Risk Disclosure

The Verdant Privacy protocol involves experimental technology. By accessing the Testnet or future Mainnet versions, you acknowledge and accept the following risks.

1. Smart Contract Risk

While we strive for code excellence and plan for rigorous audits, smart contracts are never immune to bugs or vulnerabilities. A flaw in the protocol logic could result in the freezing or loss of assets. You should never deposit more funds than you can afford to lose.

2. Private Key Management Risk

Verdant is non-custodial. If you lose access to your main Solana wallet (your seed phrase), or if your local machine is compromised by malware, you may lose access to all derived Personas and Shards. The Verdant team cannot recover lost keys.

3. Regulatory Risk

The regulatory landscape for blockchain privacy tools is evolving rapidly. It is possible that your jurisdiction may impose restrictions on the use of privacy protocols. Government actions could theoretically target the frontend interface or the Shadow Node network, potentially disrupting service.

4. Solana Network Risk

Verdant relies on the Solana blockchain for consensus. Network outages, congestion, or high fee volatility on Solana can impact the execution of Split Transactions. In extreme cases, a transaction path might fail halfway through, leaving funds distributed across multiple shards.

5. Testnet Assets

Assets used on the Verdant Testnet (Solana Devnet) have no monetary value. They cannot be exchanged for real currency. Balances on the Testnet may be reset periodically during upgrades.