Settlement (zero-priced launch policy)

Quotes

A quote is generated against a trust receipt. Under the current launch policy every quote returns amount = 0 with a ZeroFeeReason. The quote includes an expires_at; expired quotes must be regenerated.

ZeroFeeReason

• launch_policy_zero — the default during alpha.
• governance_subsidy — issued under specific governance amendments.
• humanitarian_carve_out — declared scopes (see governance).

Settlement receipts

Committing a quote yields a settlement receipt. The receipt references the quote, the trust receipt, and the fee reason, and is signed and chained to its predecessor.

Future pricing

Future governance amendments may enable nonzero pricing for declared scopes. The economy crate ships the full mechanism today; it is suppressed by policy. Pricing changes route through the constitutional governance kernel.