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Public Observables

What This Page Explains

This page explains what remains public on BCH today, what may be operationally reduced later, and what is not currently claimed.

Why It Matters

Confidential transfer semantics are meaningful only when readers can clearly see what is still public.

Plain-Language Concept

The protocol can hide bounded transition semantics, but BCH settlement remains public. Some observables are unavoidable in the base path, while some fingerprints may be reduced later with optional aggregation.

Technical Detail

Unavoidable Public Observables (Current Base Path)

  • transaction graph and settlement topology
  • shell carrier and fee amounts
  • timing/propagation surfaces from public broadcast and confirmation

Reducible Operational Fingerprints (Later Work)

  • cross-hop correlation patterns
  • broader traffic-shape fingerprints

These are candidates for later optional aggregation-layer reduction, not solved by current direct spend alone.

What Is Hidden Today

In the published bounded lane, proof-bound transition semantics can hide private witness-level details and bounded role semantics for the active profile.

Current Truth Boundary

  • Current truth: bounded direct-spend lane is live-validated for first-hop and follow-on flows.
  • Proof-enforced semantics: bounded in-lane semantics are enforced.
  • Artifact-described behavior: observability/evidence artifacts are descriptive outputs.
  • Public observables: graph/economics/topology remain visible on BCH Layer 1.
  • Future optional aggregation: may reduce observability but is not currently required.

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