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006 — Membership

Join the Parallel

The Self-Sovereign Society Foundation is funded by organizations and individuals who believe sovereign infrastructure is the next compliance standard. Members don’t just support open source – they position themselves inside the room where protocol standards crystallize.

Corporate Membership

Named after architectural elements that bear load. Because that’s what members do.

Keystone

€50,000 per year 3–5 seats max
  • Governance seat on the Stewardship Council
  • Priority roadmap input on Janus, NexusOS, and the Protocol Stack
  • Logo on all publications
  • Named in annual sovereignty report
  • Direct access to principals

Buttress

€20,000 per year 10–15 seats
  • Advisory voice – no vote
  • Early access to protocol specs and reference implementations
  • Co-marketing rights
  • Dedicated communication channel

Pillar

€7,500 per year Open
  • Logo on website
  • Community recognition
  • Quarterly briefings
  • Invitation to annual summit

Foundation

€2,500 per year Open
  • Entry tier
  • Listed supporter
  • Newsletter access
  • Badge for your website

We launch with Buttress and Foundation tiers. Keystone opens once 3+ Buttress members are seated. Pillar fills in as mid-market demand emerges. We don’t sell empty chairs.

Individual Membership

For builders, thinkers, and sovereign individuals.

Sovereign

€500 per year
  • Name in governance records
  • Vote on community proposals
  • Direct channel access
  • Physical membership token

Architect

€200 per year
  • Early protocol access
  • Community forums
  • Quarterly AMAs
  • Recognition

Builder

€50 per year
  • Community access
  • Newsletter
  • Badge

Citizen

Free
  • Public channels
  • Read-only access to specs

The free tier is strategic. A foundation with 500 Citizens and 30 paying members has legitimacy. Body count matters.

Interested in corporate membership?

Contact markus@sovereign-foundation.org

Individual membership opens Q2 2026.

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