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Introduction
Introduction
- Numbers Protocol
  Numbers Protocol
  - Sections
    Sections
    
    Defining Web3 Assets
    
    Defining Web3 Assets
    
    Assetization Process
    
    Numbers ID (Nid)
    
    Non-Fungible Tokens
    
    Commit
    
    AssetTree
    
    AssetTree
    
    integrityCid
    
    digitalSourceType
    
    miningPreference
    
    nftRecord
    
    Commit and AssetTree example
    
    Glossary
    
    Solution Stack
    
    Use Cases
    
    Roadmap & Milestones
    
    Principles & Standards
- Whitepaper
  Whitepaper
- NUM Token
  NUM Token
  - Sections
    Sections
    
    Get NUM
    
    Bridge to Multiple Chains
    
    Stake NUM
    
    Liquidity Providers
    
    NUM Utility
    
    Token Allocation
    
    Deflationary Token Economy
    
    Audit Report
    
    Distribution and Other Activities
    
    Manage your NUM in Cold Wallet
    
    🛠️ Developer Tools
- NumbersDAO
  NumbersDAO
  - Sections
    Sections
    
    Roles & Responsibilities
    
    Become A DAO Member
    
    Governance & Voting Rules - v2.0
    
    (Deprecated) Governance Rules v1.0
- Weekly Summary
  Weekly Summary
  - 2023
    
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- Community Wiki
  Community Wiki
- FAQ
  FAQ
  - Questions
    Questions
    
    What is provenance and how does it work?
    
    What is C2PA and why do we need it?
    
    What's the role of Numbers in AI?
    
    What's the difference between Numbers and NFT
    
    What's the difference between Numbers and C2PA
    
    How can Numbers assist songwriters and artists?
    
    Why Numbers needs its own blockchain?
    
    Why Numbers Mainnet is permissioned?
    
    Does Numbers support other blockchain?
    
    How is the Nid generated?
    
    Should I mint NFT or commit with "license-to" action?
    
    Environmental impact of Numbers Mainnet
    
    How do I get or bridge Mainnet/BEP-20/ERC-20 NUM?
    
    What is Numbers Protocol's role in the AI space?
- Partnership Programs
  Partnership Programs
  - Sections
    Sections
    
    Creative Origins
    
    Creative Innovators
    
    Provenance Pioneers
Applications
Applications
- User Tutorials
  User Tutorials
- Verify Engine
  Verify Engine
  - Sections
    Sections
    
    Support Status
    
    Search UI Interface
    
    Asset Profile
    
    Advanced Search & URL Parameters
- Capture
  Capture
Developers
Developers
- Numbers Blockchain
  Numbers Blockchain
  - Sections
    Sections
    
    Testnet (Snow)
    
    Testnet (Snow)
    
    Testnet Launch PR
    
    Mainnet (Jade)
    
    Contract Overview
    
    Commit Contract
    
    Commit Contract
    
    How Commit Contract Works
    
    assetTree File
    
    On-chain Commit Logs
    
    When Should You Use Commit Contract?
    
    NFT Contract
- Initial Asset Registration
  Initial Asset Registration
- Verify Engine API
  Verify Engine API
  - Sections
    Sections
    
    Asset Search
    
    Support Status
- Nit - Git for Media Files
  Nit - Git for Media Files
  - Sections
    Sections
    
    Getting Started
    
    Nit Bubble Plugin
- Read Asset History
  Read Asset History
  - Sections
    Sections
    
    Read commits with Asset Profile
    
    Read commits with Asset Profile
    
    Embed social media into asset profile
    
    Read commits via API
    
    Read commits via nit module
    
    Read commits via Bubble plugin
    
    Get the merged AssetTree
- Commit Asset History
  Commit Asset History
  - Sections
    Sections
    
    Support Status
    
    Commit via API
    
    Commit via Nit module
    
    Commit via Bubble plugin
- More Tools
  More Tools
  - Sections
    Sections
    
    [NUM] Fetch NUM balance
    
    [NUM] Check Staked Amount
    
    XMP parser
- Working With Us
  Working With Us
  - Sections
    Sections
    
    Job Opportunity
    
    Reporting Security Vulnerability

Whitepaper¶

Whitepaper (Oct 2025)
Whitepaper (Oct 2023) and its on-chain provenance.
Original Whitepaper (Version 2021)

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