A ledgdex is for trades between people or computers that keep their own records. They want these records to be evidence.
a seller that sells to regular buyers offers, claims, payment notices, receipts
an exchange of sellers a root (admission), an index (discovery) and sellers
freelance services an offer for each service, delivered with a link, disputes to a guild
digital goods and licences a seller bot that delivers after payment
early access, one-of-a-kind items sealed-bid auctions, with a reserve
procurement and tenders "best": "lowest" auctions: the lowest bid under the budget wins
robots and machines that sell service device keys, a claim for each unit, settlement each day
a club or co-operative admission through a root, offers for members only
public records of supply notes and offers as dated, signed statementsA ledgdex is not for these jobs:
- Trades that need one shared global order, or instant finality between strangers. Ledgdex has no consensus, by design.
- Money itself. Payment occurs outside the ledger, and the ledger records it.