What original means
The ledger, the virtual machine, the compliance engine, the currency platform, and the proof layer are original engineering. Agreement on this fleet is 10 of 10 responding validators, all operated by JIL. That is not Byzantine fault tolerance. Validator identity is post-quantum from genesis.
Why not a fork
A fork inherits old design limits: anonymity-first ledgers, bolted-on compliance, or a global policy you do not control. JIL was written for regulated finance, local monetary autonomy, and cross-border settlement with accountability.
What you license
You license the core. You govern the cell. Issuance, policy, and day-to-day operations stay local.
In practice
- ~2.8M lines of source
- 350+ services
- Not a fork of Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ethereum, or any other chain
- The same core under Class A and Class B
Questions people actually ask
Where does the ~2.8M figure come from?
Public copy uses ~2.8M lines of source and 350+ services. It counts authored source rather than generated output or vendored dependencies.
Can I run my own validators?
The live fleet is 10 validators, all operated by JIL. A Class A or Class B license does not move custody of the cell banking to JIL.
Keep reading
The white paper and a briefing are the next step if you are evaluating a cell.