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First publication · 22 June 2026 · Hong Kong

GMRI™ — Authorship & Priority Chain

The GMRI™ index family is the first publicly published market index dedicated to tokenized physical metals. This page is the single canonical record of authorship, first-publication date, and the cryptographic chain that establishes priority.

First published 22 June 2026 19 family members Methodology v1.1.1 UK BMR anchor (PAXG)

Authorship statement

The GMRI™ (Global Metals RWA Index) family — including the composite TS-GMRI and all 19 sub-indices — was conceived, authored, and first published by Andrey Kuznetsov, founder of TrueSource Metals, in Hong Kong on 22 June 2026.

TrueSource Metals Research operates GMRI under a transparent, primary-source methodology. The author retains attribution as the original inventor; TrueSource Metals operates the methodology, data pipelines, and benchmark publication.

Cryptographic priority chain

Four independent timestamped artefacts together establish authorship and first-publication priority. Any third party can verify each item using only the public URL and standard SHA-256 tooling.

  1. Methodology v1.0 — SHA-256. Hash 7ede98c4aa01ec7ad32ec7ebe3a62b306326631965a98732e5521325417cb1bd published at /data/gmri/methodology-v1.0.sha256.txt on 22 June 2026.
  2. Author-attributed signature. A second SHA-256 commitment extending the v1.0 hash with explicit inventor attribution, published at /data/gmri/methodology-v1.0-author.sha256.txt. This file is part of the immutable priority chain.
  3. Git commit chain. First-publication commit timestamp and every subsequent methodology revision are recorded in the TrueSource Metals source repository. Commit metadata is independently verifiable.
  4. OpenTimestamps anchor. The methodology v1.0 SHA-256 is anchored into the Bitcoin blockchain via OpenTimestamps, producing an irrefutable proof-of-existence dated 22 June 2026.

Off-platform sealed record

In addition to the public chain above, a notarised authorship statement is held off-platform for evidentiary use in trademark, licensing, or legal matters.

Notarised authorship statement

Hong Kong notary public attestation of authorship, signed by Andrey Kuznetsov, dated and sealed. Includes methodology v1.0 SHA-256 and first-publication URL.

Available on request for legal or regulatory matters: [email protected]

Inventor certificate (public)

One-page summary of the authorship claim, intended for public reference. The inventor name appears on this certificate and on this page only on the public site.

/data/gmri/inventor-certificate.pdf

Why one canonical page

TrueSource Metals is built as institutional infrastructure: the methodology, member pages, errata, and family overview attribute authorship to TrueSource Metals Research. This page is the single canonical location where the original inventor is named. The pattern follows how solo-founded institutional products typically handle priority claims — one controlled authorship surface, with everything else operating under the institutional brand.

Citation

Kuznetsov, A. (2026). GMRI™ — Global Metals RWA Index Family.
TrueSource Metals Research, Hong Kong.
First published 22 June 2026.
https://www.truesourcemetals.com/gmri/authorship/

Primary references: /gmri/methodology/ (current v1.1.1) · /gmri/family/ · /gmri/errata/ · /data/gmri/methodology-v1.0.md (immutable v1.0). For trademark, licensing, or regulatory enquiries: [email protected].