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Settlement Boundary

Must Eventually Settle

  • ownership
  • economy
  • vault continuity
  • disputes
  • governance

Does Not Require Settlement

  • frame updates
  • local simulation
  • AI ticks
  • transient combat state
  • ephemeral world events

Boundary Principle

Deterministic local execution is the primary runtime path. Settlement is deferred to epoch-level continuity proofs and applies only to sovereign state transitions that must be externally final.