof (gas-only) → Asset → EDM Settlement → 50% Burn → Immutable Audit Trail.