AI INFRASTRUCTURE
HUMANITY CAN GOVERN
Verifiable • User-Owned • Constitutionally Governed Cloud
8 YEARS OPERATIONAL PROOF
$28.03M
Capital Governed
94
Active Governors
73.74%
Participation Rate
0
Violations
Current Token Price
$0.039
$470K allocation remaining
Raise Target
$4M
Series Seed
STORE Research, Inc.
$860K raised / $4M Series Seed (22% complete)
ETA Window 2026 Switzerland Launch
Chris McCoy, CEO & Creator | team@storecloud.org
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THE CLOUD OWNERSHIP CRISIS
Why User Ownership Matters Now
90% of the internet runs on 3 companies' infrastructure
AWS
$90B
Annual revenue (Amazon)
Azure
$70B
Annual revenue (Microsoft)
GCP
$30B
Annual revenue (Google)
The Problem: Every AI breakthrough makes THEIR infrastructure more essential
• Every Web3 app depends on Web2 clouds they don't own
• Every startup is a tenant, never an owner
• Corporate interests determine infrastructure priorities
The Alternative: User-Owned Infrastructure
✓ Infrastructure you can own: Verifiable cloud computing you can purchase, not just rent
✓ Algorithmic governance: Democratic control that strengthens (not weakens) with scale
✓ Proven resilience: 8 years of operational stability through COVID-19, FTX collapse, and crypto crashes
STORE is the only proven democratic cloud with 8 years of constitutional governance at scale
This is not just market competition. It is civilizational infrastructure. We are building the user-owned alternative while it is still architecturally possible.
THE 2,400-YEAR PROBLEM
Why Every Democracy Eventually Failed to Control Economic Power
THE PROBLEM
For 2,400 years, we've known money corrupts politics. Wealthy actors capture democratic systems.
THE SOLUTION
Three mathematical algorithms that make corruption economically irrational.
HOW IT WORKS
Three interlocking algorithms working as one constitutional system
THE ANCIENT BELIEF (Since 400 BCE)
Money corrupts politics. Economic power destroys democracy.
Aristotle (350 BCE)
Oligarchy arises when those who have wealth use it to control government
Politics, Book III
James Madison (1787)
The most common source of factions has been the unequal distribution of property
Federalist No. 10
Modern Era (1900-2025)
Corporate lobbying, regulatory capture, wealth inequality threaten democracy
Contemporary political science
2,400 years of political theory: Economic stake and democratic participation are negatively correlated
The wealthier you are, the less you participate in democratic governance or the more you corrupt it
THE BREAKTHROUGH
THE STORE DISCOVERY (2017-2025)
Under proper constitutional constraints, economic stake STRENGTHENS democracy.
THE EMPIRICAL PROOF (8 Years Operational)
$28.03M
Economic Stake
73.74%
Participation Rate
94
Active Governors
0
Violations
POSITIVE CORRELATION: Higher Economic Stake → Higher Participation
Traditional Theory Predicted
Wealth ↑ = Participation ↓
STORE Proves
Wealth ↑ = Participation ↑
73.74% participation is higher than most nation-states (typical: 50-60%)
This shouldn't be possible according to 2,400 years of political theory—but the math proves it works
THE INSIGHT
Hamilton, Washington, and Nash were right all along. When properly constrained mathematically, capitalism and democracy do not destroy each other. They create a Nash Equilibrium where neither can dominate, and both strengthen over time.
We did not just build a governance system. We solved a 2,400-year-old problem.
The next slide shows you the mathematical proof.
WHAT IS CLOUDSPACE?
Verifiable Cloud Computing You Can Own
Cloudspace = Storage + Compute + Bandwidth
STORAGE
- IPFS-backed decentralized storage
- Pay once, store forever model
- Cryptographically verifiable
- Content-addressed (immutable)
- Currently operational
COMPUTE
- vCPU + RAM (launching 2026)
- GPUs (post-Switzerland)
- Native performance (not sandboxed)
- Pay-per-use model
- AI/ML workload optimized
BANDWIDTH
- Data transfer globally verified
- CDN distribution network
- On-chain verification
- Pay for what you use
- Low-latency routing
The 95/5 Architecture: Performance + Verification
95%
Off-Chain Execution
AWS-level performance, no blockchain bottlenecks
5%
On-Chain Verification
Cryptographic proof of execution, governance enforcement
Result
Best of Both
Speed without sacrificing verifiability or democratic control
Core Protocol Ecosystem
STORE Pay, TREASURIES, and CONSENSUS work together under constitutional constraints
STORE Pay
14 currency payment rails
TREASURIES
Up to 4.44% APY yield protocol
CONSENSUS
On-chain governance
ALGORITHMIC DEMOCRACY
Three Algorithms Working as One System
These aren't three separate mechanisms—they're three parts of one proof that capitalism and democracy work together when properly constrained.
Remove any one → System fails. Together → 8 years of proven stability.
THE CLOCKWORK MECHANISM: Three Interlocking Algorithms
ALGORITHM 1
33% Power Limit
PREVENTS TYRANNY
Structural Constraint
Powers
ALGORITHM 2
Equal Margin Economics
INCENTIVIZES PARTICIPATION
Behavioral Alignment
Creates
ALGORITHM 3
Nash Equilibrium
CREATES STABILITY
Self-Enforcing System
THE INTERCONNECTION
Each algorithm requires and reinforces the others. Without Hamilton's Ratio, large holders would dominate. Without Washington Consensus, participants would not engage. Without Nash Equilibrium, the system would drift toward centralization.
THE 33% POWER LIMIT
(Hamilton's Ratio)
The 33% Constitutional Threshold
In any voting system, controlling more than one-third gives you veto power over decisions requiring supermajority approval. STORE inverts this principle: no entity can exceed 33% of voting power. This ensures that even if the largest stakeholder wanted to block a decision, the remaining two-thirds can override them. It's the mathematical foundation of checks and balances—applied to cloud infrastructure.
No entity can exceed 33% control
The Formula Explained:
- H = Maximum power concentration in system
- $P_i$ = Power held by participant $i$
- $\Sigma P_j$ = Total power in system
- $\le 0.33$ = Constitutional limit (33%)
Byzantine Fault Tolerance:
At 33% threshold, system remains democratic even if ⅓ of participants act maliciously or fail. This is the mathematical basis for systems that can't be captured by any single entity.
What This Means in Practice
With 94 governors each holding one vote, the system operates at 1.06% voting power per governor—far below the 33% constitutional threshold. The scaling property is critical: at 3 governors, each would hold 33% (the minimum viable threshold). At 94 governors, each holds just 1.06%. The network becomes MORE democratic as it grows, inverting the traditional centralization curve.
Democratic Scaling in Action
3 governors (minimum viable)
At constitutional threshold, barely democratic
33.3% each
4 governors
Below threshold, truly democratic
25.0% each ✓
94 governors (current STORE)
31× below constitutional threshold
1.06% each ✓
The Inverse Centralization Property: Traditional networks centralize with scale (winner-take-all dynamics). STORE decentralizes with scale. Every new governor dilutes existing voting power, making capture progressively harder. At 1,000 governors, each would hold 0.1% of votes—300× below the constitutional limit.
8 years
Operationally proven
1.06%
Voting power per governor (94 governors)
0
Constitutional violations
EQUAL MARGIN ECONOMICS
(Washington Economic Consensus)
Economics strengthens democracy (not corrupts it)
The 1:1:1:1 Ratio: Perfect Alignment
Traditional political economy assumes larger stakeholders extract more value per unit of ownership. STORE's architecture ensures profit margins remain constant regardless of ownership size.
This creates an unusual dynamic: there's no economic advantage to consolidating control. A governor with 10% ownership has the same margin structure as one with 30%. The rational strategy becomes growing the entire network, not one's individual share.
The Discovery Function:
Ownership : Revenue : Cost : Margin
Your share of ownership exactly equals your share of revenue, costs, and profit margin
What This Means in Practice
The 1:1:1:1 structure ensures that ownership percentage, revenue share, cost responsibility, and profit distribution remain perfectly aligned. A governor owning 10% receives 10% of revenues, pays 10% of costs, and keeps 10% of profits—with the same margin percentage as a governor owning 1% or 30%. This removes the traditional economic incentive to consolidate ownership. Growing the entire system becomes more profitable than acquiring a larger individual stake.
The 1:1:1:1 Ratio: Equal Margins Across Ownership Levels
Scenario: $1M revenue, $600K costs, $400K profit (40% system margin)
Small Governor (1% ownership)
Medium Governor (10% ownership)
Large Governor (30% ownership)
Result: All three governors have identical 40% margins. The large governor makes 30× more absolute profit than the small governor, but no margin advantage. If the system doubles in value, all governors benefit proportionally. The rational strategy shifts from "acquire more ownership" to "grow the entire system."
8-Year Empirical Evidence:
$28.03M
Economic Stake
73.74%
Participation Rate
Higher participation than most nation-states (typical: 50-60%)
🏛️ Challenges 2,400 years of political theory
Since Ancient Athens: assumption that "money corrupts politics" — our data shows the opposite under proper constitutional constraints
NASH EQUILIBRIUM FOR HUMAN-AI SYMBIOSIS
A stable state where no participant (human or AI) can improve their position by unilaterally changing strategy
AI Innovation Accelerates
No artificial limits on capability development or deployment speed
Human Constitutional Control Maintained
Humans collectively retain +⅔ governance control through Hamilton's Ratio
Both Sides Benefit from Cooperation
AI gets resources and deployment; humans get safety guarantees and democratic oversight
This isn't just theory—it's the mathematical foundation STORE has operated on for 8 years.
8-YEAR OPERATIONAL PROOF
Constitutional Democracy at Scale
Core Governance Metrics
Capital Governed
$28.03M
Real economic value under democratic control
Active Governors
94
Across 30+ countries
>Participation Rate
73.74%
Higher than most democracies
Violations
0
Perfect constitutional compliance
Hamilton's Ratio Performance
Constitutional Limit
33%
Actual Maximum Concentration
~10%
Network operates well below constitutional threshold—evidence of genuine decentralization
Stress Tests Survived
COVID-19 Pandemic (2020-2022)
System maintained operations and governance throughout global disruption
FTX Collapse (Nov 2022): Participation INCREASED Under Pressure
When FTX collapsed, governors voted on repricing their own tokens while portfolios cratered. Instead of dropping out, participation increased. The worse things got, the more democratic the system became. That proved the math works with real human psychology under real stress.
Crypto Winter (2022-2023)
Continued development and governance participation during 70%+ market decline
Why This Matters
Not Vaporware
Unlike 99% of web3 projects, STORE has operational infrastructure with real users
Empirically Validated
Constitutional mathematics proven across multiple economic cycles and crisis events
Institutional Grade
8 years of clean audits and zero governance violations demonstrates maturity
Global Resilience
94 governors across 30+ countries provides geographic and regulatory diversification
Most startups pitch potential. We demonstrate proof.
8 years of operational data showing constitutional democracy scales with economic growth
PLATFORM PLAY
Infrastructure for 1000 Token Economies
STORE isn't just cloudspace—it's infrastructure for projects building token economies with democratic governance
We provide the constitutional mathematics, governance tools, and cloud infrastructure that other token projects need
THE PLATFORM FLYWHEEL
Platform
Token
Economies
Use STORE cloudspace + governance infrastructure
Network
Effects
More demand for infrastructure & services
Proven
Governance
8-year track record attracts serious projects
Stronger
System
Each project strengthens the platform
Classic platform economics: Value increases exponentially as more participants join and build on the infrastructure
TARGET: 1000 TOKEN ECONOMIES
Infrastructure Services
- Cloudspace: Storage, compute, bandwidth
- Constitutional Mathematics as a Service: Hamilton's Ratio enforcement
- 95/5 Architecture: Performance + verification
- STORE Pay: Multi-currency payment rails (14 currencies)
Governance Services
- BFT Democracy: Byzantine fault-tolerant voting
- CONSENSUS Protocol: On-chain decision making
- TREASURIES: Yield and lockup mechanisms (up to 4.44% APY)
- Nash Equilibrium Design: Alignment incentives
Early Adopters
AI research DAOs, decentralized compute projects, crypto infrastructure
Mid-Stage Growth
DeFi protocols, tokenized communities, governance experiments
Long-Term Vision
1000+ token economies operating on STORE infrastructure
Platform Economics, Not Single Product
Revenue grows with every project that builds on STORE's constitutional infrastructure
COMPETITIVE MOAT
What Makes STORE Defensible
COMPETITIVE MATRIX
| CAPABILITY | AWS/GCP/Azure | Akash | Render | STORE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise Cloud Infrastructure | ✅ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | ✅ |
| Democratic Governance | ❌ | ⚠️ | ❌ | ✅ |
| Multi-Year Operational Proof | ✅ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | ✅ |
| Constitutional AI Ready | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
| User Ownership Model | ❌ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | ✅ |
| Cryptographic Verification | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
✅ = Full capability | ⚠️ = Partial/Limited | ❌ = Not available
TIME MOAT
8 Years Operational
- 8 years of operational proof (since 2017)
- 5 years R&D before that (2012-2017)
- Survived COVID, FTX, crypto winter
- Competitors starting from zero lack operational reality
- Can't fake constitutional democracy at scale
TECHNICAL MOAT
95/5 Architecture
- AWS-level performance (95% off-chain)
- Blockchain verification (5% on-chain)
- Competitors choose one or the other
- STORE delivers both simultaneously
IP MOAT
Fundamental Discoveries
- Hamilton's Ratio (BFT democracy)
- Washington Economic Consensus
- Nash Equilibrium for human-AI symbiosis
- Two US patents (Rag & Chris)
Strategic Positioning
❌ NOT COMPETING ON:
- AWS on enterprise IT infrastructure
- Price wars with hyperscalers
- Traditional SaaS business models
- Centralized control advantages
✅ COMPETING ON:
- Democratic governance + user ownership
- Constitutional AI infrastructure
- Verifiable computation (95/5 architecture)
- Platform economics for token economies
Key Insight: We're not trying to beat AWS at their game. We're building the infrastructure layer they can't: verifiable, user-owned, constitutionally-governed cloud computing for the AI age. Competitors face three compounding moats: 8 years of operational proof (can't be faked), Swiss legal architecture (can't be forked), and 94 governors + $28M governed (can't be bootstrapped).
REVENUE MODEL
Post-Switzerland Launch (2026)
Revenue Flow Architecture
STORE Pay OPERATIONAL (Not "Coming Soon")
Governed, auditable, multi-currency settlement with 63-97 second finality
Payment processing live (Cloud ID) | Permanent storage live | On-chain verification coming next
Scaling with compute launch (ETA Window Q1-Q2 2026)
6 Payment Methods
STORE, USDC, ETH, BTC, wire, ACH
Credit cards Q1 2026
STORE Pay
Governed, auditable settlement
63-97 second finality
Cloudspace Fees
Storage + Compute + Bandwidth
Revenue Streams
- • Permanent Storage: Pay once, store forever (IPFS-backed) ✅ LIVE
- • STORE Pay fees: Multi-currency settlement operational today ✅ LIVE
- • Compute Fees: vCPU, RAM usage (ETA Window Q1-Q2 2026)
- • GPU Compute: AI/ML workloads (post-Switzerland)
- • Bandwidth: CDN and data transfer globally
- • Platform Fees: Infrastructure for token economies
Infrastructure Economics
- • Gross Margin Target: 25% (matching AWS industry standard)
- • Strategy: Use Equal Margin Economics to progressively lower costs toward zero
- • Current Pricing: Competitive with hyperscalers on compute/storage
- • Live Infrastructure: 5 data centers, 26,400 vCPUs, 240 TB memory
How STORE Pay Works
Developers can pay in STORE directly, or use USDC, ETH, BTC, credit/debit cards, or wire transfers. When paying in non-STORE currencies, STORE Pay automatically converts to STORE for settlement. This proves STORE as the protocol's unit of account while maintaining payment flexibility.
Two Governance Systems
First Governance (Current)
- • 94 governors managing $28.03M
- • 8 years operational stability
- • 73.74% participation rate
Second Governance (2026)
- • $10K minimum participation
- • Voting rights + protocol benefits
- • Institutional-grade participation
Current Status & Next Steps
PROVEN (8 years)
- Infrastructure operational
- Governance stable & tested
- Token utility validated
- Constitutional math works
- Storage revenue live
DESIGNED (2026)
- Compute + GPU launch
- TREASURIES activation
- Second Governance (Stortum)
- Exchange listing preparation
- STORE Pay live (14 currencies)
POST-LAUNCH METRICS
- Customer acquisition cost (CAC)
- Lifetime value (LTV)
- Revenue growth rate (MoM)
- Exchange listing timing
- Platform adoption (token economies)
Revenue model validated by 8 years of operation—now adding compute, governance, and scale
Storage + STORE Pay revenue flowing today. Compute + full platform economics launch 2026.
COMPOUNDING DEMAND MECHANISM
Why Every Developer Creates Ongoing STORE Buy Pressure
Traditional Models: Extract fees, provide no token economics
STORE Model: Every transaction creates STORE purchase pressure
Three-Phase Roadmap
PHASE 1: AUTONOMOUS PAYMENTS ✅ LIVE NOW
Money flows INTO the protocol
STORE Pay - Operational Today
- ✅ 7 payment methods accepted (STORE, USDC, ETH, BTC, credit/debit cards, wire)
- ✅ All non-STORE payments automatically settle in STORE tokens
- ✅ Proves unit of account to Swiss regulators
- ✅ Processing real transactions across 3 continents
- ✅ 63-97 second settlements with cryptographic verification
PHASE 2: AUTONOMOUS PAYOUTS + ACCOUNTING
Money flows OUT of the protocol transparently
STORE Send
Compliant, automated token distribution under governance
STORE Account
Real-time financial reporting (GAAP-standard goal)
→ Completes the economic loop with full auditability
PHASE 3: AUTONOMOUS COMPUTING
Self-governing applications with sovereign economies
The Compounding Effect:
- Developers build economies using their own tokens (not cash reserves)
- Users pay with developer's token for services
- STORE Pay automatically: Sells developer token $\rightarrow$ Buys STORE $\rightarrow$ Settles transaction
- This happens on EVERY transaction, continuously
The Scaling Effect (Transaction-Driven Demand)
1
developer
Ongoing STORE purchase transactions as their economy grows
10
developers
10x transaction volume creating STORE buy pressure
100
developers
100x transaction volume scaling with each economy
1,000
developers
1,000x transaction volume - each economy creates MORE transactions as they grow
❌ Traditional Models (Linear Growth)
- • Stripe/PayPal: Extract fees, no token economics $\rightarrow$ Zero demand creation
- • BitPay/Coinbase: Convert to fiat $\rightarrow$ Zero sustained demand
- • Uniswap/DEXs: Facilitate trades $\rightarrow$ Demand only from fee buybacks
✅ STORE Model (Compounding Network Effects)
- • Every developer building = continuous STORE buyer
- • Structural demand built into infrastructure itself
- • More developers $\rightarrow$ More economies $\rightarrow$ More transactions $\rightarrow$ More STORE purchases
- • Network effects: Each developer's growth benefits all STORE holders
⚠️ Important Disclosure:
Transaction-driven demand does not guarantee STORE token price appreciation. Developer adoption remains to be proven. Developer token integration capabilities are subject to regulatory approval and applicable securities and tax regulations in each jurisdiction.
This isn't speculation-driven demand. This is transaction-driven demand.
Every application, every AI agent, every self-governing system running on STORE infrastructure automatically creates STORE purchase pressure as they scale.
MARKET OPPORTUNITY
$4.2T TAM by 2030
TOTAL ADDRESSABLE MARKET
| MARKET SEGMENT | 2025 SIZE | 2030 PROJECTION | CAGR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud Computing Infrastructure | $546B | $1.4T | 21% |
| Data Storage & Management | $247B | $778B | 16% |
| Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure | $100B+ | $2T | 45% |
| COMBINED TAM | $893B | $4.2T | 25% |
Sources: Gartner, IDC, McKinsey market research (2024)
NEAR-TERM (2026-2027)
Crypto infrastructure at regulatory risk
$2T+
Projects need constitutional governance to survive regulatory scrutiny. STORE provides the proven framework.
MID-TERM (2027-2028)
AI researchers demanding ownership
100K+
Researchers want democratic control over AI development. User-owned compute infrastructure becomes essential.
LONG-TERM (2028+)
Platform for token economies
1000+
Token economies need constitutional infrastructure. STORE becomes the standard platform.
Why Now? Market Timing
AI Infrastructure Wave
$100B $\rightarrow$ $2T market growth (45% CAGR). Fastest-growing segment in tech.
Regulatory Pressure
EU AI Act, US executive orders. Democratic governance becomes competitive advantage.
Decentralization Demand
Users rejecting Big Tech control. $2T+ crypto market proves demand for ownership.
5-10 Year Window
After this window, democratic AI infrastructure becomes structurally impossible.
Market Entry Strategy
Phase 1: Beachhead
Crypto/token projects needing constitutional governance (2026-2027)
Phase 2: Expansion
AI researchers + platform for token economies (2027-2028)
Phase 3: Platform
Industry standard for democratic AI infrastructure (2028+)
$4.2T market $\times$ Constitutional governance advantage = Unprecedented opportunity
We're not competing for market share. We're creating a new category: democratic AI infrastructure.
TEAM & FOUNDER COMMITMENT
Long-Term Alignment Through Action
Chris McCoy
CEO & Creator
Chris McCoy - CEO & Creator
- • Systematic researcher: Linus Pauling methodology (orthomolecular approach to problems)
- • 20+ years in tech: Named to Marc Andreessen's "55 Unknown Rockstars of Tech"
- • Long-term thinker: Chose 8 years of validation over 2017 ICO hype ($billions left on table)
- • Constitutional mathematician: Discovered Hamilton's Ratio & Washington Economic Consensus
- • Track record: Built and scaled multiple technology companies before STORE
FOUNDER COMMITMENT
Unprecedented long-term alignment
50-60% of founding entities' tokens locked
for up to 8 years in TREASURIES protocol
This includes McCoy and all founding entities (STORE Association in Switzerland and STORE Research, Inc. in America). Verifiable on-chain.
Long-term alignment: Founding entities' wealth directly tied to protocol success through TREASURIES commitment at launch.
Rag Bhagavatha - Technical Advisor
- • Founding Chief Technical Architect
- • Career: Scaled infrastructure at Apple iCloud, Cisco WebEx, Zoom
- • 15+ years collaboration with Chris across multiple companies
- • Deep expertise: Distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, cryptographic protocols
Core Team
- • Sohaib Ahsan: Full-Stack Engineer, infrastructure development
- • Matt Sherry: Product Management, protocol design
- • DETOF: Swiss accounting & tax compliance partner
- • MME Swiss Law: Legal counsel for Switzerland launch (70% complete)
Intellectual Property
Two United States Patents
Owned by STORE Research, Inc.
Inventors: Rag Bhagavatha & Chris McCoy
Foundational Discoveries
- • Hamilton's Ratio (BFT democracy)
- • Washington Economic Consensus
- • Nash Equilibrium for human-AI symbiosis
Key Traction Metrics
Funding Progress
$859K
of $4M goal
(21.48%)
Active Governors
94
30+ countries
Participation
73.74%
voting rate
US Patents
2
Rag & Chris
Team = proven technical execution + unprecedented founding entities commitment
50-60% founding entities lock-up isn't just confidence—it's constitutional alignment with long-term success
SWITZERLAND LAUNCH
Legal Entity + Token + Protocol (2026)
Three synchronized launches happening simultaneously:
Legal structure + Token public offering + Full protocol activation
1. LEGAL ENTITY
STORE Association (Swiss Verein)
- • Structure: Swiss Association (Verein) - allows constitutional governance with tax efficiency
- • Purpose: Democratic governance legally recognized under Swiss law
- • FINMA pathway: Pursuing utility token classification (Article 3 MiCA) with decentralization evidence (Article 2(3))
- • Jurisdiction: Switzerland's crypto-friendly regulatory environment + established financial infrastructure
- • Status: 70% complete with MME Swiss Law + DETOF tax advisory
2. TOKEN LAUNCH
Private → Public
- • Issuance: Token issued via Swiss STORE Association
- • Compliance: MiCA (Markets in Crypto-Assets) regulation
- • Classification: Utility token (Article 3) OR Decentralized (Article 2(3))
- • Exchange prep: Due diligence with major exchanges
- • Goal: Publicly tradeable token on regulated exchanges
3. PROTOCOL
Full System Live
- • TREASURIES: Up to 4.44% APY (1-8 year lockups)
- • Second Governance: $10K minimum participation
- • 128 protocols: All systems activated
- • Compute launch: vCPU, RAM, GPU infrastructure
- • STORE Pay: 14 currency support
Switzerland Launch: Timing & Risks
2026
Target launch window
Regulatory approvals pending
70%
Complete
Legal structure with MME Swiss Law
3%
Annual inflation
Predictable monetary policy
Key Risk Disclosures
FINMA Approval Timing: Swiss regulatory approval timeline uncertain; classification as utility token (Article 3 MiCA) or decentralized (Article 2(3)) still being determined
Banking Relationship: Swiss banking partnership pending; required for fiat on/off-ramps and operational accounts
Regulatory Classification: Final token classification may impact launch structure and timeline; preparing dual pathway strategy
Mitigation: 70% legal work complete with MME Law, dual classification strategy prepared, backup jurisdictions identified (Israel, Singapore, UAE)
Regulatory Strategy (MiCA Compliance)
PATH A: Utility Token
- • Classification: Article 3 MiCA (utility token)
- • Evidence: 8 years of operational utility (storage, compute, governance)
- • Advantage: Clear regulatory path, demonstrable use case
- • Requirements: Whitepaper, issuer disclosures, consumer protections
PATH B: Decentralized
- • Classification: Article 2(3) MiCA (decentralized exemption)
- • Evidence: Hamilton's Ratio $\le 33\%$ (no entity controls +⅓)
- • Advantage: Lighter regulatory burden if deemed sufficiently decentralized
- • Requirements: Proof of decentralization, no single point of control
Strategy: Pursue both paths simultaneously. 8 years of operation + Hamilton's Ratio give us strong arguments for either classification.
Post-Launch Milestones
Exchange Listings
Major exchanges (Coinbase, Kraken, Binance) after regulatory approval and sufficient liquidity
Revenue Activation
Compute fees (vCPU, RAM, GPU), bandwidth charges, platform fees from token economies
Governance Scale
Second Governance (Stortum) live, institutional participation at $10K+ levels
Platform Growth
Onboard first 10-50 token economies to STORE infrastructure
Switzerland launch = Constitutional governance meets institutional legitimacy
70% complete. $4M funding closes the gap. 2026 target.
THE ASK
$4M Series Seed for Switzerland Triple Launch
$4M SERIES SEED
Current: $859.21K raised
/
$4M goal
(21.48% complete)
$0.039
Current Token Price
$470K
Allocation Remaining
Allocation Note: ~$500K remains at $0.039 before moving to next pricing tier for STORE Association launch
USE OF FUNDS
75%
Protocol Development
- • TREASURIES (up to 4.44% APY)
- • Second Governance
- • Compute infrastructure (vCPU, RAM, GPU)
- • 95/5 architecture optimization
- • AI endpoint expansion (500 $\rightarrow$ 1000+)
12.5%
Swiss Legal Entity
- • STORE Association (Verein)
- • MiCA compliance
- • Banking coordination
- • Complete 30% remaining with MME Law
12.5%
Token Launch
- • Swiss regulatory compliance
- • Exchange due diligence
- • Legal coordination
- • Market making
Contact: Chris McCoy, CEO
team@storecloud.org
KEY RISKS & MITIGATION
What Could Go Wrong & How We're Prepared
RISK 1: Regulatory Rejection
Swiss authorities could reject token classification or impose unfavorable restrictions, delaying or preventing Switzerland launch.
Severity: HIGH
Would require alternative jurisdiction or regulatory pathway
MITIGATION
- ✅ 70% complete with MME Legal (leading Swiss crypto law firm)
- ✅ 8 years operational proof - demonstrable utility, not vaporware
- ✅ STORE Pay live - unit of account proven with real transactions
- ✅ Two classification paths: Utility token (Article 3) OR Decentralized (Article 2(3))
- ✅ Backup jurisdictions: Israel, Singapore, UAE as alternatives if needed
- ✅ DETOF partnership: Tax-compliant financial architecture designed
RISK 2: Developer Adoption
Compounding demand mechanism requires developers to build economies on STORE infrastructure. If adoption is slower than projected, transaction-driven demand may not materialize.
Severity: MEDIUM-HIGH
Would slow revenue growth and token demand
MITIGATION
- ✅ STORE Pay operational - developers can start building today
- ✅ 498 AI endpoints live - infrastructure ready for AI workloads
- ✅ Platform advantages: Constitutional governance + verifiable compute
- ✅ Target market: $2T+ crypto projects need democratic governance for regulatory compliance
- ✅ Early traction: Real transactions processing across 3 continents
- ✅ Ecosystem incentives: 20% token allocation for developer grants
RISK 3: Competition from Big Tech
AWS, Google Cloud, or Microsoft Azure could add democratic governance features, or replicate STORE's constitutional mathematics approach.
Severity: LOW-MEDIUM
Unlikely given centralized business models, but possible
MITIGATION
- ✅ 8-year time moat: Operational proof competitors don't have
- ✅ Legal architecture moat: Swiss Association structure can't be easily replicated
- ✅ IP protection: Two U.S. patents on core mechanisms (Rag & Chris)
- ✅ Not competing on same axis: We offer ownership + democratic control, not just renting compute
- ✅ Structural incompatibility: Big Tech's shareholder model conflicts with constitutional governance
- ✅ Network effects: 94 governors + 8 years of trust = sticky community
RISK 4: Market Timing / Crypto Winter
Crypto market downturn could reduce investor appetite, delay exchange listings, or decrease token liquidity after Switzerland launch.
Severity: MEDIUM
Would impact fundraising and token price, not core operations
MITIGATION
- ✅ Survived previous downturns: COVID-19 (2020), FTX collapse (2022), Crypto Winter (2022-2023)
- ✅ Revenue-generating: Storage fees live, compute fees launching Q1-Q2 2026
- ✅ Real utility: Not dependent on speculation - developers need infrastructure regardless of market
- ✅ Lean operations: 8 years of capital efficiency demonstrated
- ✅ Long-term focus: 60% founder lockup aligns with multi-year vision, not short-term trading
- ✅ Lindy effect: 8 years operational = probability of survival increases with time
Additional Risk Considerations
Technical Risks
- • Infrastructure scaling challenges
- • Security vulnerabilities
- • Mitigation: 8 years operational, zero major incidents
Governance Risks
- • Low participation rates
- • Governance attacks ($>33\%$ capture)
- • Mitigation: 73.74% participation, Hamilton's Ratio enforced
Execution Risks
- • Team dependency (key person risk)
- • Funding shortfalls
- • Mitigation: Experienced team, $860K raised (\$4M goal)
Risk Management = Operational Proof + Conservative Execution
We've survived 8 years of real-world stress tests. Every risk has been encountered and mitigated through operational discipline.
No startup eliminates risk—but 8 years of zero constitutional violations and continuous operation demonstrates risk management capability most competitors lack.
JOIN THE CONSTITUTIONAL REVOLUTION
Be a founding governor of democratic AI infrastructure
$0.039
Current Token Price
$470K allocation remaining
$2,500
Minimum Investment
Token purchase
$10K+
Voting Rights
First Governance
Investment Tiers
Token Investment
- • Minimum: $2,500
- • Current Price: $0.039 per token
- • Allocation: $470K remaining at this price
- • Voting: $10K+ = 1 vote in First Governance
- • Payment: USDC, BTC, ETH, USD Wire
SAFE + Token Warrants
- • Minimum: $25,000
- • SAFE: $25M+ valuation cap
- • Equity: STORE Research, Inc.
- • Tokens: Warrant allocation included
- • Contact: team@storecloud.org
After Token Distribution: TREASURIES Protocol Participation
3.55% - 4.44%
Yield Range (Protocol Participation Mechanism)
$2,500
Min Deposit
33%
Public Allocation Remaining
"The future belongs to those who build it."
For 8 years, we've proven constitutional democracy can govern cloud computing and AI. Now we're opening the door for founding participants to be part of that future.
This isn't just participation. It's building the infrastructure humanity needs.
Questions? Contact team@storecloud.org
© 2025 STORE Research, Inc.
APPENDIX: ELI5
Complex concepts in simple language
Q: What is Hamilton's Ratio?
Imagine 100 people voting. Hamilton's Ratio says no single person can have more than 33 votes. This means even the biggest voter can't control decisions alone. The remaining 67+ people can always override them.
Q: What is Washington Consensus?
If you own 10% of STORE, you get 10% of revenue, pay 10% of costs, and keep 10% of profit. Same margin as someone with 1% or 30%. No advantage to getting bigger—so rational strategy is growing the entire system, not your individual share.
Q: What is Byzantine Fault Tolerance?
The system stays democratic even if ⅓ of participants act badly or stop working. It's democracy that can't be broken—resilient against malicious actors, failures, and attacks.
Q: What is the 95/5 Architecture?
95% of computing happens off-chain (fast like AWS). 5% happens on-chain (provably correct and democratically governed). Best of both worlds: speed without sacrificing verifiability.
Q: What is STORE Pay?
Pay with any currency (USDC, BTC, ETH, credit card, wire). System automatically converts to STORE tokens for settlement. Proves STORE is the unit of account while maintaining payment flexibility.
Q: What is Compounding Demand?
Every developer using STORE creates continuous buying pressure through transactions. 1 developer = X transactions creating STORE purchases. 1,000 developers = 1,000X transactions. Demand compounds as the network scales.
Bottom line: STORE uses constitutional mathematics to ensure cloud infrastructure remains democratically governed—even as it scales to billions of dollars.
APPENDIX: MATHEMATICAL PROPERTIES
Technical deep dive for investors
Hamilton's Ratio Properties
- • Monotonic Decentralization: $\partial H / \partial n < 0$ (more governors = lower concentration)
- • Byzantine Threshold: $H \le 1/3$ ensures $2f+1$ honest nodes for $f$ failures
- • Scale Invariance: Works at 3 governors or 3,000 governors
- • Self-Enforcing: No external authority needed to maintain constraint
Washington Consensus Properties
- • Margin Equivalence: $\forall i,j: (R_i - C_i)/R_i = (R_j - C_j)/R_j$
- • Zero Consolidation Incentive: No economies of scale from ownership concentration
- • Participation Alignment: Larger stake = Larger absolute return, same margin
- • Empirical Validation: 73.74% participation over 8 years
Nash Equilibrium Properties
- • Stable Strategy: No unilateral deviation improves position
- • Pareto Efficiency: No participant can improve without harming another
- • Multiple Equilibria: Human control OR AI control OR cooperation
- • Cooperation Dominates: Highest payoff for both humans and AI
System-Level Properties
- • Lindy Effect: 8 years operational $\rightarrow$ increased survival probability
- • Antifragility: Stress tests (COVID, FTX, crypto winter) strengthened system
- • Network Effects: Value $\propto n^2$ (Metcalfe's Law) with constitutional constraints
- • Incentive Compatibility: Rational self-interest = democratic participation
Why This Math Matters
Provable
Not governance theater—mathematically guaranteed constraints
Verifiable
On-chain evidence available to audit constitutional compliance
Scalable
Properties hold from 3 governors to 3,000+ governors
For technical review: Full mathematical proofs available upon request. Academic peer review planned post-Switzerland launch.
VERIFY EVERYTHING
Don't trust. Verify. All systems are transparent and auditable.
LIVE SYSTEMS
DOCUMENTATION
Transparency is not optional. It's constitutional.
Every claim in this deck is verifiable through live systems, on-chain data, or legal documentation.