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Cosmic Signature and Ethereum Public Goods

Cosmic Signature includes a public-goods allocation track that currently forwards a portion of each Cycle Reserve to Protocol Guild.

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Protocol Guild allocation

Protocol Guild is the funding mechanism for 170+ Ethereum core contributors. Cosmic Signature currently forwards the public-goods allocation to Protocol Guild.

Public Goods Allocation is one of the protocol’s allocation tracks. Its contribution and forwarding records are available in the app.

Why Public Goods are part of the protocol

Public-goods forwarding is a protocol-level allocation track rather than an occasional marketing statement. A portion of the Cycle Reserve is directed to a public-goods beneficiary, currently Protocol Guild, according to the rules surfaced in the app.

Figure 1Where 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.

The Public Goods pages show contributions, funds forwarded from the vault, and the beneficiary’s address. These records make the path from cycle participation to Ethereum infrastructure support visible.

How to verify the public-goods flow

Use the public-goods contribution pages for deposited amounts and the retrieval page for funds forwarded from the vault. Use the contracts page for addresses and the statistics page for aggregate context.

A record of funds forwarded to Protocol Guild confirms the transfer. It does not establish any particular tax treatment or legal status.