June 10, 2026 · 19:00
00:51 UTC
Founding Partner
Gerry
Tampa, Florida
A longtime friend sits down with the founder over dinner in Tampa. Chuck walks him through Alcyone ID — the XRP Ledger, self-sovereign identity, and what it means to anchor a person's identity to a place on Earth rather than a document. Gerry gets it. The idea lands.
When the Idea Lands
On June 10, 2026, Chuck Palm and Gerry met in Tampa for dinner. It was an evening conversation — 19:00 — the kind that starts as a catch-up and ends with something larger taking shape.
Chuck walked Gerry through Alcyone ID: what it means for a person to own their identity anchor without a government document, without a hospital intake form, without a third party holding the key. The what3words coordinate as a genesis point. The XRP Ledger as the chain of custody. The idea that your first proof of existence could be a precise location on Earth.
Gerry got it. Not in the way a pitch lands when someone is being polite — in the way a concept lands when it connects to something a person already knows is broken. That is what ALC-0024 records: the moment the idea crossed from founder to listener and found solid ground.
The meeting did not close anything. It opened a door. And the fact that Gerry walked through it is worth sealing.