𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻-𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝗮 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸

𝟭. 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿. Treat mining like any other strategic infrastructure. Incentivize domestic mining companies by lowering regulatory/administative burdens. Development of joint gov/private projects on stranded hydro, flare-gas or wind-curtailment sites.

𝟮. 𝗘𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗮 𝘀𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗽𝗼𝗼𝗹. Even a small pool guarantees block templates free from external censorship and ensures the governments' and its citizens' transactions are included in blocks.

𝟯. 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀. Pacts with allied pools can backstop national capacity during fee shocks.

𝟰. 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸-𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘀. Observe for signs of exclusion, censorship, or manipulation within the network - eg a pattern of omission may signal selective censorship or regulatory compliance to foreign policies (eg OFAC). Track template distribution and orphan-block rates for early signs of censorship, manipulation or collusion attempts.