DMT-NAT is effectively an altcoin which makes it off topic in this area
I understand the concern, and I agree that the Bitcoin main section shouldn’t be a dumping ground for generic altcoin promotion.
That said, whether DMT-NAT qualifies as an “altcoin” in the traditional sense is not entirely clear-cut. It is not a separate blockchain, does not alter Bitcoin’s consensus rules, and is not created via a fork or protocol change. Rather, it is a Digital Matter Theory element derived entirely from existing Bitcoin block data and issued automatically to miners from within Bitcoin’s current rule set. While it is technically transferable and tradeable, that alone doesn’t fully capture what it represents.
More importantly, the relevance here is not the token itself but the problem it addresses. Bitcoin faces a widely acknowledged long-term security-budget challenge as block subsidies decline and fee markets remain uncertain. Most proposed solutions—tail emissions, demurrage, PoS, forks, or consensus changes—either fundamentally alter Bitcoin’s properties or have been repeatedly rejected by the community.
DMT-NAT is notable because, so far, it is the only proposal that attempts to address the security-budget issue without modifying Bitcoin’s code, monetary policy, or consensus rules, and without requiring a fork. If a better, non-invasive solution emerges, it should absolutely be preferred. At present, however, this is the only approach that appears to operate entirely within Bitcoin’s existing framework.
I appreciate that some members are understandably wary of “yet another token,” and that skepticism is healthy. Unfortunately, it’s difficult to discuss this particular approach without referencing the tokenized representation itself, as that is how the mechanism manifests economically for miners.
If the consensus is that this discussion still doesn’t belong in the main Bitcoin section, I’ll respect that. I’m sure the intent here is not to promote an altcoin, but to discuss a Bitcoin-relevant mechanism aimed at a long-term issue the community broadly agrees exists. This isn’t exactly a venue that attracts speculative buyers, which suggests the motivation is discussion rather than promotion.
