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The Four Freeholder Signals
The four Freeholder signals (REQ-005) are the gate to Freeholder participation. A Holder who earns all four becomes a Freeholder — eligible to join Stands & Guilds, vote in the Councils, and issue Bonds. The signals are deliberately heterogeneous: no single input can be pumped, so the path resists gaming.
1. The 90-day Stash
A Holder must hold a Stash continuously for 90 days (REQ-014). The signal is about continuity, not size — a small Stash held steadily counts. This filters out transient actors who spin up a position to game a vote and then leave. See Storage Pools for the three-pool model.
2. Standing of 4.5★ or higher in 3 categories
A Holder must earn a Standing of 4.5★ or higher in three distinct categories (REQ-006). The diversity requirement is the anti-gaming core: a Holder cannot reach Freeholder by repeating the same action with the same counterparty. Three categories force breadth.
3. Capital
The Capital signal requires a Holder to hold a meaningful amount of Bread in their Stash. The threshold is set by the mesh Councils and is a stake, not a fee: the Holder keeps the Bread. Capital aligns the Freeholder's stake with the mesh.
4. Vouch
The Vouch signal requires another Freeholder to vouch for the Holder. A vouch from a high-Standing Freeholder carries more weight (voucher-weighting), so a single colluding vouch cannot carry a Holder over the gate. Vouch is the social signal that ties the other three together.
Why four, not one
Each signal covers a different attack surface: continuity (90-day Stash), breadth (3-category Standing), stake (Capital), and social trust (Vouch). Earning all four is the proof a Holder is a participant, not a transient gamer. See Standing for the anti-gaming math, and Bonds for what a Freeholder can do once the signals are earned.