Sovereign money, 225 million km from Earth
A fully autonomous currency for the Martian economic zone. When Earth goes silent, VMD keeps running. Disconnection is not a failure mode. It is a design principle.
The Mars Vexcelon zone runs asynchronous BFT consensus. Blocks produce, transactions settle, and the economy operates with zero Earth dependency. When the comm window closes, nothing stops.
During conjunction blackouts of up to two weeks every 26 months, Mars operates in complete isolation. Settlements queue, batch-submit when the window reopens, and the ledger reconciles automatically.
The Martian AI Governor operates autonomously within protocol-defined bounds. Maintains peg stability, manages reserves, and queues cross-zone transactions. No Earth approval needed between windows.
The same Atomence protocol as Earth and Moon, engineered for deep-space latency. Extended timeouts, pre-positioned inventory, and batch settlement through communication windows.
User creates an Atomence order on Vexidus L1. Extended expiry of 3,600 seconds accounts for deep-space settlement latency.
A Tier 4 interplanetary market maker matches the order. Pre-positioned VMD inventory on the Mars zone eliminates delivery latency. 50,000+ VXS staked.
The market maker delivers VMD from their Mars zone inventory. Local delivery is instant. The proof awaits the next Anchor settlement window.
Mars zone Anchor proof arrives on L1 when the communication window opens. Atomic release. During conjunction blackout, settlements queue and batch-submit when contact resumes.
VMD reserves are anchored in Martian economic productivity. As the colony grows, trade flows, and infrastructure builds, the reserve base deepens organically.
VGD-denominated reserves held on Earth L1 for cross-zone redemption. The tether between Martian value and interplanetary liquidity, available at every contact window.
Cargo tokens from interplanetary trade: equipment deliveries, resource shipments, habitat materials, research payloads. The Martian economy, quantified and auditable on-chain.
Deep reserves managed autonomously by the Martian AI Governor during blackouts. Sized to maintain stability through the longest conjunction period without Earth intervention.
{
"currency": "VMD",
"reserve_ratio": "1.15",
"tier1_liquid": "25%",
"tier2_productive": "60%",
"tier3_strategic": "15%",
"attestor": "Vx0...",
"audit_uri": "ipfs://Qm...",
"autonomous_since": "2028-11-01T00:00:00Z",
"next_window": "2028-11-14T06:00:00Z"
}The Mars GWEO instance runs entirely on local data between communication windows. Rates are derived from local Atomence activity and reconcile with Earth when contact resumes.
The VMD Monetary Authority operates with the highest degree of autonomy in VIMS. Same mathematical framework. Independent mandate. AI Governor authorized to act within protocol bounds when Earth is unreachable.
Unlike Earth and Moon, the Martian AI Governor operates within protocol-defined parameter bounds during communication blackouts.
Maintains VMD peg through local VBAMM operations using reserve tiers
Rebalances reserves within defined tier parameters autonomously
Queues cross-zone transactions for batch settlement at next window
Generates signed state attestations for reconciliation when contact resumes. Mandatory IMC review.
When Earth goes silent, VMD governs itself. The AI Governor operates within protocol-defined bounds: peg stability, reserve rebalancing, transaction queueing. Human council resumes oversight when the window reopens. The protocol trusts the math.
VMD operates with full monetary sovereignty. Earth settlement is synchronization, not a lifeline. Mars produces blocks, clears transactions, and stabilizes its peg alone.
Conjunction periods are expected and planned for. The protocol queues, batches, and reconciles. No data loss. No economic freeze. The colony continues.
Every component exists today on Vexidus L1. Async BFT consensus and DTN integration are the final phase. The monetary infrastructure is ready before the rockets land.
The AI Governor operates within strict protocol bounds, not discretionary authority. Mathematical constraints, not political decisions. Auditable at every contact window.
VMD is part of the Vexidus Interplanetary Monetary System. Every component is battle-tested on Vexidus L1 and runs identically on the Mars Vexcelon zone with async consensus.
VMD is the furthest reach of the Vexidus Interplanetary Monetary System. Three sovereign currencies, designed to function in isolation and reconcile in harmony.