Originally issued by the Chun-Hwa Republic Central Planning Bureau, SALT stood for Strategic Assets for Lunar Trade.

Revived by New SALT Corp, it now means Survivors’ Autonomous Ledger Token.
It is not a smart contract. It is not on-chain. It is not mined.
SALT is a signed transaction chain — where every unit carries its own unique lineage.

Every OG SALT unit begins as a genesis output issued by SALT Corp — an entity that no longer exists.
Its private key is lost forever, but verification is still possible using the original public key:
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Each transfer is a signed message:
“I, [address], transfer SALT #[ID] to [receiver] at [timestamp].”
The chain is self-contained and verifiable.

[MSG 1] FROM: SALT_CORP       → TO: PK_A
        TIME: 2137-04-01T10:00Z
  └── signed by SALT_CORP     → SIG_1
        TIME: 2137-04-01T10:01Z
        ↓
[MSG 2] FROM: PK_A            → TO: PK_B
        TIME: 2137-04-01T14:32Z
  └── signed by PK_A          → SIG_2
        TIME: 2137-04-01T14:33Z
        ↓
[MSG 3] FROM: PK_B            → TO: PK_C
        TIME: 2137-04-02T09:47Z
  └── signed by PK_B          → SIG_3
        TIME: 2137-04-02T09:48Z

SALT uses no blocks, no consensus, and no mining.
It is delay-tolerant, offline-capable, and scalable through memory.
History is carried by the coin itself — not recorded in any central state.

SALT is not designed to scale. It is designed to survive.
Built for collapse, SALT assumes disconnection, scarcity, and distrust.
It is not for markets. It is for wastelands.

SALT does not prevent double-spending — it exposes it.
If a unit forks, both paths are visible. Players choose which one to trust.
Forks are signals, not bugs.

MAIN CHAIN                                    FORKED CHAIN
─────────────                                 ───────────────
[MSG 1] FROM: SALT_CORP       → TO: PK_A
        TIME: 2137-04-01T10:00Z
  └── SIG_1 (by SALT_CORP)
        ↓
[MSG 2] FROM: PK_A            → TO: PK_B
        TIME: 2137-04-01T14:32Z
  └── SIG_2 (by PK_A)
        ↓
[MSG 3] FROM: PK_B            → TO: PK_C              [MSG 3'] FROM: PK_B       → TO: PK_X
        TIME: 2137-04-02T09:47Z                        TIME: 2137-04-02T09:49Z
  └── SIG_3 (by PK_B)                                  └── SIG_3' (by PK_B)
        ↓                                                    ↓
[MSG 4] FROM: PK_C            → TO: PK_D              [MSG 4'] FROM: PK_X       → TO: PK_Y
        TIME: 2137-04-03T11:00Z                        TIME: 2137-04-03T10:59Z
  └── SIG_4 (by PK_C)                                  └── SIG_4' (by PK_X)

“In SALT, we do not prevent dishonesty — we expose it.”

Master Node (NSC-MASTER): Stores full signature records, verifies forks, serves the public API.
Witness Nodes (NSC-WIT-X): Community observers that detect and report inconsistencies.

These nodes do not control SALT. They observe it. Reputation replaces consensus.

Transactions can be offline. Uploading to a node anchors them in time.
When uploaded, they become discoverable, timestamped, and part of history.

“If you hold SALT, upload it. Let the wasteland remember you.”

SALT is not stored on-chain. SALT is the chain.
It is an experiment in distributed trust and survival cryptography.
You are not a user. You are a signatory. You are the chain.