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A Distributed Quantum Ledger Architecture for Spacetime: Proof-of-Consciousness Consensus in Loop Quantum Gravity

Antonio Jesus Maroto Enriquez

Published Dec 6, 2025• 0 citations
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I formalize the Arquitectura Universal Distribuida (AUD) as a three-dimensional quantum blockchain of Planck-scale “quantum cubes” governed by the novel Proof-of-Consciousness (PoC) consensus protocol. Each cube acts as a Loop Quantum Gravity spin-network node and full validator. Information is stored holographically via universal entanglement, providing a provably unclonable hash function. The global validator — the Absolute — enforces non-local consensus through Bell-inequality violations and high-energy entanglement observed at the LHC. The model resolves the von Neumann measurement chain and predicts observable deviations in entanglement entropy growth.

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10.5281/zenodo.17834958

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