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CryptoCradle Specification

Cradle the Next Generation of Startups

Purpose

CryptoCradle is an open-source, global startup accelerator and funding infrastructure designed to provide an alternative to centralized and profit-focused startup accelerator models.

The platform is designed around community governance, transparent financial infrastructure, privacy, security, global accessibility, fractional investment, founder support, and open-source development.

CryptoCradle shall provide infrastructure that enables founders to develop companies, raise capital, connect with investors and mentors, manage milestones, and participate in a transparent funding ecosystem.

The platform shall be modular, extensible, vendor-neutral, self-hostable, and capable of supporting multiple deployment models without requiring dependence on a single financial institution, blockchain, identity provider, cloud provider, AI provider, or payment processor.

Design Principles

Open-source first
Community governance
Security by design
Privacy by design
Transparency by default
Human oversight
Founder empowerment
Investor protection
Regulatory awareness
Vendor neutrality
Interoperability
Modular architecture
Self-hosting
Global accessibility
Financial transparency
Minimal data collection
Verifiable records
Auditable systems
Responsible AI
Long-term sustainability
No unnecessary centralization
No hidden economic incentives
No unnecessary platform fees

Core Platform Modules

The core platform shall provide the foundational services required by all other modules.

Identity and Authentication

User registration
Secure authentication
OAuth2 support
Passkeys
WebAuthn
Multi-factor authentication
Hardware security key support
Optional biometric authentication
Device verification
Session management
Account recovery
Login anomaly detection
Suspicious-login alerts
Role-based access control
Attribute-based access control
Least-privilege permissions
Founder accounts
Investor accounts
Mentor accounts
Contributor accounts
Community accounts
Organization accounts
Administrative accounts

User and Organization Profiles

Founder profiles
Startup profiles
Investor profiles
Mentor profiles
Accelerator profiles
Organization profiles
Expertise profiles
Investment preference profiles
Risk profiles
Geographic preferences
Language preferences
Availability settings
Privacy controls
Public and private profile fields
Verification indicators
Reputation records
Contribution records

Globalization

Multi-language interface
Multi-time-zone support
Cultural localization
Regional formatting
Currency localization
Date and number localization
Right-to-left language support
Translation infrastructure
Low-bandwidth operation
Progressive Web App support
Offline-capable workflows
Accessible interface design
Screen-reader compatibility
Keyboard navigation
Voice-assisted navigation

Startup Accelerator Core

The accelerator module shall manage the lifecycle of startups from application through development, fundraising, and continued growth.

Startup Application

Startup applications
Founder applications
Team-member information
Startup descriptions
Problem and solution documentation
Market information
Business model documentation
Revenue information
Financial projections
Pitch deck submission
Pitch deck versioning
Business-plan submission
Business-plan versioning
Product documentation
Intellectual-property inventory
Existing funding records
Cap-table information
Application status tracking
Application review workflows
Application history

Startup Development

Startup readiness assessments
KPI dashboards
Revenue tracking
Expense tracking
Burn-rate tracking
Runway tracking
Customer-growth tracking
User-growth tracking
Product-development tracking
Milestone tracking
Goal management
Task management
Roadmap management
Collaborative roadmaps
Progress reports
Investor updates
Mentor updates
Automated progress summaries
Startup health indicators
Benchmarking
Market analysis
Competitor analysis
Industry trend analysis

Founder Tools

Pitch deck builder
Business-plan builder
Financial-model templates
Cap-table tools
Fundraising planning
Investor communication tools
Founder task management
Founder knowledge resources
Legal document workflows
Compliance workflows
Financial reporting
Startup performance analytics

Funding and Fundraising Core

The funding module shall provide infrastructure for fundraising campaigns, investment allocation, escrow, settlement, and financial reporting.

Fundraising

Fundraising campaign creation
Fundraising approval workflows
Fundraising round configuration
Pre-seed rounds
Seed rounds
Growth rounds
Community funding campaigns
Grant campaigns
Funding targets
Funding caps
Campaign deadlines
Investor eligibility requirements
Investment minimums
Investment limits
Oversubscription management
Allocation management
Investor waitlists
Fundraising progress dashboards
Campaign milestones
Funding status tracking
Refund workflows

Fractional Micro-Investments

Fractional investment support
Micro-investment support
Configurable investment minimums
Fractional ownership records
Investment allocation engine
Fractional cap-table management
Investor ownership dashboards
Ownership history
Dilution modeling
Funding-round modeling
Investment pooling
Recurring investment commitments
Portfolio aggregation
Investment reconciliation
Investor statements
Investment-performance tracking
Distribution calculations
Dividend calculation infrastructure where legally permitted
Revenue-sharing infrastructure where legally permitted

Investment Pools

Collective investment pools
Pool creation
Pool management
Investor participation
Allocation rules
Pool-level reporting
Investment distribution
Pool governance
Pool compliance controls
Pool transaction history

Global Currency and Settlement Core

The currency infrastructure shall support global fiat and cryptocurrency transactions through compliant integrations.

Fiat Currency

Global fiat currency support
Currency account support
Currency conversion
Exchange-rate integration
Cross-border payment infrastructure
Local payment-rail integrations
Currency settlement
Foreign-exchange reporting
Currency preference management
Transaction-level currency records
Exchange-rate audit trails
International reconciliation
Currency risk disclosures

Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency wallet integration
Bitcoin support
Ethereum support
Stablecoin support
Configurable supported-asset registry
Multi-chain support
On-chain transaction verification
Blockchain transaction monitoring
Wallet verification
Crypto settlement
Crypto transaction reporting
Gas-fee visibility
Blockchain reconciliation
Cross-chain transaction support

Fundraiser Approval and Settlement

Cryptocurrency and fiat funding shall be accepted only through supported payment and financial infrastructure and subject to applicable eligibility, compliance, and fundraising approval rules.

The platform shall support conversion between supported currencies when permitted.

Funds shall be capable of being held in escrow until the conditions established by an approved fundraising campaign are satisfied.

Escrow and Conditional Funding Core

Smart-contract escrow
Traditional escrow integration
Multi-signature escrow
Conditional fund release
Milestone-based funding
Revenue-based milestones
User-growth milestones
Product-delivery milestones
Code-release milestones
Patent or intellectual-property milestones
Third-party verification conditions
Multi-party approval
Escrow pause controls
Emergency freeze controls
Refund conditions
Automated settlement
Contract event monitoring
Contract versioning
Contract audit records
Independent smart-contract audit support

Equity and Securities Core

The equity infrastructure shall support legally appropriate ownership records and investment instruments while allowing jurisdiction-specific compliance rules.

Ownership

Digital cap tables
Share-class management
Ownership records
Share issuance workflows
Transfer workflows
Investor registries
Ownership history
Dilution calculations
Option pools
Warrant tracking
Convertible instrument tracking
SAFE-style instrument support
Debt instrument tracking
Corporate-action tracking

Securities Controls

Investor eligibility verification
Transfer restrictions
Jurisdiction restrictions
Investment limits
Securities-document management
Securities transaction records
Investor disclosures
Approval workflows
Compliance review
Audit trails

Tokenized securities shall only be supported where legally appropriate and shall not be treated as inherently exempt from securities regulation.

KYC, AML, and Compliance Core

Compliance infrastructure shall be configurable by jurisdiction and shall not assume that one regulatory framework applies globally.

Identity Verification

KYC workflows
Individual identity verification
Business verification
Beneficial ownership verification
Identity-document verification
Verification status
Verification expiration
Reverification workflows
Risk-based verification
Tiered verification
Eligibility controls

AML and Financial Crime Controls

AML screening
Sanctions screening
Politically exposed person screening
Transaction monitoring
Suspicious-activity detection
Fraud detection
Account-risk detection
Payment-risk detection
Synthetic-identity detection
Duplicate-account detection
Collusion detection
Market-manipulation monitoring
Anomaly detection
Compliance escalation
Investigation workflows
Evidence preservation

Geographic and Regulatory Controls

Jurisdiction rules
Geographic restrictions
Country eligibility
Investor eligibility rules
Funding limits
Transaction limits
Regulatory disclosures
Compliance alerts
Compliance audit logs
Regulatory reporting infrastructure
Data-retention policies
Legal hold support

Privacy and Encryption Core

Privacy shall be treated as a foundational platform requirement.

Encryption

End-to-end encrypted communications
Encrypted private messaging
Encrypted file sharing
Encrypted document storage
Encryption at rest
Encryption in transit
TLS 1.3
Strong cryptographic key management
Per-user encryption keys
Key rotation
Secure key recovery
Hardware security module support
Encrypted backups
Encrypted database fields

Privacy

Metadata minimization
Selective disclosure
Privacy-preserving verification
Zero-knowledge verification architecture
Verifiable credentials
Cryptographic attestations
Permissioned document access
Data-access controls
Data-export controls
Data-deletion workflows
Privacy audit tools
Privacy-preserving analytics
Configurable data-retention policies

Future Cryptography

Post-quantum cryptography support
Cryptographic agility
Algorithm replacement capability
Long-term encrypted data protection

Security Core

CryptoCradle shall use a security-first development and deployment model.

Account Security

Multi-factor authentication
Passkeys
WebAuthn
Hardware security keys
Device verification
Transaction confirmation
High-risk transaction approval
Withdrawal safeguards
Withdrawal delays
Security notifications
Privileged-access monitoring

Application Security

Secure coding standards
Input validation
Output encoding
Authorization enforcement
Rate limiting
Abuse prevention
Session protection
API security
Secret management
Dependency security
Supply-chain security
Secure configuration
Security headers
Secure file handling

Security Operations

Security event logging
Immutable audit trails
Security monitoring
Intrusion detection
Vulnerability scanning
Dependency monitoring
Secret detection
Signed releases
Software bill of materials
Reproducible builds
Secure CI/CD
Automated security testing
Penetration-testing support
Bug bounty integration
Vulnerability disclosure process
Incident-response workflows
Emergency shutdown procedures
Emergency patching

Resilience

Automated backups
Encrypted backups
Backup verification
Point-in-time recovery
Multi-region deployment
Failover infrastructure
Disaster-recovery testing
Data-integrity verification
Transaction recovery
Business-continuity procedures
Geographic redundancy

Audit and Transparency Core

Immutable transaction records
Investment audit trails
Ownership audit trails
Funding audit trails
Milestone audit trails
Governance audit trails
Compliance audit trails
Administrative audit trails
Security audit trails
Version history
Cryptographic verification
Audit exports
Audit-ready financial records
Public aggregate statistics
Public platform metrics
Transparent fee reporting
Transparent governance records

Private information shall remain private even when aggregate activity is publicly auditable.

Governance Core

CryptoCradle shall support community governance while maintaining appropriate safeguards for financial, legal, security, and emergency decisions.

Governance

Community governance
DAO-style governance
Proposal creation
Proposal discussion
Proposal review
Voting
Voting delegation
Configurable voting models
Quadratic voting options
Reputation-based voting options
Investor voting
Founder voting
Mentor voting
Contributor voting
Treasury voting
Emergency governance
Governance transparency dashboards
Governance history
Conflict-of-interest disclosures
Governance participation records

Governance Safeguards

Proposal review periods
Voting eligibility rules
Anti-manipulation controls
Sybil-resistance mechanisms
Emergency intervention procedures
Multi-signature administrative controls
Human review for high-impact decisions
Separation of governance and privileged administration

Community Core

Founder community
Investor community
Mentor community
Developer community
Contributor community
Community forums
Public discussions
Private collaboration
Encrypted communications
Community events
Hackathons
Pitch competitions
Startup challenges
Community moderation
Moderation appeals
Reputation systems
Trust scores
Contribution histories
Community recognition

Mentor Core

Mentor registration
Mentor verification
Mentor profiles
Expertise taxonomy
Mentor availability
Mentor matching
AI-assisted mentor matching
Mentor scheduling
Mentorship sessions
Mentor notes
Founder feedback
Mentor performance analytics
Mentor reputation
Mentor contribution tracking
Mentorship trees
Peer mentorship
Alumni mentorship
Mentor resource library

Investor Core

Investor onboarding
Investor KYC
Investor profiles
Investment preferences
Risk-profile configuration
Portfolio dashboard
Investment discovery
Startup filtering
Sector filtering
Geographic filtering
Investment-size filtering
Portfolio analytics
Diversification analysis
Investment history
Ownership tracking
Investor reporting
Tax-document support
Automated portfolio summaries
Investor alerts
Watchlists
Investment pools
Recurring investment plans

AI Core

AI shall provide decision support rather than unrestricted autonomous control over financial, compliance, or governance decisions.

AI Capabilities

AI-assisted founder assessment
AI startup scoring
AI market analysis
AI competitive analysis
AI financial analysis
AI valuation assistance
AI fundraising assistance
AI investor matching
AI mentor matching
AI portfolio analysis
AI risk analysis
AI fraud detection
AI compliance monitoring
AI anomaly detection
AI progress analysis
AI reporting
AI document analysis
AI pitch-deck analysis
AI business-plan analysis
AI financial-model analysis
AI knowledge assistance
AI translation
AI accessibility assistance

Responsible AI

Explainable AI outputs
Confidence indicators
Human review
Human override controls
Model provenance
Model-version tracking
AI decision audit trails
Bias testing
Fairness testing
AI-use disclosures
Sensitive-data controls
AI-provider abstraction
Local-model support
Self-hosted AI support
Configurable AI policies

Analytics and Intelligence Core

Startup analytics
Investor analytics
Funding analytics
Community analytics
Mentor analytics
Accelerator analytics
Market intelligence
Funding-trend analysis
Sector analysis
Geographic analysis
Portfolio analytics
Risk dashboards
Performance dashboards
Predictive analytics
Scenario modeling
Valuation modeling
Dilution modeling
Runway forecasting
Funding forecasting
Opportunity-cost analysis

Reputation and Trust Core

Founder reputation
Investor reputation
Mentor reputation
Contributor reputation
Verified contribution history
Trust scoring
Reputation decay
Dispute history
Governance participation
Mentorship history
Investment history
Verified achievements
Contribution badges
Impact scores
Reputation portability

Reputation systems shall be designed to reduce manipulation, retaliation, discrimination, and coordinated abuse.

Demo Day Core

Virtual demo days
Startup presentations
Investor discovery
Live Q&A
Investor interest tracking
Pitch scheduling
Pitch recording
Presentation archives
Startup comparison
Investor matching
Demo-day analytics
Global participation
Accessibility features
Multi-language presentation support

Legal and Documentation Core

Legal-document templates
Investment agreements
Confidentiality agreements
Founder agreements
IP assignment documents
Convertible instrument documents
Shareholder documentation
Funding agreements
Milestone agreements
Governance documents
Electronic-signature integrations
Document versioning
Document audit trails
Jurisdiction-aware templates
Legal-review workflows
Compliance disclosures

Tax and Accounting Core

Investor transaction records
Founder transaction records
Funding reconciliation
Currency conversion records
Tax-reporting exports
Investor tax-document support
Founder tax-document support
Capital-gains reporting support
Dividend reporting support
Cross-border tax data
Accounting integrations
General-ledger exports
Transaction categorization
Audit-ready records
Multi-currency accounting

Fraud Prevention Core

Transaction monitoring
Identity-risk detection
Account-takeover detection
Payment fraud detection
Investment-pattern analysis
Duplicate-account detection
Synthetic-identity detection
Suspicious funding patterns
Market-manipulation monitoring
Collusion detection
AI-assisted anomaly detection
Manual investigation workflows
Evidence preservation
Compliance escalation

Anti-Profiteering and Economic Transparency Core

CryptoCradle shall provide mechanisms intended to reduce opaque platform economics and excessive extraction from founders.

Transparent platform economics
Transparent fee schedules
Founder-friendly fee caps
No hidden platform fees
Community governance
Community treasury oversight
Public governance records
Investor disclosure requirements
Conflict-of-interest disclosures
Transparent funding allocation
Transparent milestone criteria
Auditable fund movements
Founder-controlled data permissions
Open-source core infrastructure
Self-hosting capability
Vendor-neutral architecture
Community-controlled development priorities
Public platform revenue reporting
Public platform expense reporting

Community Treasury Core

Community-controlled treasury
Multi-signature treasury
Treasury proposals
Treasury voting
Grant distribution
Startup grants
Developer grants
Security grants
Community project funding
Emergency funding
Treasury reporting
Treasury audit trails
Budget controls
Treasury risk controls

Knowledge and Education Core

Open-source startup curriculum
Founder education
Investor education
Mentor education
Financial-literacy resources
Fundraising guides
Legal education
Compliance education
Security education
Technical documentation
Community-written guides
Version-controlled knowledge base
Research library
Case studies
Lessons learned
Startup playbooks

Impact Core

Social-impact metrics
Environmental-impact metrics
Governance metrics
Impact reporting
Sustainability KPIs
Community-impact tracking
Local economic impact
Employment metrics
Access metrics
Impact investment filters
Impact dashboards
Transparent impact methodology

Interoperability Core

OpenAPI support
Standardized data formats
Import and export tools
Accounting integrations
Payment integrations
Identity-provider integrations
KYC-provider integrations
AML-provider integrations
Blockchain-provider abstraction
AI-provider abstraction
Cloud-provider abstraction
Storage-provider abstraction
Currency-provider abstraction
Webhook interoperability
Federated-instance interoperability

Developer and API Core

Public API
API authentication
API authorization
Webhooks
SDK support
Developer documentation
Integration framework
Event-driven architecture
Developer sandbox
Test environments
Example integrations
Automated testing
Continuous integration
Continuous deployment
API versioning
Rate limiting
API audit logging

Infrastructure Core

Modern web frontend
API backend
PostgreSQL support
Distributed caching
Object storage
Encrypted storage
Distributed storage options
IPFS integration
Blockchain integration layer
Smart-contract services
Containerized deployment
Kubernetes support
Infrastructure-as-code
Automated backups
Observability
Metrics
Logging
Distributed tracing
Horizontal scaling
Vertical scaling
Self-hosted deployment

Optional Plugin Modules

Optional functionality shall be implemented as modular plugins so the core platform does not require every capability.

Secondary Market Plugin

Secondary transfers
Investor-to-investor transfers
Transfer eligibility checks
Transfer restrictions
Approval workflows
Price discovery
Order management
Settlement infrastructure
Ownership updates
Secondary transaction records
Compliance checks
Jurisdiction controls
Liquidity reporting

Tokenization Plugin

Tokenized ownership
Tokenized securities where legally permitted
Digital ownership representations
Token issuance workflows
Token transfer controls
Blockchain registry synchronization
Token-holder records
Token compliance rules

Cross-Chain Plugin

Cross-chain funding
Cross-chain asset support
Chain abstraction
Blockchain routing
Cross-chain transaction monitoring
Cross-chain reconciliation
Chain-specific compliance rules

DeFi Integration Plugin

DeFi protocol integrations
Configurable protocol allowlists
Risk monitoring
Smart-contract interaction controls
Protocol exposure reporting
DeFi transaction monitoring
Emergency withdrawal controls

DeFi integrations shall not automatically imply that startup equity is suitable for lending, staking, liquidity provision, or other financial activities.

AI Investment Assistant Plugin

Investment discovery
Portfolio analysis
Risk analysis
Diversification analysis
Scenario modeling
Investment comparison
Personalized research
AI-generated investment summaries

The plugin shall provide decision support and shall not guarantee returns or replace professional financial advice.

AI Market Intelligence Plugin

Market research
Competitor monitoring
Industry trends
Funding trends
Market sizing
Customer analysis
Sector intelligence
Automated research reports

Sentiment and Community Analytics Plugin

Community sentiment analysis
Startup discussion analysis
Feedback aggregation
Trend detection
Reputation signals
Community health metrics

Global Startup Map Plugin

Global startup map
Regional startup discovery
Funding visualization
Accelerator mapping
Investor mapping
Mentor mapping
Ecosystem analytics

Virtual Coworking Plugin

Virtual workspaces
Team rooms
Mentor rooms
Investor rooms
Collaboration sessions
Calendar integration
Shared resources
Workspace permissions

Gamification Plugin

Founder achievements
Mentor achievements
Investor achievements
Contributor achievements
Community challenges
Startup quests
Milestone badges
Contribution badges
Impact leaderboards
Mentor leaderboards
Community leaderboards
Achievement records
Optional digital collectibles

Gamification shall not be used to manipulate users into making investments or taking financial risks.

Reputation Rewards Plugin

Tokenized reputation
Contribution rewards
Verified achievement records
Reputation portability
Contribution-based recognition
Non-financial reward systems

Financial or transferable rewards shall require appropriate compliance controls.

Translation Plugin

AI translation
Pitch translation
Document translation
Real-time translation
Multi-language investor communication
Multi-language mentor communication
Localized terminology

Voice and Accessibility Plugin

Voice navigation
Voice-assisted workflows
Speech-to-text
Text-to-speech
Accessibility assistance
Alternative interaction methods

Open Research Plugin

Research publication
Research collaboration
Startup research
Investor research
Accelerator research
Community research
Versioned research records
Open datasets where privacy and licensing permit

Impact and Sustainability Plugin

Sustainability reporting
Social-impact reporting
Environmental metrics
Governance metrics
Impact scoring
Impact investment discovery
Impact dashboards

Plugin Architecture Requirements

Plugins shall:

Operate through documented interfaces
Minimize dependencies on the core platform
Follow platform security standards
Follow platform privacy standards
Provide configuration controls
Provide permission definitions
Provide audit events
Provide testing
Provide documentation
Support versioning
Declare dependencies
Declare data requirements
Declare external services
Respect jurisdictional restrictions
Support removal without corrupting core platform data
Avoid unnecessary vendor lock-in

Data Governance

User-controlled privacy settings
Explicit consent workflows
Data minimization
Purpose limitation
Data-access logging
Data-export capabilities
Data-deletion workflows
Retention policies
Encrypted sensitive data
Permissioned access
Data provenance
Data versioning
Data integrity verification
Secure backups
Disaster recovery

Financial Safety

CryptoCradle shall distinguish between software functionality and regulated financial activity.

The platform shall provide configurable compliance controls for securities, payments, cryptocurrency, investment activity, KYC, AML, taxation, and cross-border transactions.

No feature shall assume that an investment, security, token, transfer, fundraising campaign, or financial product is legally available in every jurisdiction.

Human review shall remain available for high-risk financial, compliance, security, and governance decisions.

Development Standards

Production features should include, where applicable:

[ ] Automated tests
[ ] Security testing
[ ] Privacy review
[ ] Compliance review
[ ] Documentation
[ ] Audit logging
[ ] Error handling
[ ] Accessibility testing
[ ] Internationalization support
[ ] Performance testing
[ ] Backup and recovery considerations
[ ] Threat-model documentation
[ ] API documentation
[ ] Migration procedures
[ ] Monitoring and observability
[ ] Dependency review
[ ] License review

Security Development Lifecycle

CryptoCradle development shall incorporate:

Threat modeling
Secure architecture review
Secure coding practices
Automated security scanning
Dependency auditing
Secrets scanning
Static analysis
Dynamic analysis
Smart-contract testing
Smart-contract auditing
Cryptographic review
Privacy review
Penetration testing
Incident-response preparation
Security disclosure procedures
Security regression testing

Transparency Requirements

The project shall maintain transparency around:

Platform economics
Fees
Governance
Funding mechanisms
Supported currencies
Supported blockchains
Security practices
Major architectural decisions
AI usage
AI limitations
Compliance mechanisms
Community treasury activity
Major changes
Security incidents where disclosure is appropriate

Open-Source Requirements

CryptoCradle shall remain compatible with the principles of open-source software and the project’s AGPL-3.0+ licensing requirements.

The project shall encourage:

Public development
Community contributions
Transparent issue tracking
Transparent feature proposals
Public technical documentation
Reproducible development
Auditable releases
Community review
Vendor-neutral architecture
Self-hosting
Interoperability

Specification Branding License (SBL)

Standard

Fully AGPL-3.0+ compliant system
Copyleft enforced for network deployments
Required attribution:
- Roxanne Ardary
- roxanneardary.com

Optional

Specification Branding License (SBL)
- Attribution-free commercial deployment
- Pricing based on scale, usage, and deployment scope
- https://roxanneardary.com/cryptocradle/

License & Notice Requirements

CryptoCradle is released under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 or later (AGPL-3.0+).
By contributing to this project, you agree that your contributions will also be released under this license.

Please note the following:

All contributions must comply with the AGPL-3.0+ terms.
Under Section 7 of the license, all redistributions, forks, and derivative works must preserve attribution to:
Roxanne Ardary and roxanneardary.com.
CryptoCradle specifications are free to use with attribution. A Specification Branding License can be negotiated upon request.
The project’s notice.md file tracks attribution requirements and contributor acknowledgments. Any update that adds new contributors or modifies attribution should also update notice.md.
When submitting a pull request, ensure that any new files maintain the attribution headers where applicable.
Network-deployed versions of this software must also remain fully AGPL-3.0+ compliant, including exposure of source code modifications when applicable under the license.

For full legal details, please refer to the AGPL-3.0+ license and the project’s notice.md file.

Notice – CryptoCradle

Attribution Requirement: Under Section 7 of the AGPL 3.0+ license, all redistributions, forks, and derivative works, including network-deployed versions of this project, must provide attribution to Roxanne Ardary and roxanneardary.com.

Contributors

This file tracks contributors and their specific contributions to the project.

Roxanne Ardary, roxanneardary.com – March 30, 2026
Created the repository for CryptoCradle. Designed and architected the open-source global startup accelerator with fractional investments, multi-currency support, KYC compliance, encryption, and AI-driven features.
[Add other contributors here] – [Date]
[Describe contribution in one sentence]

License – CryptoCradle

This repository is licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 or later (AGPL-3.0+).

Key Points

You are free to use, modify, and distribute the code.
All redistributions, forks, and derivative works or network-deployed versions must also be licensed under AGPL-3.0+ and provide attribution to Roxanne Ardary and roxanneardary.com as required under Section 7 of the license.
The software is provided “as is,” without warranty of any kind.

For the full license text, see GNU AGPL-3.0 License.