Glossary
The vocabulary of SNOXFEDC. The words matter: nothing here is a wallet, a coin, or a number to grow.
The core words
Pearl — One line of words, kept from one page, once a day. A micro daily note from a real human on a certain date, carrying the line itself, the book it came from, the day it arrived, and a serial number that is yours alone. Pearls are loyalty points — not a currency.
DNA.M — Daily Note Anthropic. Micro. The denomination a pearl carries. Every DNA.M corresponds to a moment a person actually lived. Nothing is created out of nowhere; nothing is speculated on.
Shell — The home of your MercyChain: the place where the pearls you have gathered, the people you keep close, and the small acts you exchange with them all live together. Not a wallet — a wallet is a tool for transactions; a shell is a vessel for what you have collected. One shell belongs to one human being.
Shell address — A short string that is yours and only yours. Share it, scan it as a QR code, or pass it through a SONO Card. It never changes.
Collection — The full sum of what you carry. Always a collection — never a balance.
Sacred pearl — A pearl kept from a sacred page. It carries more weight — a denomination of ten DNA.M — and is kept, not given.
Knowledge pearl — A pearl kept from a knowledge page. It carries five DNA.M and is designed to be given to someone else, after a quiet pause.
The 30-day pause — Every pearl rests in your shell for thirty days before it can move. The words settle before they travel.
Mint — The moment a pearl is created: a serial number assigned, the line and the date and the book recorded, and the new note placed in your collection.
Treasury — Where a gifted pearl waits (24 hours) for someone not yet on MercyChain to claim it. Unclaimed pearls return to the treasury, not to the sender.
The Spiral — Once a day, three small things from your past return to you: a verse you kept, a photo you saved, a name you had forgotten. The soul of the daily ritual.
The projects
MercyChain — The heart of the ecosystem and its digital backbone. Every pearl you extract and move is saved here forever. A twenty-year project, currently invitation-only.
Pearl Shell — The app; the daily home of MercyChain and your portal to the ecosystem.
R2E (Read to Extract) — The original daily ritual, and the only place a pearl is born. About two minutes a day.
SONO Card — A physical card, the extension of your shell. A tap of presence between two people. Not a payment card — it moves pearls between shells, and only between shells.
People — The directory of your circle: which of your contacts already carry a shell, and a quiet way to invite the rest.
Anvil — The UAE's second-hand marketplace, where the pearls you keep are redeemed. It begins with books.
Hydroponics Mansion — A 60 sqm integrated food production unit in Egypt: hydroponics, fish, bees, and ducks. Built and operated by Sword Anvil; owned by you.
PlayGround — Mentorship, projects, and funding — powered by your pearls.
The company
Sword Anvil — The startup building SNOXFEDC. One company, two licenses: Sword Anvil Trading (Egypt — agriculture & trading) and Sword Anvil Development & Innovation (Abu Dhabi — technology).
Abu Dhabi DED — Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development. Licensing authority for Sword Anvil Development & Innovation, the UAE technology arm of Sword Anvil.
Shopping buddy terms from earlier drafts, and any wallet, token, or mining vocabulary, are retired. The ecosystem speaks of pearls, shells, and collections.