How verification works

Fund Registry proves control of a listed Bitcoin wallet. It does not prove identity or campaign truth.

Tiers

free
  • Public page for 10 days
  • No wallet proof
  • No Bitcoin anchor
tier2
  • Public page for 30 days
  • Wallet proof
  • Verification badge
tier3
  • Public page for 90 days
  • Wallet proof
  • Proof anchored on Bitcoin
  • Public verification trail

Wallet proof

Wallet proof confirms that the campaign creator controls the Bitcoin address listed on their page. Available on tier2 and tier3.

1

Create a page

Creator publishes a page with a Bitcoin address.

2

Sign a proof

Creator signs a Fund Registry proof message with the listed wallet.

3

Verified

Fund Registry verifies the signature. The page becomes wallet-verified.

Bitcoin anchor

Bitcoin anchoring creates a permanent, publicly inspectable record that the proof existed at a specific time. Available on tier3 only.

1

Hash the proof

Fund Registry creates a proof record and hashes it.

2

Anchor on Bitcoin

The hash is committed to a Bitcoin transaction.

3

Publicly verifiable

Anyone can inspect the proof, hash, and anchor transaction.

The full page content is not written on-chain. The anchor is a cryptographic commitment to the proof record.

Scope of verification

This proves

  • The listed wallet participated in the proof
  • The creator controlled that wallet at proof time
  • The proof record was publicly anchored on Bitcoin (tier3)

This does not prove

  • Who the creator is
  • Whether the cause is true
  • Whether donating is safe
  • Whether funds will be used as described

Page states

Every campaign page moves through a defined lifecycle. Historical proof is different from current active trust state.

active Page is live. Accepting donations. Verification is current.
anchored Proof record has been committed to Bitcoin. Publicly verifiable.
expired Page has passed its time limit. Enters a grace period for renewal.
aborted Creator voluntarily ended the campaign. Page remains as historical record.
compromised Page flagged for abuse or security issue. Donations blocked.

Why pages are locked down

Fund Registry intentionally restricts what can be changed after a page is created. This is a security measure, not a limitation.

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Immutable Bitcoin addressCannot be changed after creation. Prevents address-swap attacks.
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Bitcoin onlyFund Registry verifies and anchors on-chain Bitcoin addresses only. No other networks or tokens are supported.
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Short correction window for linksSocial links can only be edited briefly after creation.
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Minimal manage surfacetier3 creators can: abort campaign, post updates, add one progress photo. Nothing else.

This is deliberate. Fund Registry is not a general-purpose CMS.

Verification example

A verified campaign page includes these fields. Compare them against the creator's public claims.

Verification code 7C285Q Address fingerprint bc1q...x4m7 Proof status wallet-verified Anchor txid a1b2c3d4...ef56 Anchored at Block 941,200 Proof hash sha256:e9f8a7b6...
Fund Registry is a publishing tool. Verification proves wallet control, not the truth of any claim. Use at your own risk.