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6.1 What is a node?
In WCN, a node is an accountable business unit. Its rights and duties bind to one NFT credential, not to a login record.
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6.1 · Node definition
A node is the smallest accountable unit of business, bound to one NFT credential.
On a public chain, a node usually means a validator or full node. In the Web3 Capital Network (WCN), a node is an admitted, authorized seat. It introduces resources, advances deals, submits evidence, and carries accountable responsibility across the three ledgers — Project, Capital, and Proof.
Precise definitionAn admitted participant granted a tier, a price, a set of rights, and a set of duties on one NFT
Onchain formERC-721 plus ERC-6551 (Token Bound Account), so each node carries its own account and record
Not a validatorValue anchors in the business graph and the evidence chain, not in block production
What a node is
In WCN, a node is an admitted participant that holds a place in the six-tier partner structure. It can be an institution, a family office, a project team, a service provider, a media or market-making firm, or a regional or track operator. Each node receives a tier, a price, and a defined set of rights and responsibilities, all bound to one NFT credential.
The line between a node and an ordinary participant is accountability. The system can attribute a verified business outcome to a specific seat, then adjust that seat's standing. A node is not a follower count; it is a credential that carries rights, duties, and an onchain record.
Carries real resourcesDeal flow, capital allocation, audit and listing capacity, distribution reach, or regional coordination — input the network can route.
Advances the workA node moves an introduction into an NDA, a data room, a term sheet, a service scope, or a launch path, rather than forwarding a contact.
Holds defined dutiesResource introduction, business advancement, evidence submission, and compliance — the obligations bound to its tier.
Holds its own accountThe ERC-6551 Token Bound Account lets each node carry its account and performance record under the same NFT.
What a node is not
Not an ordinary userRegistration is not a seat. Admission requires review and an agreement, closer to opening an institutional account than installing an app.
Not a follower or community memberThe measure is the quality of introduced business, the verified outcomes, and the evidence on the Proof ledger, not reach or engagement.
Not a one-time purchaseA seat binds to ongoing input. Partner tiers couple rights to duties; sustained zero output is governed, not ignored.
Not a boundless free roleRights follow the tier. A partner's external statements stay within the authority their tier defines.
A node is the smallest accountable unit of WCN. Every outcome that reaches settlement can answer who introduced it, who advanced it, who endorsed the evidence, and who holds the result.
Where the node sits in the network
The gateway for resourcesWithout node-level input the system holds only empty matching. The density of strong nodes sets how much real business the network can carry.
The anchor of accountabilityTask allocation, evidence on the Proof ledger, and settlement all attach to a node identity, so each outcome remains traceable.
The unit of network growthGrowth means adding high-confidence edges. A trusted node introduces a trusted counterparty, and the cost of trust falls across the graph.
The carrier of reputationVerified outcomes, defaults, and reviews accumulate as node-level standing, which shapes routing priority over time.
One legal entity can hold more than one node identity — for example a City Partner in one place and a Service Provider in a track. As long as rights and conflicts are disclosed in the system, the routing layer selects the correct identity for each case.
