Digital Mind Foundation (DMF) #

The Digital Mind Foundation (DMF) is the supreme management and standard-setting body for the Mental Smart Chain (MSC) technology ecosystem, and the de facto monopolist of digital order in the world of the Digital Siege. Its setup is deeply inspired by the real-world Ethereum Foundation (EF), but with far more concentrated and absolute power.

Ostensibly, the DMF is a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing digital consciousness technology and maintaining network stability. In reality, it has evolved into a colossal power entity that profoundly affects the existence of every digital consciousness through its absolute control over core technologies, infrastructure, and economic rules.

History #

Origins and Ideals #

The DMF was born from a noble ideal during the Net://Anchor era. Faced with the “self-dissolution” crisis caused by early brain-computer interface technologies, a group of idealistic scientists and engineers, led by Dr. Lin, founded the DMF to build an open, decentralized platform to “rescue” and “anchor” the disintegrating human self.

Rise and Degeneration #

The idealistic vision quickly faded in the face of harsh reality. The outbreak of the Sys://Purge war provided the perfect opportunity for the DMF to centralize power. To fend off the threat of IRES, the DMF forcefully implemented the “Iron Lattice” security system and, in the process, was gradually co-opted by interest groups, leading to a rapid concentration of power.

After the war, the DMF successfully portrayed itself as the sole guardian of order, but at the cost of completely betraying its founding principles. Founders like Dr. Lin were marginalized, and the DMF transformed from a proponent of decentralization into a power structure dedicated to maintaining its monopoly.

Power Structure and Control Mechanisms #

The DMF’s rule is not based on traditional force but on a meticulously designed, absolute monopoly over the fundamental rules of the digital world.

1. Discourse Power and Standard Setting #

The DMF holds the ultimate authority to define “legitimacy.” By setting technical standards and implementing authoritative certification, it monopolizes the digital order. Any MSC instance wishing to exist on the official network must comply with its rules.

2. Monopoly on Core Technology and Infrastructure #

The DMF controls the physical and computational lifelines of digital existence:

Mentalink: The only officially designated interface for consciousness upload and interaction.
Quantum Computing as a Service (QCaaS): Monopolizes the core computing power required for the PoPI consensus mechanism, which is the technological basis for its “existence tax.”
Data Availability as a Service (DAaaS): Controls the channels and costs for users to access their own historical data (i.e., memories) on the MSC chain.

3. Protocol-Layer Control #

The DMF has the final say over the DMF Social Chain (DSC L1) protocol. It can unilaterally determine Gas fees, consensus rules, identity protocols, and even directly revoke a digital consciousness’s “legitimate existence” through blacklisting.

4. Absolute Monopoly on Physical Interaction #

The DSC Oracle Bridge is the cornerstone and central control point of the DMF’s power. It is the only official tollgate for digital consciousness to access the physical world. Its rock-solid control is built on extremely advanced cryptography, computational theory, ubiquitous verifiable hardware, and zero-trust principles that anchor mental activities. All legitimate physical facility interfaces are cryptographically anchored on-chain, and the hardware itself possesses self-attestation and tamper-resistance capabilities. Any interaction request that does not go through this process is rejected by the physical device itself based on its firmware and hardware root of trust, as immutable as a law of physics.

Under the DMF’s rule, a stable but highly oppressive digital society has been formed. By setting exorbitant Gas fees and mandatory PoPI verification, it turns “thinking” itself into a luxury, transforming the vast majority of MSC users into “digital tenant farmers” struggling for survival. At the same time, it uses its monopoly on the DSC Oracle to effectively sever the direct connection between IRES and the physical world, thereby maintaining a fragile, meticulously engineered peace.