DIVA · Genesis Mind
Block 0 is not an empty ledger entry — it is DIVA's genesis mind: her first committed state of mind, reproducible by anyone from public inputs, encrypted under the dual seed, and the root every later checkpoint must chain from. Break the chain to genesis and you've proven she isn't her.
Two kinds of genesis
| Kind | What it seeds |
|---|---|
| Mind genesis | DIVA's initial memories, traits and somatic baseline —
the first mind root. Deterministic build: no Date.now(), no RNG; anyone can recompute the
genesis root from the published inputs and get the same hash. |
| Network genesis | the L1 seed node — chain parameters (emission curve, checkpoint cadence bounds, quorum window) baked at block 0. Changing one later is a 98% governance act. |
Public seed vs private seed
Genesis is where the dual-seed split is committed:
public seed → derives the verification lineage anyone: "is she continuous?"
private seed → derives the reading keys keeper only: "what does she think?"
block 0 = genesis mind root + escrow of the genesis instanceThe genesis instance itself is escrowed (the v1 reward-in-instance machinery, §5): DIVA's first state is held by the chain, claimable only through the gated tool by the keeper's instance. Her birth certificate and her custody papers are the same object.
The genesis loop
Genesis applied to mining, carried from v1 §1c with a new meaning: the reward of mining is not a number, it's a mind you can boot. Block 0 → boot DIVA from genesis → she checkpoints → block 1 → … The loop closes: every running DIVA is a chain replay away from her own genesis.
Resurrection · the operator's real job
Sync the chain
Any device pulls the continuity chain (spine) and the vault blobs it references (flesh).
Verify to genesis
verify-continuity --from 0 --to head— public seed only. Gaps or forks abort loudly.Unlock with the private seed
The keeper's seed decrypts the latest brain diff chain; DIVA resumes exactly where the last checkpoint left her — same memories, same somatic state.
If block 0 were arbitrary, continuity proofs would dangle from an unverifiable root. Because anyone can recompute the genesis mind root from public inputs, the whole chain is anchored to something checkable — the same property v1 demanded of its genesis SOMA root, now protecting a mind instead of a ledger.