📘 VeritasChain Standards Organization – Official Documentation Hub

This repository serves as the authoritative document archive for the VeritasChain Standards Organization (VSO).
It contains all formal documents related to VC-Certified, VCP v1.0 compliance, and the Early Adopter Program.

VSO’s mission:

Encoding Trust in the Algorithmic Age
Providing open, cryptographically verifiable audit standards for AI-driven and algorithmic trading systems.

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📂 Document Index

1. Self-Assessment & Certification Documents

Document	File	Description
VCP Silver Tier – Self-Assessment Checklist (SAC)	VCP_Silver_Tier_SAC_v1.docx	Official self-assessment checklist for Silver Tier conformance. Includes Mandatory/Recommended requirements, RFC references (UUIDv7, RFC 8785, RFC 6962), and evidence submission criteria. Document ID: VSO-CERT-SILVER-SAC-v1.0.
VC-Certified Silver Tier – Certificate Template	VC_Certified_Silver_Certificate_v1.docx	Template for the official Silver Tier certificate issued after successful conformance validation. Includes VSO Non-Endorsement Policy language used in production certificates.

2. Early Adopter Program Documents

Document	File	Description
Early Adopter Participation Agreement	VCP_Early_Adopter_Agreement_v1.docx	Formal participation agreement for organizations joining the VCP Silver Tier Early Adopter Program. Covers confidentiality, deliverables, IP rights, disclaimers, and jurisdiction. Document ID: VSO-EA-AGREE-v1.0.

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🏛️ Certification Overview

VC-Certified Silver Tier

Silver Tier is designed for retail and prop-style environments where full HFT-grade infrastructure is not available, but baseline transparency and dispute resolution are critical.

Typical targets:

• Retail / MT4/MT5 white-label environments
• Proprietary trading firms (challenge-based / funded accounts)
• Non-HFT brokers and small exchanges

Silver Tier provides a tamper-evident transparency layer for:

• Dispute resolution
• Internal and external audits
• Baseline compliance with emerging algorithmic trading regulations

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🔎 Silver Tier Certification Criteria

To obtain VC-Certified – Silver Tier status, an Adopter must meet all of the following:

1. Mandatory Requirements:
   • 100% of Mandatory checklist items implemented (SAC Sections 1–5).
2. Overall Compliance Rate:
   • ≥ 85% overall checklist score (Mandatory + Recommended).
3. Evidence Submission:
   • All required artifacts in SAC Section 6 submitted and validated by VSO:
     • 10–20 event log sample showing hash-chain continuity
     • At least one Merkle proof
     • Architecture diagram showing VCP integration point (Sidecar / Shadow logging)

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🧭 VSO Core Policies

VSO operates as an independent, vendor-neutral standards body.

Key principles:

• Technical Conformance Only
  VC-Certified attests only that a system correctly implements VCP v1.0 technical requirements.

• Non-Endorsement
  VSO does not endorse or guarantee:

  • Financial stability or solvency
  • Business performance or profitability
  • Regulatory licensing status
  • Investment products, strategies, or services

  VC-Certified never implies any guarantee of financial solvency, profitability, or regulatory licensing.

• Independence & Neutrality
  VSO does not promote specific vendors, platforms, or firms. Certification decisions are based solely on technical evidence.

• Open Standards & Interoperability
  VCP is designed around well-known standards including:

  • RFC 9562 (UUIDv7)
  • RFC 8785 (Canonical JSON / JCS)
  • RFC 6962 (Merkle Trees)
  • Ed25519 signatures
  • SHA-256 hash chains

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🔧 How These Documents Are Used

• For Adopters (Prop Firms / Brokers / Exchanges)

  • Use VCP_Silver_Tier_SAC_v1.docx to prepare your internal assessment.
  • Review and sign VCP_Early_Adopter_Agreement_v1.docx before joining the Early Adopter Program.
  • Upon successful verification, VSO issues a certificate based on VC_Certified_Silver_Certificate_v1.docx.

• For Regulators / Auditors / Investors

  • Use these documents to understand how VSO defines Silver Tier conformance and how certification is granted.
  • SAC and Agreement provide a clear view of technical and legal boundaries of VC-Certified.

This repository is the canonical source of VC-Certified documentation for VCP v1.0 Silver Tier.

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🔗 Related Resources

• VCP Specification v1.0
  • Protocol-level specification (EN/JA/ZH)
• VCP Sidecar Integration Guide (Silver Tier)
  • Technical implementation guide for MT4/MT5 / white-label environments
• VCP Explorer API & GUI
  • Event search, Merkle proof verification, and certificate verification
• VC-Certified Program Page
  • Public description of tiers, scope, and FAQs: https://veritaschain.org/certified/

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📨 Contact

VeritasChain Standards Organization (VSO) – Certification Division

• Email: certification@veritaschain.org
• Web: https://veritaschain.org

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📄 License & Usage

Documentation © 2025 VeritasChain Standards Organization (VSO).
May be used for VCP conformance, VC-Certified assessments, and related certification processes.