What Locate provides

One bounded implementation of the broader Scintilla worldview.

Presence challenge creation

Claim adjudication

Bond and reward enforcement

Dynamic exposure control

Committee-based dispute resolution

Receipt issuance for adjudicated outcomes

Deterministic query interfaces for smart contracts

Scope and boundaries

Locate is intended for high-integrity settlement where presence must be adjudicated credibly. It is not a general consumer location layer.

For

  • Performance bonds tied to physical commitments
  • Tokenized asset handovers
  • DAO-governed physical milestones
  • Crypto-native escrow flows
  • Privacy-sensitive cross-border coordination

Not for

  • Consumer geofencing
  • Social check-ins
  • Retail attendance applications
  • Marketing campaigns

Technical posture

Locate’s technical posture emphasizes determinism, replayability, privacy with accountability, and economically disciplined security. These are not product features. They are conditions for long-term trust in a system that may adjudicate consequential claims about presence.

Security and exposure discipline

Security derives from stake, and exposure must remain proportionate to effective security capacity. Growth without credible exposure discipline would undermine both Locate and its credibility.

Technical resources

Specifications and technical reference materials.

technical · April 14, 2026 · v1.0

Scintilla Locate Overview and Technical Principles

Institutional technical reference covering Locate’s scope, determinism, privacy, and security discipline as one initiative within the broader Scintilla Ecosystem.