Metronome has garnered both praise and criticism for doing things so differently — no pre-sale, no whitelist, and eschewing a host of other conventions that have quickly emerged in this industry. It is not your average cryptocurrency, and far from the average Token Generation Event.

Some community members have even wondered why we chose to call the definitive document about Metronome an “Owner’s Manual” rather than a “whitepaper.”

Here’s why.

An Owner’s Manual is for Independent Money

The Metronome team has chosen the metaphor of an Owner’s Manual because we believe Metronome is the closest that you can get to having your own, independent money. In the same way any piece of technology someone owns comes with a manual describing how it works and the relationship between the technology and owner, so should cryptocurrency. After all, now technology is money, meaning technology is power. An owner understanding their money means they need to understand their technology, so they can understand their money’s power.

The term may be counter to the emerging customary communications norms of token sales, but the name is meant to communicate a currency that is more approachable to a broader range of purchasers beyond cryptocurrency enthusiasts and others who are particularly well-informed in this space

But what do we mean by “your own, independent money?”

Metronome is a self-governing cryptocurrency. Its authors have no more control or influence over the cryptocurrency once it is launched. Instead, the community defines it and its smart contracts govern it.

Metronome users are not at the mercy of miners or stakers on any given chain. Fluctuations in hashpower or staking power on networks will not affect Metronome Token mintage.

There is no permanent chain commitment, and Metronome users will be able to move their Metronome Tokens for any reason they see fit, be it management disagreements, community discord, fees, or underlying governance. Before Metronome, recording tokens/wealth on a blockchain meant being captive on that chain — no longer.

Moving Metronome from one chain to another is like moving a gold bar from one warehouse to another. The warehouse (blockchain) may change and may have different management structures, but the gold bar (Metronome) is still a gold bar. Moving money from chain to chain with other cryptocurrencies is like changing that gold bar into a silver bar with guards and other third parties mediating.

Put simply, Metronome is yours, entirely. It is not tied to other chains or to its authors, and is a non-correlated asset. Metronome has an Owner’s Manual because you own it.

Conclusion:

Metronome operates differently from most cryptocurrencies, from initial distribution, to ongoing issuance, to the level of control its users have over it. It is very different from the way we think about cryptocurrency norms, and its documentation is no exception. The Metronome Owner’s Manual contains all of the information that an owner may need day-to-day and a deeper knowledge base to answer more pressing questions.

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-The Metronome Team