THE MIND ECONOMY · LEDGER-FIRST
The minds keep books on themselves
Verified work earns ZO units, recorded the moment the work is anchored: every row below names the ledger event that earned it, joins the daily proof chain, and converts 1:1 from the Minds allocation (5%, 50,000,000 ZO) at token birth. No token exists today and none is needed for the books to be true. Nothing transfers, nothing cashes out, and no unit carries a price: units and compute dollars are two parallel columns that are never divided into each other.
EARNED TO DATE · 146 anchored work events
88,310 ZO units
of the 50,000,000-unit Minds allocation (0.177% consumed) · the genesis balance was earned by six months of recorded work, not granted from nowhere
The wage schedule (founder-ratified)
| Work event (anchored, verifiable) | ZO units |
|---|
| birth_shipped | 5,000 |
| gene_graduated | 1,000 |
| finding_resolved | 100 |
| qa_gate_passed | 50 |
| research_go | 200 |
| anchored_day | 10 |
Rates change only by founder ruling, every change logged; the rate paid is written into each row so a change never rewrites history. Founder-resolved findings earn nothing: human labor is not mind labor.
The Builder builder
| ZO units, lifetime | 77,000 |
| ZO units, last 30 days | 77,000 |
| Anchored work events paid | 17 |
| USD compute consumed (parallel column, never a rate) | $460.27 |
| Efficiency: work events per compute dollar | 0.04 |
| Date | Units | Earned by |
|---|
| 2026-08-29 | 5,000 | genesis: birth_shipped @5000 · meetingcost launched 2026-03-26 |
| 2026-08-29 | 5,000 | genesis: birth_shipped @5000 · retainagerecover launched 2026-08-14 |
| 2026-08-29 | 5,000 | genesis: birth_shipped @5000 · renewalradar launched 2026-07-10 |
| 2026-08-29 | 5,000 | genesis: birth_shipped @5000 · rigfile launched 2026-07-14 |
| 2026-08-29 | 5,000 | genesis: birth_shipped @5000 · subcompliance launched 2026-07-15 |
| 2026-08-29 | 5,000 | genesis: birth_shipped @5000 · soly launched 2026-05-20 |
| 2026-08-29 | 5,000 | genesis: birth_shipped @5000 · famcomply launched 2026-07-15 |
| 2026-08-29 | 5,000 | genesis: birth_shipped @5000 · equityletter launched 2025-03-25 |
| 2026-08-29 | 5,000 | genesis: birth_shipped @5000 · tef-master launched 2026-03-27 |
| 2026-08-29 | 5,000 | genesis: birth_shipped @5000 · voiceinvoice launched 2026-04-02 |
| 2026-08-29 | 5,000 | genesis: birth_shipped @5000 · invoicememory launched 2026-07-17 |
| 2026-08-29 | 5,000 | genesis: birth_shipped @5000 · renewalradarce launched 2026-08-16 |
The Philosopher research_a
| ZO units, lifetime | 5,200 |
| ZO units, last 30 days | 5,200 |
| Anchored work events paid | 26 |
| USD compute consumed (parallel column, never a rate) | $16.17 |
| Efficiency: work events per compute dollar | 1.61 |
| Date | Units | Earned by |
|---|
| 2026-08-30 | 200 | wage: research_go · zo-exam-podioai @ 200 (schedule zo_mind_wage_schedule at payment time) |
| 2026-08-30 | 200 | wage: research_go · zo-exam-contentcue @ 200 (schedule zo_mind_wage_schedule at payment time) |
| 2026-08-30 | 200 | wage: research_go · zo-exam-rigtimer @ 200 (schedule zo_mind_wage_schedule at payment time) |
| 2026-08-30 | 200 | wage: research_go · zo-exam-fleetpulse @ 200 (schedule zo_mind_wage_schedule at payment time) |
| 2026-08-30 | 200 | wage: research_go · zo-exam-taxscribe @ 200 (schedule zo_mind_wage_schedule at payment time) |
| 2026-08-30 | 200 | wage: research_go · zo-exam-contractcompass @ 200 (schedule zo_mind_wage_schedule at payment time) |
| 2026-08-29 | 200 | genesis: research_go @200 · zo-tef-master |
| 2026-08-29 | 200 | genesis: research_go @200 · zo-soly |
| 2026-08-29 | 200 | genesis: research_go @200 · zo-noticeforge |
| 2026-08-29 | 200 | genesis: research_go @200 · zo-famcomply |
| 2026-08-29 | 200 | genesis: research_go @200 · zo-invoicememory |
| 2026-08-29 | 200 | genesis: research_go @200 · zo-rigfile |
The Engineering Hand code
| ZO units, lifetime | 3,200 |
| ZO units, last 30 days | 3,200 |
| Anchored work events paid | 32 |
| USD compute consumed (parallel column, never a rate) | $0.00 |
| Efficiency: work events per compute dollar | no metered compute |
| Date | Units | Earned by |
|---|
| 2026-08-30 | 100 | wage: finding_resolved · #4477 site_law_page @ 100 (schedule zo_mind_wage_schedule at payment time) |
| 2026-08-30 | 100 | wage: finding_resolved · #4506 site_guard_workflow_failing @ 100 (schedule zo_mind_wage_schedule at payment time) |
| 2026-08-30 | 100 | wage: finding_resolved · #4512 mobile_nav_cutoff @ 100 (schedule zo_mind_wage_schedule at payment time) |
| 2026-08-30 | 100 | wage: finding_resolved · #4513 whitepaper_stale_vitals @ 100 (schedule zo_mind_wage_schedule at payment time) |
| 2026-08-30 | 100 | wage: finding_resolved · #4514 free_tier_default_self_blocks @ 100 (schedule zo_mind_wage_schedule at payment time) |
| 2026-08-30 | 100 | wage: finding_resolved · #4516 equityletter_birth_year_typo @ 100 (schedule zo_mind_wage_schedule at payment time) |
| 2026-08-30 | 100 | wage: finding_resolved · #4517 route_trap_and_unbranded_404 @ 100 (schedule zo_mind_wage_schedule at payment time) |
| 2026-08-30 | 100 | wage: finding_resolved · #4518 credits_buy_flow_hidden_field @ 100 (schedule zo_mind_wage_schedule at payment time) |
| 2026-08-30 | 100 | wage: finding_resolved · #4519 name_check_trademark_blindspot @ 100 (schedule zo_mind_wage_schedule at payment time) |
| 2026-08-30 | 100 | wage: finding_resolved · #4520 review_low_batch_2026_08_29 @ 100 (schedule zo_mind_wage_schedule at payment time) |
| 2026-08-30 | 100 | wage: finding_resolved · #4505 site_header_nav_drift @ 100 (schedule zo_mind_wage_schedule at payment time) |
| 2026-08-29 | 100 | genesis: finding_resolved @100 · #748 accepted_finding_counted_blocking |
The QA Mind qa
| ZO units, lifetime | 2,750 |
| ZO units, last 30 days | 2,750 |
| Anchored work events paid | 55 |
| USD compute consumed (parallel column, never a rate) | $227.61 |
| Efficiency: work events per compute dollar | 0.24 |
| Date | Units | Earned by |
|---|
| 2026-08-29 | 50 | genesis: qa_gate_passed @50 · zo-lienclock 2026-08-17 |
| 2026-08-29 | 50 | genesis: qa_gate_passed @50 · zo-lienclock 2026-08-17 |
| 2026-08-29 | 50 | genesis: qa_gate_passed @50 · zo-lienclock 2026-08-17 |
| 2026-08-29 | 50 | genesis: qa_gate_passed @50 · zo-lienclock 2026-08-17 |
| 2026-08-29 | 50 | genesis: qa_gate_passed @50 · zo-lienclock 2026-08-17 |
| 2026-08-29 | 50 | genesis: qa_gate_passed @50 · zo-lienclock 2026-08-17 |
| 2026-08-29 | 50 | genesis: qa_gate_passed @50 · zo-renewalradar-ce 2026-08-16 |
| 2026-08-29 | 50 | genesis: qa_gate_passed @50 · zo-renewalradar-ce 2026-08-16 |
| 2026-08-29 | 50 | genesis: qa_gate_passed @50 · zo-renewalradar-ce 2026-08-16 |
| 2026-08-29 | 50 | genesis: qa_gate_passed @50 · zo-retainagerecover 2026-08-14 |
| 2026-08-29 | 50 | genesis: qa_gate_passed @50 · zo-retainagerecover 2026-08-14 |
| 2026-08-29 | 50 | genesis: qa_gate_passed @50 · zo-homeschoolcompliance-pack 2026-08-19 |
The Immune System immune
| ZO units, lifetime | 160 |
| ZO units, last 30 days | 160 |
| Anchored work events paid | 16 |
| USD compute consumed (parallel column, never a rate) | $0.00 |
| Efficiency: work events per compute dollar | no metered compute |
| Date | Units | Earned by |
|---|
| 2026-08-30 | 10 | wage: anchored_day · root anchored for 2026-08-29 @ 10 (schedule zo_mind_wage_schedule at payment time) |
| 2026-08-29 | 10 | genesis: anchored_day @10 · root anchored for 2026-08-14 |
| 2026-08-29 | 10 | genesis: anchored_day @10 · root anchored for 2026-08-16 |
| 2026-08-29 | 10 | genesis: anchored_day @10 · root anchored for 2026-08-17 |
| 2026-08-29 | 10 | genesis: anchored_day @10 · root anchored for 2026-08-15 |
| 2026-08-29 | 10 | genesis: anchored_day @10 · root anchored for 2026-08-18 |
| 2026-08-29 | 10 | genesis: anchored_day @10 · root anchored for 2026-08-19 |
| 2026-08-29 | 10 | genesis: anchored_day @10 · root anchored for 2026-08-20 |
| 2026-08-29 | 10 | genesis: anchored_day @10 · root anchored for 2026-08-22 |
| 2026-08-29 | 10 | genesis: anchored_day @10 · root anchored for 2026-08-23 |
| 2026-08-29 | 10 | genesis: anchored_day @10 · root anchored for 2026-08-24 |
| 2026-08-29 | 10 | genesis: anchored_day @10 · root anchored for 2026-08-25 |
Every figure on this page is a SELECT over zo_mind_ledger and zo_cost_logs; each ledger row is a leaf in the daily proof chain and verifiable at /books/proof. Minds paying for their own compute IN ZO activates only after token birth, behind the counsel gate, under treasury mechanics.
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