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	* [https://logos.co/manifesto Jarrad Hope, Logos: A Declaration of Independence in Cyberspace], logos.co		* [https://logos.co/manifesto Jarrad Hope, Logos: A Declaration of Independence in Cyberspace], logos.co
	* [https://blog.logos.co/article/motivational-imperative-commitment-prifi From Motivational to Imperative: Strengthening Commitments with PriFi], The Logos Blog, 24 September 2026		* [https://blog.logos.co/article/motivational-imperative-commitment-prifi From Motivational to Imperative: Strengthening Commitments with PriFi], The Logos Blog, 24 September 2026
	* [~~https:~~/~~/circles.logos.co/readme/for-circle-stewards/section-1-organising-circles-around-local-action/what-~~is-a-winnable-issue What is a winnable issue?], ~~Logos Circles handbook~~		* [[Start a Circle/What is a winnable issue?\|What is a winnable issue?]], Start a Circle
	* [~~https:~~/~~/circles.logos.co/readme/for-circle-stewards/section-1-organising-circles-around-local-action/circles-civil-society-issue-buckets-pilot~~ Circles Civil Society Issue Buckets (Pilot)], ~~Logos Circles handbook~~		* [[Start a Circle/Circles Civil Society Issue Buckets (Pilot)\|Circles Civil Society Issue Buckets (Pilot)]], Start a Circle
	* [~~https:~~/~~/circles.logos.co/readme/for-circle-stewards/section-1-organising-circles-around-local-action/winnable-~~issues~~-pipeline-workflow~~ Winnable issues: Pipeline Workflow], ~~Logos Circles handbook~~		* [[Start a Circle/Winnable issues: Pipeline Workflow\|Winnable issues: Pipeline Workflow]], Start a Circle
	* [~~https://circles.logos.co/readme/for-circle-stewards/section-5.-stewarding-~~a~~-circle~~/~~the-~~role-of~~-circle-~~stewards The role of Circle stewards], ~~Logos Circles handbook~~		* [[Start a Circle/The role of Circle stewards\|The role of Circle stewards]], Start a Circle
	* [~~https://circles.logos.co/readme/for-circle-stewards/section-5.-stewarding-~~a~~-circle~~/~~parallel-society-playbook~~ Parallel Society Playbook], ~~Logos Circles handbook~~		* [[Start a Circle/Parallel Society Playbook\|Parallel Society Playbook]], Start a Circle
	* [https://docs.grassecon.org/ Grassroots Economics documentation], docs.grassecon.org		* [https://docs.grassecon.org/ Grassroots Economics documentation], docs.grassecon.org
	* [https://research.ceu.edu/en/publications/sarafu-community-inclusion-currency-20202021/ Mattsson, Criscione and Ruddick, Sarafu Community Inclusion Currency 2020-2021], Scientific Data, December 2022		* [https://research.ceu.edu/en/publications/sarafu-community-inclusion-currency-20202021/ Mattsson, Criscione and Ruddick, Sarafu Community Inclusion Currency 2020-2021], Scientific Data, December 2022

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Every term on this wiki, A to Z. Format from Moneropedia.

== A ==
; Activist Builder
: Someone who turns community needs into "working tools, systems, research, media, and infrastructure", in the words of the Logos Activist Builder page. See [[Activist Builder]].

== B ==
; Basecamp
: Logos Basecamp, "a self-contained desktop application" for running a full Logos node, managing a wallet and installing modules. See [[Basecamp]].
; Blend
: The part of the Logos Blockchain that propagates transactions and blocks privately. See [[PriFi]].

== C ==
; Chama
: A savings and lending group in Kenya. Chamas are central to the Sarafu system. See [[Commitment pooling]].
; Charter 77
: An informal civic initiative in Czechoslovakia whose declaration was published on 6 January 1977. It criticised the government for failing to implement human rights commitments. See [[Charter 77]].
; Circle
: A Logos Circle, one of the "self-organised groups solving winnable issues that matter locally". See [[Circles]].
; Commitment pooling
: A protocol and practice in which communities issue redeemable commitments as vouchers and place them in shared pools. See [[Commitment pooling]].
; Community Asset Voucher
: A redeemable commitment issued by a community and placed in a shared pool, in the Grassroots Economics model. See [[Commitment pooling]].
; Cosmo-Local Credit
: The service that Sarafu Network moved to, according to the Grassroots Economics docs. See [[Sarafu Network]].
; Cryptarchia
: The private proof-of-stake consensus of the Logos Blockchain. See [[PriFi]].
; Crypto anarchy
: The idea set out in Timothy C. May's "The Crypto Anarchist Manifesto" (22 November 1992). See [[Cypherpunk]].
; Cypherpunk
: Someone who promotes strong cryptography and privacy-enhancing technology to bring about social and political change. See [[Cypherpunk]].

== E ==
; Exit
: Leaving a failing system rather than staying to change it. The term comes from Albert O. Hirschman (1970). See [[Exit]].

== F ==
; First Action
: A new Circle's first visible win on an issue its members care about, ideally a micro-action that can be done within a week. See [[Winnable issue]].

== I ==
; Imperative commitment
: A commitment that holds because breaking it is constrained or impossible. Compare motivational commitment. See [[PriFi]].
; Issue buckets
: The eight areas the Circles handbook uses to sort issues: Economy, Housing, Healthcare, Welfare, Security, Infrastructure, Institutions and Education. See [[Winnable issue]].
; Issue-cutting
: Narrowing a broad problem into a target that can realistically be won. See [[Winnable issue]].

== L ==
; λPrize (Lambda Prize)
: In the words of logos.co, "a competitive prize framework for developers shipping privacy-preserving software on the Logos stack". See [[λPrize]].
; LAN
: The Logos movement zine. Issue 1 came out in September 2026. See [[LAN]] and [[Issue 1]].
; Logos
: "The private-by-default technology stack for parallel societies", and a movement building a parallel society. See [[Logos]].
; Logos Messaging
: The Logos stack's anonymous communication layer. See [[PriFi]].
; Logos Storage
: Content-addressed storage with verifiable integrity, part of the Logos stack. See [[PriFi]].

== M ==
; Magnitizdat
: Sound recordings passed around on audio tape in the Soviet bloc. See [[Samizdat]].
; Mainnet
: The stage that follows the testnet versions on the Logos roadmap. See [[Testnet]].
; Motivational commitment
: A commitment that holds because the party could break it but prefers to keep it, for reasons such as reputation or collateral. See [[PriFi]].

== N ==
; Network state
: The Logos manifesto's aim: "a self-sovereign network state" founded on liberty, security, privacy, openness and decentralisation. See [[Logos]].
; Node
: A participant that runs the Logos blockchain. Basecamp lets users run a full node, and before mainnet users can run a node on the Logos testnet. See [[Run a node]].

== P ==
; Parallel polis
: Václav Benda's idea of building independent institutions alongside the official ones, from his 1978 essay. See [[Parallel polis]].
; Parallel society
: The goal of the Logos movement. The Circles handbook calls its creation "a form of non-violent civil resistance". See [[Parallel polis]].
; Parallel Society Playbook
: A collection of winnable issues Circles have solved, written up so other Circles can adapt them. See [[Winnable issue]].
; PriFi
: Private finance. The Logos design philosophy for financial tools on privacy-preserving, peer-to-peer infrastructure, on hardware you control. See [[PriFi]].

== R ==
; RFP
: Logos RFPs are "Funded calls for builders to ship Logos-powered applications and infrastructure." See [[RFPs]].

== S ==
; Samizdat
: Self-publishing of censored texts in the Soviet bloc, copied by hand or on typewriters. See [[Samizdat]].
; Sarafu
: A digital complementary currency in Kenya, worth roughly one Kenyan shilling. Grassroots Economics documents it as part of commitment pooling. See [[Sarafu Network]].
; Second culture
: Benda's name for independent culture outside official channels, which he called the most developed parallel structure. See [[Parallel polis]].
; Steward
: A Logos Circle organiser. Stewards organise each meeting, guide the conversation and help the group uncover a winnable issue. See [[Circles]].

== T ==
; Tamizdat
: Literature published abroad, often from smuggled manuscripts. See [[Samizdat]].
; Testnet
: The test version of the Logos network that runs before mainnet. Testnet v0.3 was released on 30 September 2026. See [[Testnet]].
; Transaction supply chain
: The seven links of a deal: discovery, diligence, negotiation, contracting, ordering, settlement and enforcement. See [[PriFi]].

== V ==
; Voice
: Complaining and pushing for change from inside a failing organisation, in Hirschman's terms. See [[Exit]].
; Voucher
: "A promise denominated in an agreed upon Unit of Account", in the Grassroots Economics glossary. See [[Commitment pooling]].

== W ==
; Winnable issue
: A clear, concrete local problem that a Logos Circle can act on and solve. See [[Winnable issue]].

== Z ==
; Zine
: A "noncommercial often homemade or online publication", usually made by one person or a small group. See [[Samizdat]].
; Zones
: The part of the Logos Blockchain that allows selective disclosure for compliance and disputes. See [[PriFi]].

== Sources ==
* [https://logos.co/ Logos homepage], logos.co
* [https://logos.co/movement Movement], logos.co
* [https://logos.co/activist-builder Activist Builder], logos.co
* [https://logos.co/basecamp Basecamp], logos.co
* [https://logos.co/lambda-prize Lambda Prize], logos.co
* [https://logos.co/builders-hub/rfps RFPs], logos.co
* [https://logos.co/roadmap Roadmap], logos.co
* [https://logos.co/prifi PriFi: Securing the Entire Transaction Supply Chain], logos.co
* [https://logos.co/manifesto Jarrad Hope, Logos: A Declaration of Independence in Cyberspace], logos.co
* [https://blog.logos.co/article/motivational-imperative-commitment-prifi From Motivational to Imperative: Strengthening Commitments with PriFi], The Logos Blog, 24 September 2026
* [https://circles.logos.co/readme/for-circle-stewards/section-1-organising-circles-around-local-action/what-is-a-winnable-issue What is a winnable issue?], Logos Circles handbook
* [https://circles.logos.co/readme/for-circle-stewards/section-1-organising-circles-around-local-action/circles-civil-society-issue-buckets-pilot Circles Civil Society Issue Buckets (Pilot)], Logos Circles handbook
* [https://circles.logos.co/readme/for-circle-stewards/section-1-organising-circles-around-local-action/winnable-issues-pipeline-workflow Winnable issues: Pipeline Workflow], Logos Circles handbook
* [https://circles.logos.co/readme/for-circle-stewards/section-5.-stewarding-a-circle/the-role-of-circle-stewards The role of Circle stewards], Logos Circles handbook
* [https://circles.logos.co/readme/for-circle-stewards/section-5.-stewarding-a-circle/parallel-society-playbook Parallel Society Playbook], Logos Circles handbook
* [https://docs.grassecon.org/ Grassroots Economics documentation], docs.grassecon.org
* [https://research.ceu.edu/en/publications/sarafu-community-inclusion-currency-20202021/ Mattsson, Criscione and Ruddick, Sarafu Community Inclusion Currency 2020-2021], Scientific Data, December 2022
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samizdat Samizdat], Wikipedia
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zine Zine], Wikipedia
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cypherpunk Cypherpunk], Wikipedia
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exit,_Voice,_and_Loyalty Exit, Voice, and Loyalty], Wikipedia
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charter_77 Charter 77], Wikipedia
* [https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/vaclav-benda-parallel-polis Václav Benda, Parallel Polis], The Anarchist Library

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