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How the Cosmic Signature Performance Cycle works

A Cosmic Signature Performance Cycle is the protocol window where gestures accumulate, timing evolves, and the final Signature Allocation is determined by on-chain rules.

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Cycle opening

A cycle begins with an ETH Calibration Window for the first gesture. The CST Calibration Window starts from a 12-hour reference and then changes on-chain as gestures arrive.

Figure 1A Performance Cycle, from opening to the next cycle

  1. 01

    Opening

    The ETH Calibration Window lowers the opening cost until someone makes the first gesture.

  2. 02

    Gestures

    Each gesture adds the time increment to the countdown: 1 hour at launch.

  3. 03

    Final Gesture window

    Once the countdown expires, only the Final Gesture participant may finalize, for 48 hours.

  4. 04

    Open finalization

    After that, anyone may finalize and take over the beneficiary’s role.

  5. 05

    Next cycle

    The next cycle opens after a short delay, 30 minutes by default.

Durations are launch values; Sections 3.1 through 3.3 give the exact rules.

The first gesture starts the Cycle Finalization Time. Subsequent gestures add the current time increment and update the current cycle state. ETH gestures shorten the CST Calibration Window by about 0.398%; CST gestures lengthen it by about 0.4%.

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Finalization

When the Cycle Finalization Time expires, the participant who made the Final Gesture may finalize the cycle. After the exclusivity window, open finalization becomes available.

Figure 2Where the Cycle Reserve goes at finalization
  • Signature Allocation25%
  • Chrono-Warrior Allocation8%
  • ETH Stellar Selection4%
  • Anchor Distribution6%
  • Public Goods Allocation7%
  • Compounding Cycle Reserve~50%
Shares of the protocol’s ETH balance at finalization. The remainder, about half, compounds into the next cycle.

Finalization imprints the cycle result, updates protocol history, and distributes the Cycle Reserve across allocation tracks such as Signature Allocation, Anchor Distribution, Stellar Selection, and Public Goods Allocation.

Why cycles are the core unit

A Performance Cycle gives Cosmic Signature a repeatable public rhythm. Instead of isolated actions with no context, each gesture belongs to a cycle that has an opening state, evolving timing, current cost, participation history, finalization window, and allocation outcome.

This structure is important for verification. A reader can inspect the current cycle while it is active, then return later to compare the finalized allocation records, gallery output, and statistics. The cycle number becomes the bridge between live participation and historical records.

What changes during a cycle

Gesture Cost, Cycle Finalization Time, CST participation, public-goods accounting, and leader context can all change as the cycle progresses. These changes are recorded by the protocol and surfaced by app pages such as Current Cycle, Statistics, Allocation Recipients, and Coordination Changes.

When a cycle finalizes, the protocol stops treating it as live state and starts treating it as history. The final Signature, recipient records, allocation retrievals, attached NFTs, and public-goods contributions become part of the public archive that future participants can inspect.