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28 May 2026

Six ways to prove a condition is met

From dual sign-off to signed oracle feeds — how each verification mode works and when to use it.

A milestone releases only when its condition is proven. Pontis ships six verifier modes so the proof fits the deal rather than forcing the deal to fit the tool.

The six modes

Dual sign-off (both parties confirm), time/deadline (with deemed approval), document hash (an upload matches an agreed SHA-256), API webhook (a signed event from an external system), oracle (a certified feed crosses a threshold), and accredited verifier (an independent third party attests).

Every verification is signed

Whatever the mode, the verification is signed and appended to the obligation's tamper-evident audit chain, with the evidence reference and the actor recorded. Disputes then have an evidence base, not an argument.

Build on the layer that decides when money moves.