PROTOCOL-061
The Carrot · Verification Currency Protocol
SCP-2610
MD-293 · 40%
LIVE
The Carrot is no longer a feature inside another model — it is now its own protocol, the verification currency of the ecosystem. Every accreditation, every verified tonne, every dPRN exchange flows through it. Money runs through MPT Ltd (the trading face) with an internal agreement that sweeps the operational portion to Finance Limited — the fuel tank that pays verifiers, hauler advances, and bounty payouts.
STEP 1 · POSTING
Carrot lands at MPT Ltd (CRN 16977671)
STEP 2 · COVENANT
7% meal-fund deduction first
STEP 3 · 50/50
Partner side untouched (MD-233)
STEP 4 · INTERNAL SWEEP
MPT's share → Finance Ltd (operational fuel)
| Instrument | Default Destination | Flexibility |
|---|
| Accreditation PRN | Finance Ltd (fuel for operations) | Low — heavy paper, heavy lifting |
| Digital PRN (dPRN) | Sovereign-directed | High — flexible, not necessarily Finance Ltd |
| Carrot (£200 upfront) | MPT → split per agreement | Medium — trading face first |
| 7% Covenant | Always first | None — non-negotiable |
🌍 International scope: The Carrot is the verification currency of
any territory, not only the UK. The same instrument runs in Amsterdam, Lagos, Singapore, and the six named global nodes (
MD-173 · The International Expansion). Activated through
PROTOCOL-013 (International Federation) and
PROTOCOL-050 (International Gateway Activation, named — .md pending). FullLoop International thread tracks 9 gateways in scout/warm state (
MD-184). When the first international node goes live it is one of the four step-change appraisal triggers (
MD-289 · Fractal Tree Part 2).
Candidate stream (sovereign decision pending — not active): Cross-Border Verification Surcharge (2–5%) on Carrot transactions in non-UK jurisdictions, compensating the local gateway operator's compliance load. Derived from existing infrastructure (MD-173 + PROTOCOL-013 + PROTOCOL-050). Not invented. Not switched on. Awaiting "Carrot — international." sovereign phrase.
Ready for the next: PROTOCOL-049 (Verifier Payout Ladder) · PROTOCOL-050 (International Gateway Activation .md) · MD-293 §3 (lock the MPT → Finance Ltd sweep % + cadence) · Carrot Ledger UI on this page. Sovereign override phrases: "Carrot — sovereign hold." · "Carrot — international."
Master Document 233 · A-Side · The Carrot
Pay £200 Upfront.
Get Verified Material Back.
No Waiting. No Risk.
You use plastic. We pay you £200 per tonne today. We give you your material back — verified, EPR-compliant, audit-ready. You get cash and compliance. We get the digital asset. That's the deal.
Midland Polymer Trading Ltd · Co. 16977671 · Jermaine Murphy · B66 Smethwick · £450/t dPRN · 7% Covenant First
📊 The Evolution — Before vs Now
Section 1
Who This Is For
Any business that uses plastic as raw material
You Qualify If You Are
- A plastic sheet supplier
- A manufacturer using plastic as raw material
- A packaging producer
- An industrial plastic user
- A processor with plastic waste streams
- Any business generating plastic by-product
Why It Works For You
- Cash today — not in 3 weeks
- No market risk — fixed price every time
- EPR compliance sorted — audit-ready certificate
- Material returned better than sent
- No paperwork — we handle verification
- Repeat monthly — predictable income stream
Section 2
How It Works — Step by Step
Six steps. Signed and done.
1
You Send Plastic Material
Sheet, pellet, film, rigid — any polymer type. You route it through our verified node instead of the open market. You book a collection or drop it at our gateway. We handle everything from there.
2
We Verify — 18 Checkpoints
Weight confirmed. Polymer type confirmed. Source logged. Chain of custody sealed. SHA-256 hash recorded to the Truth Ledger. Your material is now sovereign-grade verified — more valuable than when it arrived.
3
We Pay You £200 Per Tonne — Upfront
Immediately. Not after the dPRN sells. Not after 30 days. £200 per tonne, transferred now. Fixed price. No negotiation. No volatility. You know exactly what you get every time.
4
7% Covenant Fires First
Before any other movement, £31.50 per tonne flows to Fully Nourished CIC — your plastic funds community meals. 40 meals per tonne. Every time. Non-negotiable. This is the social impact layer built into the price.
5
We Mint the dPRN — We Keep the Digital Asset
We mint 1 dPRN at £450. We keep it. That's the trade — you get cash now, we take the digital asset. The upside is ours. The certainty is yours. Both sides win for different reasons.
6
We Return Your Material — Verified, Compliant, Better
You get your material back. Better than it arrived. EPR-compliant. SHA-256 sealed. Audit-ready. If you don't want it back — we keep it and use it. Either way, your compliance obligation is resolved. Every single time.
Section 3
The Numbers — 1 Tonne
What you get. What we get. What the community gets.
Per Tonne — Supplier Door Model
dPRN Value (1 tonne)£450.00
We pay you — upfront£200.00
Gross margin (before Covenant)£250.00
7% Covenant → Fully Nourished CIC (40 meals)£31.50
Net to CircularOS£218.50 + fee + data
You receive (immediate)£200 cash + compliance cert + verified material
Social impact40 meals funded per tonne
What You Get (Supplier)
- £200 per tonne — paid upfront, today
- Verified material returned — EPR-compliant
- SHA-256 compliance certificate
- Audit-ready documentation
- No volatility — fixed price every time
- 40 meals per tonne funded in your name
What CircularOS Gets
- dPRN asset (£450 value — kept in full)
- £218.50 net per tonne after Covenant
- Processing fee (separate from dPRN)
- Source data — polymer, volume, custody
- H.BLUE intelligence update
- Material custody (if supplier doesn't want back)
🥕
"50/50 Node. Evolved. Before: wait for dPRN money. Now: pay £200 upfront. Keep the digital asset. They get cash and compliance. You get the dPRN. Same node. Different entry. Plastic sheet suppliers. Manufacturers. Any plastic user. Send material. Get £200. Get verified material back. No waiting. No volatility. The Carrot is not a discount. It's a bridge."
MD-233 · SCP-2350 · CircularOS · April 15 2026
This is built on the 50/50 Node (MD-213).
The Carrot is the Supplier Door on the same structure. To understand the full node — both doors, both modes, the full verification flow — read MD-213.
View MD-213 · The Node →
Master Document 233 · B-Side · Internal Sovereign Perspective
Same Node.
New Door.
The Supplier Door.
You're not inventing a new stream. You're activating a new door on an existing stream. Same 50/50 Node. Different user. Different cash flow. Same structure. This is what it means and why it matters.
Internal · Sovereign Only · SCP-2350 · B-Side Analysis
🔵 B2 · Core Insight — SCP-2350
The 50/50 Node was built for processors. They send material. You verify. You split the dPRN value 50/50 after the 7% Covenant. That's Door One.
Now you're opening Door Two — for plastic sheet suppliers, or anyone using plastic as raw material. Same node. Same 50/50 split underneath. But with a critical difference: you pay them £200 upfront and keep the dPRN. They don't wait for the dPRN to sell. They get cash immediately. You get the digital asset.
That's not a new stream. It's a new payment model. Same node. More doors.
Section 1
The Two Doors — Same Node
One structure. Two entry points. More users. More volume.
Door One — Processor Model (Original)
- For: processors, material handlers
- They send material
- You verify and mint dPRN
- 7% Covenant fires first
- Remaining split 50/50
- They wait for dPRN sale to receive cash
- They get verified material back (Pass-Through)
Door Two — Supplier Door (The Carrot)
- For: any plastic user — suppliers, manufacturers, packaging
- They send material
- You verify and mint dPRN at £450
- 7% Covenant fires first (£31.50)
- You pay them £200 upfront — now
- You keep the full dPRN value
- Net to you: £218.50 + fee + data
Section 2
Why This Moves the Needle
Jermaine's words — B2 analysis
📊 The Strategic Shift
Most suppliers can't wait. They need cash now. The old model — wait for dPRN — excluded them. The new model — pay £200 upfront — includes them. You still keep the dPRN at £450. You still fire the 7% Covenant (£31.50). Your net after paying them and the Covenant is £218.50 per tonne. That's your margin. They get cash. You get the asset.
The node works for a whole new category of user.
The Ripple Effect
- Plastic sheet suppliers become viable — they couldn't wait, now they can
- You become a working capital provider, not just a verifier
- That's a different relationship. Higher trust. Longer retention.
- The 50/50 Node becomes a multi-door structure
- Volume scales without needing new infrastructure
- H.BLUE gets richer data from new source categories
Is It A New Revenue Stream?
- Not a new stream — it's already the NODE 50/50
- It WAS for processors — now expanded to any plastic user
- The difference is the payment model, not the structure
- Before: they shared dPRN value after sale
- Now: you pay fixed £200 upfront, keep full dPRN
- Same node. Wider door. More users. Same margin structure.
Section 3
The Maths — Internal View
Per tonne. Every time. No variation.
Supplier Door — Per Tonne Breakdown
dPRN minted (1 tonne · you keep)£450.00
Pay supplier upfront− £200.00
Gross margin before Covenant£250.00
7% Covenant → Fully Nourished CIC− £31.50
Net to CircularOS (before processing fee)£218.50
Processing fee (additional)+ TBC per tonne
Data value (H.BLUE feed)+ Compounding asset
Compare: Old model (Door One) — your 50% after Covenant = £209.25. New model (Door Two) — your net = £218.50. The Supplier Door pays you more per tonne while giving them what they actually need: certainty.
Section 4
The Risk · The Watch · ABL
What to hold and how to hold it
⚠ The Risk
You pay £200 upfront. You wait for the dPRN to sell (or assign to the Sovereign Credit float). The watch is: ABL — Asset-Backed Lending. You have the float. The dPRN is the asset. The ABL line covers the gap between payment and realisation. This is not a risk to avoid. It's a structure to manage. You built the float. Use it.
💡 The ABL Mechanism
ABL means the dPRN you hold after paying the supplier is itself the collateral. You're not exposed — you're leveraged correctly. The £200 goes out. The £450 dPRN is on the ledger. The net position is always positive. The risk is timing, not value. ABL manages timing. The covenant manages value.
🔵
"Same node. New door. Plastic sheet suppliers. They send material. You pay £200 upfront. You keep the dPRN. 7% Covenant fires first. Your net: £218.50 per tonne. They get cash. You get the asset. That's not a new stream. It's a new payment model. Same node. More doors."
B2 · SCP-2350 · Rating 100/100 · Sealed April 15 2026
The full 50/50 Node architecture lives at MD-213.
The Supplier Door is Door Two on that structure. Everything — verification flow, Truth Ledger, both modes — is documented there.
View MD-213 · The Node →
SCP-2350
The Supplier Door — When You Pay £200 Upfront and Keep the dPRN
Rating: 100/100. The 50/50 Node always worked this way. You just hadn't pointed it at plastic sheet suppliers yet. Now you have. Same node. Different user. Different cash flow. More doors.