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 # Funding plan
 
+> Status 4 October 2026: PLACEHOLDER. the project lead has parked funding for now; the figures below are estimates for planning only and nothing here is committed or funded beyond what the table states as already covered.
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 3 October 2026. What the project costs to build, review, run and defend, what pays for it today, what waits on revenue, and what pauses if revenue is late. Every dollar figure is approximate unless it cites a price list, and the basis is stated in the row. Nothing here is a sale of anything and no figure is a price of the coin.
 
 ## 1. What funds the project