# Mālama Labs Documentation

> The physical data oracle for environmental markets. Mālama signs environmental sensor readings in hardware at the device, anchors them on Cardano as SaveCards, and settles market activity, staking, and governance on Base through the MLMA digital tool. This site documents the network, the Genesis 200 node program, the MLMA digital tool, and the nine markets the network serves.

## Start here
- [Home](https://docs.malamalabs.com/#/home): What the network is, routed by reader role, plus the live pilot record.
- [Quick start](https://docs.malamalabs.com/#/quickstart): The shortest path through the docs per persona.
- [Key concepts](https://docs.malamalabs.com/#/concepts): Reality Engine, dMRV, SaveCards, Hex Nodes, and the two-chain split.
- [Glossary](https://docs.malamalabs.com/#/glossary): One definition per term.

## The network
- [What Mālama is](https://docs.malamalabs.com/#/net-what): The physical data oracle and the problem it addresses.
- [How verification works](https://docs.malamalabs.com/#/net-verify): ECDSA at the device, SaveCard anchor, served to markets.
- [The two chains](https://docs.malamalabs.com/#/net-chains): Cardano for archival proof, Base for the market layer. Not bridged at TGE.
- [Live proof](https://docs.malamalabs.com/#/net-proof): Texas Pilot Node #1, 2,786+ SaveCards on Cardano preprod since June 2024, zero gaps.

## Genesis 200
- [Overview](https://docs.malamalabs.com/#/genesis-overview): 195 external nodes plus 5 reserved, $2,000 each, $390,000 external raise.
- [Hex types](https://docs.malamalabs.com/#/genesis-hextypes): The 0.95 to 1.30x placement multiplier.
- [Data Demand Score](https://docs.malamalabs.com/#/genesis-dds): The 0.70 to 1.30x demand multiplier.
- [Genesis rewards](https://docs.malamalabs.com/#/genesis-rewards): The reward formula, vesting, and forfeiture. Mechanism only, no projections.
- [Validator fees](https://docs.malamalabs.com/#/genesis-fees): USDC fees, outside the supply cap.

## Token (MLMA)
- [Overview](https://docs.malamalabs.com/#/token-overview): A digital tool under the SEC-CFTC Joint Interpretation S7-2026-09. Not a utility token.
- [Supply and allocation](https://docs.malamalabs.com/#/token-supply): 500M hard cap, 45/20/20/15 allocation.
- [Emissions and revenue](https://docs.malamalabs.com/#/token-emissions): Eight-year emission taper and the revenue split.

## Markets
- [The nine verticals](https://docs.malamalabs.com/#/markets-verticals): Carbon, AI compute, energy, insurance, EUDR, prediction markets, agriculture, Smart City, settlement.
- [Instruments](https://docs.malamalabs.com/#/markets-instruments): LCO2 pre-finance and VCO2 compliance.
- [Oracle and settlement](https://docs.malamalabs.com/#/markets-oracle): The modeled oracle and settlement revenue model.

## Build
- [Agent access](https://docs.malamalabs.com/#/build-agent): How to read these docs programmatically.

## Reference
- [Canonical document set](https://docs.malamalabs.com/#/reference): Whitepaper, Tokenomics, Genesis Pricing, Data Demand Score, Validator Fees.

## Notes
- Regulatory framing is preliminary, pending qualified securities counsel.
- The docs contain no earnings, token-price, or payback projections. Revenue figures are modeled and labeled as such.
- Indigenous and Native stewardship content requires FPIC review before publication.