> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://doc.cryptostone.org/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://doc.cryptostone.org/crypto-stone-wp-v3.0-en.md). # CRYPTO STONE WP v3.0 EN Bitcoin formed a new asset concept known as digital gold through limited supply, public mining rules, a decentralized network, and a transaction structure that anyone can verify, even though it is not directly backed by physical gold. The essential significance of Bitcoin is that digital scarcity and ownership can be implemented through code and a network without relying on a specific issuer or central institution. The developer extends this idea to gemstones. In the real world, gemstones have limited reserves, and each gemstone has different scarcity and value depending on attributes such as weight, color, clarity, and cut. Even gemstones of the same type can have different values when their individual attributes differ. In this sense, gemstones are inherently non-fungible and well suited to being represented as unique assets in a digital environment. CryptoStone is a decentralized digital gemstone protocol designed to express the mineability, scarcity, grading, and collectibility of gemstones as on-chain and publicly verifiable data. Gem NFTs are mined in a digital environment without arbitrary intervention by a central server or operator. Each gemstone is represented as a unique Gem NFT, and attributes such as stone type, weight, color, clarity, cut, mining time, and mining pool are recorded and exposed through the protocol. This project does not aim to provide ownership, collateral rights, or redemption rights to real gemstones. What this whitepaper proposes is a study and experiment to implement the structural characteristics of real gemstones - limited supply, mineability, grading, scarcity, and collectibility - as independent scarce assets in a digital environment. If Bitcoin created the narrative of digital gold, and Litecoin was called digital silver, CryptoStone presents a new asset category: digital gemstones that are mined and refined on smart contracts. --- # Agent Instructions This documentation is published with GitBook. GitBook is the documentation platform designed so that both humans and AI agents can read, navigate, and reason over technical content effectively. Learn more at gitbook.com. ## Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter, and the optional `goal` query parameter: ``` GET https://doc.cryptostone.org/crypto-stone-wp-v3.0-en.md?ask=&goal= ``` `ask` is the immediate question: it should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. `goal` is optional and describes the broader end goal you are ultimately trying to accomplish on behalf of the user. GitBook uses it to tailor the answer towards what is most useful for that goal. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.