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+{
+	"_comment": "Whitelist of approved minter addresses (lowercase). Empty = deny any new minter proposal, including bridges (bridge type is inferred from a trivial usd() view call and is therefore unsafe to exempt). Add legitimate proposals here via PR + redeploy before they pass the application period.",
+	"minters": []
+}