Seed node repo: README, planning placeholder, .nojekyll

Author: melvincarvalho

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+# bitcoin-kernel / node
+
+A browser-native Bitcoin node. Validate Bitcoin's consensus rules in a tab,
+persist the chain to OPFS, and sync through a thin local bridge. Built on the
+[bitcoin-kernel](https://github.com/bitcoin-kernel/bitcoin-kernel.github.io) engine.
+
+**Status: planning.** See the [roadmap](../../issues/1).
+
+## The idea: usable first, trustless later
+
+Three resource tiers. Opt into more to trust less.
+
+| Tier | Does | Cost | Device |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| 0 Lite | headers + Neutrino wallet (BIP 157/158) | ~100 MB, minutes | phone |
+| 1 Validating | assumeutxo snapshot, validate new blocks live | a few GB | laptop |
+| 2 Full | backfill genesis to tip, fully trustless | ~650 GB, lots of RAM | desktop |
+
+## Pillars
+
+- **Storage:** OPFS (synchronous access handles in a Web Worker).
+- **Compute:** WASM-SIMD secp256k1 + Web Workers; the UTXO set lives in RAM, not a DB.
+- **Networking:** a small local WebSocket-to-TCP bridge (a browser cannot open raw TCP).
+
+Every milestone is gated by a benchmark. Honest target: usable in minutes via
+assumeutxo, fully validated from genesis in an afternoon on commodity hardware.
+Not an archival node, not a Bitcoin Core replacement.
+
+Independent community project, not affiliated with Bitcoin Core.

README.md

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+ <div class="tag">bitcoin&#183;kernel / node &#183; planning</div>
+ <h1>A Bitcoin node, <b>in your browser.</b></h1>
+ <p>Validate Bitcoin's consensus rules in a tab, persist the chain to OPFS, sync through a thin local bridge. Usable as a wallet in minutes; fully validated in the background.</p>
+ <table>
+  <tr><td>Tier 0 &#183; Lite</td><td>headers + Neutrino wallet &#183; ~100 MB &#183; phone</td></tr>
+  <tr><td>Tier 1 &#183; Validating</td><td>assumeutxo, validate new blocks live &#183; laptop</td></tr>
+  <tr><td>Tier 2 &#183; Full</td><td>backfill genesis to tip, fully trustless &#183; desktop</td></tr>
+ </table>
+ <p>Built on <a href="https://bitcoin-kernel.github.io/">bitcoin-kernel</a>. Follow the <a href="https://github.com/bitcoin-kernel/node/issues/1">roadmap</a>.</p>
+</div></body></html>