Limits

This document summarizes the hard limits and uncertainties of HODLXXI. They apply to the research framework and to any implementation inspired by it.

Scope of Validity

• Guarantees are limited to what can be enforced by cryptography and transparent code.
• Social outcomes, adoption, and economic value are outside the project’s control.
• Implementations may diverge; no deployment is authoritative.

Participation Boundaries

• Participation is voluntary and reversible; exit must remain possible.
• No whitelists, privileged accounts, or hidden roles are assumed.
• Implementers are responsible for making local constraints explicit.

Security and Privacy

• Privacy is contextual and implementation-dependent; anonymity is not promised.
• Key custody rests with participants; lost keys cannot be recovered.
• Time-locked commitments are irreversible once published.

Operational Considerations

• Uptime, responsiveness, and support quality vary by implementer.
• Integrations (e.g., Bitcoin Core, Lightning, OAuth) depend on external software and may fail.
• No service-level agreement is provided by the research project itself.

Interpretation

These limits are non-negotiable constraints, not optional guidelines. If an implementation removes or weakens them, it should not be presented as HODLXXI-compliant.