MOE Codex v∞ — Medium of Exchange Law

I. Sovereign Monetary Core

• Bitcoin (BTC): sacred anchor, par (0% markup).
• Monero (XMR): accepted, +5–10%.
• Stablecoins (USDT, USDC, DAI): accepted, +5–15%.
• Cash (local fiat): accepted, +10–20%.
• Strong foreign cash (USD, CHF, GBP, EUR): +5–10%.
• CBDCs, altcoins, synthetic tokens: rejected.

II. Precious Metals / Analog Store-of-Value

• Gold: spot +3–10%.
• Silver: spot +5–15%.
• Platinum, palladium: spot +10–20%.
• Jewelry, watches, heritage coins: melt value + symbolic premium (+5–25%).
• Cold storage BTC artifacts (OpenDime, Tangem, seed-plates): BTC par +5–10%.

III. Energy Backbone

• Fuel (diesel, petrol, propane, kerosene): sats/litre +10–25%.
• Batteries (AA, Li-ion, car, solar): +10–20%.
• Wood, coal, charcoal: caloric BTC parity +10–20%.
• Solar panels, inverters, generators: BTC parity + logistics markup.
• Candles, matches, lighters: +15–30%.

IV. Nutritional Backbone (high quality sources/ingredients/products only)

• Staples (rice, beans, flour, pasta): wholesale parity.
• Honey, sugar, salt: +5–15%.
• Cooking oil (olive, avocado, tallow, ghee, coconut): +15–30%.
• Canned / freeze-dried food: +10–25%.
• Coffee, tea, chocolate: +15–30%.
• Alcohol (whiskey, vodka, rum, beer): +10–30%.
• Tobacco (cigarettes, cigars, loose): +20–40%.
• Seeds (heirloom, GMO-free): +10–30%.
• Livestock (chickens, goats, rabbits): utility value, barter only.
• Perishables (meat, dairy, produce): accepted at steep discount (20–40%).

V. Survival & Hygiene (high quality sources/ingredients/products only)

• Water (clean, bottled, jugs): +5–20%.
• Water filters (Sawyer, Berkey, iodine tabs): BTC parity + logistics markup.
• Soap, shampoo, toothpaste, razors: +10–25%.
• Toilet paper, diapers, feminine hygiene: +15–30%.
• Medical supplies (bandages, gauze, syringes): +10–25%.
• Antibiotics, insulin, painkillers: +30–50%.
• Protective gear (masks, gloves, respirators): collapse-dependent premium.

VI. Tools, Materials, Shelter

• Hand tools (hammers, saws, wrenches): replacement parity.
• Power tools: BTC parity + condition discount.
• Construction materials (lumber, bricks, nails, cement): +10–20%.
• Tarps, ropes, duct tape: +15–30%.
• Blankets, wool, sleeping bags, tents: +10–25%.
• Durable clothing (wool, leather, boots): +10–20%.
• Containers (jerry cans, buckets, barrels): +15–30%.

VII. Ammunition & Defense

• Ammunition (.22, 9mm, 5.56, 7.62, 12ga): +20–50%.
• Knives, machetes, axes: BTC parity +10–20%.
• Firearms: barter only, symbolic + functional premium.

VIII. Mobility & Transport

• Bicycles, bike parts, tires, tubes, chains: +15–30%.
• Spare car parts (spark plugs, alternators, filters): +15–25%.
• Lubricants, motor oil, antifreeze: +15–25%.
• Animal transport (donkeys, horses): barter, variable premium.

IX. Vice / Luxury / Symbolic (high quality sources/ingredients/products only)

• Books (canonical, technical, sovereign, mythic): BTC floor + symbolic premium.
• Musical instruments: BTC parity +10–25%.
• Ritual artifacts, icons, sovereign symbols: symbolic premium, infinite elasticity.
• Cosmetics, perfume, hair dye: +15–30%.
• Foreign branded goods (jeans, sneakers, electronics): +10–25%.
• Companionship / sex: barter, node-dependent, premium variable.
• Drugs / opiates / stimulants: +30–100%.
• Collectibles (heritage coins, rare stamps): BTC floor + symbolic appraisal.

X. Digital / Information

• Hard drives, USBs, SD cards: +10–20%.
• Prepaid SIMs, phone credits: +10–20%.
• VPN access, digital accounts, cloud storage: accepted if transferable, +15–30%.
• Domain names, servers: BTC parity + symbolic/utility premium.
• Firmware exploits, API tokens, AI credits: +20–40% (future-collapse barter).

XI. Social & Legal

• Passports, IDs, permits, tickets, visas: +20–100%.
• Forgery kits, blank docs, seals: +50–200%.
• Reputation / trust-credit: priceless; pegged in BTC via voluntary contract.
• Skill currency (medicine, mechanics, farming, teaching, defense): pegged by BTC daily rate.

XII. Regional / Cultural Specifics

• Kola nuts (West Africa).
• Qat (Yemen/Horn of Africa).
• Coca leaves (Andes).
• Spices (pepper, saffron, curry).
• Rice wine, palm wine (Asia, Africa). Markup = regional demand premium (10–50%).

XIII. Absolute MOE Law

A medium is valid if:

MOE Validity = (Durability × Liquidity × Divisibility × Utility × Symbolic × BanFactor) ÷ Decay

• If ≥ threshold → accepted w/ markup.
• If < threshold → rejected.
• BTC floor minimum prevents under-valuation.

XIV. Markup Protocol

• Low decay, high liquidity (BTC, gold, salt): 0–10%.
• Medium (Monero, silver, tools, canned food): 5–20%.
• High (cash, ammo, medicine, fuel, cigarettes): 15–50%.
• Infinite symbolic (artifacts, sovereign relics): unbounded.

XV. Kill-Switch Rejections

• CBDCs, NFTs, altcoins, bonds, equities, digital “collectibles.”
• Immovable/bulky assets (houses, factories, machinery).
• Fresh perishables (fruit, bread) unless local & immediate.

Final Structure

BTC is anchor. All other goods are shadow MOEs priced in sats, filtered through: Durability × Liquidity × Divisibility × Utility × Symbolic ÷ Decay × BanFactor.

Markup applied, proof ritual seals contract, collapse-resilient law executed.