The inversion
Most chains are a virtual machine written in one language (Go, Rust, C++) that then interprets contracts written in another. max-chain collapses that seam: the ledger, the consensus rules, and the contract logic are all MAX — the same self-hosting compiler that builds the rest of the lab's stack builds the chain itself.
What it is
A permissioned proof-of-authority consensus core with its own test suite — a self-contained system, not a public network.
What is not public
The consensus internals and the authority-management scheme are engineering-open on request; the theorem work behind them stays inside the lab.
