Bitcoin Only Party – Core Roles (Constitutional Alignment)
Author: Bitcoin Only Party

## 🏛️ Core Roles of the Bitcoin Only Party (BoP)

This document defines the core operational roles within BoP in accordance with the Constitution (Sections 5 and 8). These roles are designed for sovereignty, decentralization, and immutable accountability.

### Finality. Integrity. Verification. **

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## 🧭 1. Coordinator – Ops & Comms Commander

Status: VACANT – Apply via Nostr Mandated by: Constitution Article 5.2

- Oversees internal communications and national coordination
- Manages public-facing media (website, Nostr, Matrix, IPFS, bulletins)
- Authenticates Node identities (PGP, LNURL, Lightning proofs)
- Publishes verified updates and ensures protocol discipline

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## 🧮 2. Treasurer – Key Guardian & Flow Auditor

Status: VACANT – Apply via Nostr Mandated by: Constitution Articles 5.2 & 8

- Manages multisig wallets (2-of-3 or 3-of-5)
- Oversees Lightning channels and balance coordination
- Publishes treasury reports to Nostr or IPFS
- Signs PSBTs and verifies all expenditures publicly

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## 📜 3. Policy Verifier – The Constitutional Oraclizer

Status: VACANT – Apply via Nostr Mandated by: Constitution Article 5.2

- Validates policies and proposals via BDD or smart contract logic
- Commits test coverage and milestone verification hashes
- Rejects unverifiable claims or off-chain promises
- Publishes proofs to public append-only logs

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## ⚙️ 4. Tech Steward – Infrastructure and InfoSec Custodian

Status: VACANT – Apply via Nostr Mandated by: Constitution Article 5.2

- Maintains BoP infrastructure: website, Git, Matrix, Nostr, Core nodes
- Enforces Tor routing, reproducibility, and public key auth
- Deploys and maintains decentralized voting infra
- Coordinates updates to IPFS and self-hosted services

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## 🕸 5. Council Node Delegate – Local Chapter Representative

Status: VACANT – Filled per region Mandated by: Constitution Article 5.1

- Represents a geographic node in the BoP Council
- Participates in multisig governance and PSBT quorum
- Casts public-signed votes and verifies regional membership
- Maintains uptime and presence in Node operations

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## 🎓 6. Candidate Vetting Committee – Voter Integrity Watch

Status:

- VACANT – Member 1
- VACANT – Member 2
- VACANT – Member 3

Mandated by: Constitution Article 7

- Verifies alignment with BoP preamble
- Audits campaign finances in satoshis
- Ensures milestone-based promises are cryptographically committed
- Issues endorsements via Nostr signature quorum

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## 🔍 7. Verification Officer – Audit & Constitutional Integrity

Status: VACANT – Apply via Nostr Mandated by: Constitution Article 11

- Maintains SHA-256 hash proofs of all constitutional changes
- Tracks GPG signatures for Node roles and amendments
- Commits state hashes to Git/IPFS
- Publishes proofs of verifiability for all BoP decisions

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## 🪙 Treasury Policy Snapshot (Article 8)

- All treasury funds in 3-of-5 Bitcoin multisig wallets
- No fiat accounts permitted
- Lightning payouts require proof-of-work receipts
- Transactions published via Nostr/IPFS for auditability

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## 🗳 Election Procedure (Article 5.3)

- Annual elections using Bitcoin-signed or PGP ballots
- Term limits: 2 years per role
- Results published with cryptographic proof
- Resignations must be signed and timestamped on public record

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## 🛡 Operational Integrity

All BoP core members must:

- Avoid all fiat infrastructure
- Operate via Lightning or on-chain Bitcoin proofs
- Uphold verification-first governance
- Publish decisions with public, verifiable, and timestamped transparency

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## ⚖️ Quote

> "We’re not here to debate monetary policy. We’re here to verify the exit."