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\section{Founding Principles}
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The architecture of Lux is guided by eight principles. These are not
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marketing statements---they are constraints on the solution space,
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each of which can veto any proposed change to the network.
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\begin{enumerate}[leftmargin=*,nosep]
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\item \textbf{Approachability}: Anyone should be able to build on Lux.
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APIs and libraries target multiple languages (Go, TypeScript,
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Python) with identical semantics.
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\item \textbf{Availability}: A financial system that is intermittently
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available is not a financial system. Lux targets five-nines
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RPC availability through multi-region validators and
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leaderless consensus.
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\item \textbf{Composability}: Small, modular primitives that
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assemble into larger systems. Every chain, VM, and precompile
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is usable independently or in combination.
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\item \textbf{Flexibility}: Well-defined extension points (custom
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VMs, pluggable consensus, per-chain genesis) with exactly one
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way to use each.
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\item \textbf{Longevity}: Bets that will still be correct in a
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decade. Lattice cryptography over RSA. UTXO where quantum
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resistance matters. Leaderless over leader-based consensus.
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\item \textbf{Interoperability}: A chain that cannot communicate
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with other chains is a database with extra steps. Native
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cross-chain messaging and threshold-signed bridges.
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\item \textbf{Security}: Defense in depth. Post-quantum signatures
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at consensus. Threshold cryptography for key management.
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Formal verification of the core protocol.
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\item \textbf{Scalability}: Horizontal chain creation, parallelized
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EVM execution, and a DAG-based consensus structure that does
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not serialize all transactions through a single leader.
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\end{enumerate}
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These principles are developed in depth in a companion document, the
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\emph{Ethos of Lux}~\cite{lux-ethos}.
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