The Manifesto
Systems That Prove Themselves
A declaration of principles for building technology that serves everyone
"I reject duplication and shallow gimmicks. Every system I build demands explicit, auditable, and legally clean foundations."
01. Universal Access
Infrastructure should not be a gatekeeper. The conventional model of the internet—requiring fiber optics, cellular towers, and complex hardware—excludes billions. This is unacceptable.
Protocol % exists because I believe data should travel through any medium: sound, water, light, air. If it vibrates, it can carry information. This isn't just theory—it's working technology.
When someone in a remote village can receive a webpage through a radio broadcast, we've broken the monopoly of traditional infrastructure. That's the goal.
02. Radical Auditability
Trust is not given—it is proven. Every transaction, every claim, every piece of data in my systems must be verifiable. Not "probably correct." Not "trust me." Verifiable.
Ghostfund was built on this principle. In markets where institutional trust has been shattered by scams and failures, technology must fill the gap. When someone invests their hard-earned money, they deserve to see exactly where it goes.
MyCognitor extends this to identity and credentials. In a world of deepfakes and fraud, proving what's true becomes essential. We build the witnesses.
03. Originality Over Imitation
The world is drowning in copies. Another social network. Another payment app. Another generic solution to a problem that's already been solved a thousand times.
I'm not interested in copying. I'm interested in questioning what's possible. Can data travel through sound? Can we build a marketplace for ideas themselves? Can a game have a real economy?
These questions lead to Protocol %, BloccFeed, and Veris. Not because they're easy, but because they're worth exploring.
04. Engineering Rigor
Clean code is not optional—it's a moral imperative. Systems that prove themselves don't just work; they work correctly, securely, and sustainably.
This means choosing Rust when safety matters. It means writing tests that actually test things. It means documenting not just what, but why.
It means refusing to ship something that's "good enough" when lives and livelihoods depend on it.
05. Building From Africa
I build from Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. This is not a limitation—it's a perspective.
When your infrastructure is unreliable, you learn to build resilient systems. When your institutions are fragile, you learn to build trustless verification. When resources are scarce, you learn to build efficiently.
The problems I face here are the problems billions face worldwide. The solutions I build here work everywhere.
The Commitment
Every project I build—Protocol %, Ghostfund, MyCognitor, BloccFeed, Veris, and those yet to come—adheres to these principles.
I don't build for hype. I don't build for quick exits. I build systems that prove themselves, that serve everyone, and that stand the test of time.
This is what I believe. This is how I build.
Milton Vafana
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe