Compliance Information

StarMiner is committed to adhering to all applicable regulatory frameworks and compliance standards while operating as a decentralized compute protocol. As a project that bridges blockchain technology and high-performance computing, it is crucial to ensure that StarMiner operates in accordance with international laws, local regulations, and industry-specific compliance standards.

This section outlines StarMiner’s compliance measures regarding data privacy, security, carbon offset integration, and financial regulations, and provides transparency on how the protocol ensures ethical conduct and accountability across its ecosystem.

1. Data Privacy Compliance

StarMiner is dedicated to protecting user data and complying with global data privacy laws, including:

  • General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (EU): StarMiner ensures that any personal data processed within its ecosystem, including user identification or financial transactions, is handled in compliance with GDPR standards. Key aspects include:

    • Data Minimization: Only necessary personal information is collected and processed.

    • User Consent: Explicit consent is required for data processing, with an easy mechanism for withdrawal.

    • Right to Access and Erasure: Users have the right to access their data and request its deletion.

    • Data Portability: Users can transfer their data to other services within the network.

  • California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) (US): StarMiner ensures that California residents' data privacy rights are respected, including:

    • The right to opt out of the sale of personal information.

    • The right to access data collected and request deletion.

StarMiner’s use of zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs) and compute-to-data (C2D) technologies ensures that sensitive data is kept private and only used for its intended purpose, particularly for AI model training, inference, and rendering tasks.

2. Financial Compliance and Anti-Money Laundering (AML)

StarMiner is built on blockchain technology, and as such, must comply with financial regulations that pertain to decentralized finance (DeFi) and digital assets. StarMiner is committed to adhering to global AML and Know Your Customer (KYC) regulations to ensure that the protocol cannot be used for illicit financial activities, including:

  • Anti-Money Laundering (AML): StarMiner utilizes smart contract-based transaction monitoring to detect and report suspicious activities, ensuring that AML best practices are followed.

  • Know Your Customer (KYC) (where applicable): While StarMiner is a permissionless and decentralized network, certain enterprise clients or institutional users may be required to undergo KYC checks when utilizing premium features or accessing larger-scale compute resources.

  • Token Compliance: StarMiner complies with securities laws by ensuring that AGPU and AMAX tokens are classified as utility tokens, used for accessing compute services and participating in governance, and not as securities under applicable law. This is consistent with guidance from various regulatory bodies.

3. Environmental and Sustainability Compliance

As part of StarMiner’s commitment to environmental sustainability, the protocol aligns with global carbon offset and emission reduction standards, including:

  • EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS): StarMiner’s Carbon Capture Systems (CCS) integrate with the EU ETS by enabling carbon accounting for compute jobs and facilitating tokenized carbon offset purchases. These measures ensure that the protocol remains aligned with European carbon reduction goals.

  • Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHGP): StarMiner follows the GHGP standards for carbon footprint reporting, logging compute jobs with real-time emissions data and providing transparent metrics on energy consumption tied to the compute supply chain.

  • UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): StarMiner actively contributes to SDG 13: Climate Action by incentivizing green compute nodes, promoting the use of sustainable energy sources in provider infrastructure, and supporting initiatives to offset emissions through carbon capture mechanisms.

StarMiner's carbon-neutral certification program ensures that compute resources are provided in an environmentally responsible manner.

4. Compliance with Blockchain and Crypto Regulations

StarMiner is aware of and adheres to regulatory guidelines regarding the use of blockchain and cryptocurrency technologies. This includes ensuring that the protocol:

  • Does not facilitate unlawful activities, such as money laundering or fraud, by implementing AML and KYC procedures for specific user activities (e.g., institutional onboarding, large-value compute transactions).

  • Ensures the security and integrity of transactions on the blockchain by using industry-standard encryption and verification protocols.

  • Complies with token-related laws, ensuring AGPU and AMAX AI tokens are used strictly for their intended purpose (i.e., utility within the StarMiner protocol) and do not qualify as securities.

StarMiner will continue to monitor global regulations, adapting the protocol as necessary to remain compliant with regulatory changes in the crypto and blockchain space.

5. Intellectual Property and Licensing Compliance

StarMiner respects the intellectual property (IP) rights of others and ensures that its platform complies with applicable IP laws, including:

  • Software Licensing: StarMiner’s open-source codebase is published under the MIT license, allowing developers to contribute and integrate with the platform.

  • Content and Data Ownership: All content and data provided by users (e.g., AI models, datasets) remains their property. StarMiner does not claim ownership of user-provided assets but ensures their integrity through decentralized verifiability and secure compute execution.

6. Legal Disclaimers and Risk Acknowledgment

StarMiner operates within the decentralized and permissionless Web3 ecosystem, and as such, users and participants are encouraged to carefully assess the risks involved in participating. The Legal Disclaimer section of this document (available separately) outlines the risks associated with:

  • Token value fluctuations

  • Governance participation

  • Regulatory uncertainty

By engaging with StarMiner, participants acknowledge and accept these risks, agreeing that they will not hold StarMiner liable for any financial losses, damages, or legal issues resulting from their participation in the protocol.

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