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I love this! Would be interested in collaborating potentially

I love this too, However I'm getting mixed opinions about it ;)

It's really pretty much just the model used by git and github.

partly yes (with the keys and signing), but added stuff is Blockchain and TSA which is also central to the idea.

Yep. I got that. I think that set of technical choices gives a pretty good range of UX choices