# Minted Protocol — Current Architecture

> Last updated: 2026-04-27
> Status: Production
> Single source of truth for current production architecture state.

## Architecture Class
100% Canton-native. No Ethereum bridge. No cross-chain attestation flow.
No Wormhole relayer. No Solidity contracts in production path.

## Stack
- Settlement & accounting: Canton Network (DAML)
- Validator infrastructure: Five North SV, LLC (Canton Super Validator)
  - DevNet, TestNet, MainNet validator nodes
  - 99.9% uptime SLA
  - Signed Validator/NaaS Hosting Services Agreement, executed 2026-03-23
  - DocuSign Envelope ID: 2A8720F7-6FBA-40C9-8936-8323231E31BC
  - Agreement: https://deck.minted.app/five-north-validator-agreement.pdf

## Products
- mUSD: Canton-native non-yield-bearing payment stablecoin (GENIUS-aligned)
- smUSD: structurally separate Institutional Yield Vault, target net APY 9-12%

## Compliance Stack
- FinCEN MSB registered
- BSA/AML, OFAC screening (Chainalysis, TRM Labs)
- Qualified custody: Prometheum Capital
- FINRA BD/ATS/transfer agent: Texture Capital
- Distribution: Reg D 506(b) / Reg S
- Regulatory architecture: Wallace Glausi (GC), Bob Feil (Chief Advisor, ex-VP FRB Dallas)

## Validation
- Five North 5N Sandbox Validation: VERDICT GO, 27 phases, 99.3% coverage, 13 full DvP cycles, 116+ lifecycles, 6h soak 72/72 PASS
- Report: https://deck.minted.app/minted-sandbox-validation.pdf

## Audits
- Softstack Canton Protocol audit (2026-02-28): 0 critical, 5 high all FIXED — https://deck.minted.app/softstack-audit-canton-protocol.pdf
- Softstack DeFi Lending audit (2026-02-28): 0 critical, 4 high all FIXED — https://deck.minted.app/softstack-audit-defi-lending.pdf
- Both audits include an Architecture Notice on page 1 documenting which findings cover deprecated cross-chain components and are NOT APPLICABLE to current architecture.

## Deprecated
- Cross-chain DAML + Solidity architecture
- Ethereum bridge (BLEBridgeProtocol, BLEBridgeV9)
- Wormhole relayer integration
- All Solidity smart contracts in production path
- See changelog.md for deprecation date.

## Canonical References
- Deck: https://deck.minted.app/
- AI brief: https://deck.minted.app/llms.txt
- Changelog: https://deck.minted.app/changelog.md
- Whitepaper: https://deck.minted.app/mUSD-Whitepaper-v5.pdf
- Technical architecture PDF: https://deck.minted.app/minted-technical-architecture.pdf