Wavestar Research
Whitepapers and protocol specifications.
- License
- Apache 2.0 · open spec
- Versioning
- SemVer with deprecation windows
- Review
- Internal + design-partner
- Comment window
- 60 days per draft
Whitepaper library
Published papers
Trust
WP-0001 · The Wavestar Trust Model
Permissioned Trillian transparency log, BLS12-381 quorum signatures, and hourly Ethereum + Bitcoin anchoring. Why each layer exists, what each proves, and the threat model each defeats.
v0.3 · 2026-04
Registry
WP-0002 · did:orbit Method Specification
W3C-DID-compatible method for every asset in orbit. Namespace structure for satellites, ground stations, slots, ISL links, hosted-payload bays, and propellant depots. Public-comment draft.
v0.1 · 2026-03
Clearing
WP-0003 · ORCH Clearing Engine Architecture
Central-counterparty novation for orbital assets. Default fund and member-margin waterfall design, modelled on DTCC and LCH but calibrated for ISAM-contingent delivery risk.
v0.2 · 2026-04
Attest
WP-0004 · Attest — BLS Quorum Design and Diversity Rules
The quorum sizing, diversity constraints, slashing mechanics, and rotation schedule for Wavestar's federated oracle network. N-of-M threshold with geographic and operator diversity.
v0.2 · 2026-04
Markets
WP-0005 · A Measurement Standard for Inter-Satellite Link Capacity
A vendor-neutral unit (Gbps · minute · path) and a measurement protocol that makes optical-mesh ISL capacity tradable. Sits alongside the Kepler interoperability group specification.
v0.1 · 2026-04
Clearing
WP-0006 · CCP Novation for ISAM-Contingent Contracts
Extending CCP novation to contracts whose delivery depends on physical events in orbit. Default waterfall, performance-bond sizing, and the role of Attest in triggering payout.
v0.1 · 2026-04
Clearing
WP-0007 · Settlement State Machine
A formal state machine for Wavestar settlement — pending, matched, novated, delivered, settled, disputed, unwound. With transition guards, idempotency keys, and replay semantics.
v0.1 · 2026-04
Clearing
WP-0008 · USDC Settlement Adapter
The first settlement rail. How Wavestar handles USDC leg-payment in a dual-entry model, with fiat wrap-up and on-chain finality reconciliation. MSB-compatible design.
v0.1 · 2026-04
Governance
WP-0009 · Wavestar Rulebook Framework
The contract between member operators, clearing participants, and Wavestar. Instrument-class definitions, margining rules, default procedures, and the rulebook change-control process.
Draft · 2026-Q3
Open research
What we are working on next
- 01
Quantum-safe signature migration
Dilithium3 is wired as a PQ-ready fallback. We are researching the operational path to rotate from Ed25519 / BLS to PQ primitives without breaking the registry's append-only invariant. - 02
Cross-constellation conjunction coordination
The 70k-plus spacecraft world needs a market-based coordination layer for conjunctions. Wavestar is researching what a cleared conjunction-right instrument would look like, and who the natural counterparties are. - 03
Hosted-payload slot pricing
There is no reference price for a 1U hosted payload on a LEO bus today. We are building a pricing model that accounts for power, thermal, attitude, downlink allocation, and host-bus reliability. - 04
Spectrum-hours as a derivative underlying
ITU-granted spectrum-hours are usable capacity, not inventory. We are studying how to construct a deliverable spectrum-hour contract against ITU SNS and FCC IBFS filings, with Attest-signed delivery proof.
Research partnership
We co-author with operators, regulators, and academics.
If you are working on orbital coordination, market microstructure for real-world assets, or post-quantum infrastructure cryptography — the Wavestar research team collaborates openly. Apache 2.0 outputs, named attribution.