Thanks, Jack. That distinction is precisely where my thinking is heading. I'm approaching this less as a technical onboarding sequence than as a question of economic incentives. Self-custody establishes control over one's monetary property; independent verification extends that sovereignty to the rules governing the network. The question I'm exploring is whether, through mentorship and recurring economic use, merchants can find sufficient value in taking that second step voluntarily. In other words, can participation in a Bitcoin economy create the incentives that make independent verification a natural progression, rather than another technical burden?