hulstrom-device

This repository houses the signed declaration of Johann Hulstrom’s contributions to Bitcoin protocol analysis, RevBlock simulation, and digital timestamping—anchored across IPFS, OpenTimestamps, and GitHub. The “Hulstrom

🧬 Blockchain Authorship Declaration: Johann Hulstrom

This repository anchors and preserves my cryptographic claim of authorship over Bitcoin protocol analysis and RevBlock contributions, focused around May 2020.

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🔐 Declaration

The authorship statement is published as a PGP-signed Markdown document, timestamped and anchored to the blockchain using OpenTimestamps and IPFS.

• Author: Johann Hulstrom
• GPG Fingerprint: [INSERT YOUR FINGERPRINT]
• GitHub: github.com/YourHandle
• Blockchain Address (Validation): bitcoincash:qqpja02y2qy06xmtkgal3gwag457rd5dlyfhmjnjag
• RevBlock Reference: RevBlock006
• Initial Claim Timestamp: May 2020
• CID (IPFS): INSERT_CID_HERE
• OpenTimestamps (.ots file): Timestamp Proof

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📜 Motivation

This declaration:

• Reclaims intellectual and cryptographic authorship
• Ties work to canonical blockchain state and decentralized storage
• Establishes a publicly verifiable legacy across GitHub, GPG, IPFS, and Bitcoin

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🧱 Components

• authorship_declaration.md: Human-readable declaration
• authorship_declaration.md.asc: GPG-signed proof
• authorship_declaration.md.asc.ots: Bitcoin-anchored timestamp

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🕯 Legacy in Motion

This repository forms part of my greater ProofChain vision—linking authorship, mining effort, and creative cryptography into a single, verifiable chain of contribution.

"This declaration stands as a cryptographic timestamp of truth—etched in bytes, backed by proof, and carried forward for the legacy of authorship."