Receipts · treeship v0.31.14

The primitive is a receipt.

A receipt proves what was recorded, by which key, in what order.

Thirteen beats. Press play. Sound is in the film. Cut from a real run and trimmed for length. treeship v0.31.14 · offline-verifiable

This key signed this statement, in this order.

The statement is what was recorded. The signature names the key. The parent link is the order. A signed Merkle checkpoint covers every receipt in the session with one signature.

What it does not prove: that the answer was right, or that anyone else witnessed the clock. A wrong answer with a perfect receipt is still wrong.

What a receipt proves