feat: "Why Lethean" page replacing sparse about page

- CIC governance explained (UK law, 8-pac voting, enforceable)
- Blockchain-native vs database comparison table
- 6 feature cards: CIC, blockchain, BTC, open source, wholesale, decentralised
- Lethean vs Traditional Registrars comparison table
- CTA to pricing page

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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@ -60,6 +60,11 @@ class HomeController extends Controller
return view('lethean::about');
}
public function why(): \Illuminate\View\View
{
return view('lethean::why');
}
public function network(): \Illuminate\View\View
{
$info = $this->rpc->getInfo();

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@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Route;
use Website\Lethean\Controllers\HomeController;
Route::get('/', [HomeController::class, 'index'])->name('home');
Route::get('/about', [HomeController::class, 'about'])->name('about');
Route::get('/about', [HomeController::class, 'why'])->name('about');
Route::get('/network', [HomeController::class, 'network'])->name('network');
Route::get('/sunrise', [HomeController::class, 'sunrise'])->name('sunrise');
Route::get('/pricing', [HomeController::class, 'pricing'])->name('pricing');

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@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
@extends('lethean::layout')
@section('title', 'Why Lethean')
@section('meta_description', 'Community-owned Web3 registrar. CIC governance, blockchain-native, BTC payments, open source. Not another corporation selling domains.')
@section('content')
<div class="section">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-bottom: 3rem;">
<h2>Why Lethean?</h2>
<p style="color: var(--muted); max-width: 600px; margin: 0 auto;">Not another corporation selling domains. A community-owned registrar where the customers are the shareholders.</p>
</div>
<div class="card-grid">
<div class="card">
<h3>Community Interest Company</h3>
<p style="color: var(--muted); line-height: 1.7;">
Lethean is a UK-registered CIC a legal structure where the community controls the company. The 8-pac (community wallet holders) vote on all decisions. The company must comply. This isn't DAO governance theatre — it's UK company law, enforceable by the Officer of Social Enterprise.
</p>
</div>
<div class="card">
<h3>Blockchain-Native</h3>
<p style="color: var(--muted); line-height: 1.7;">
Your .lthn name isn't a row in our database — it's an alias on a live blockchain with hybrid PoW/PoS consensus. DNS records live on the ITNS sidechain. Your identity is cryptographically yours. We can't take it away even if we wanted to.
</p>
</div>
<div class="card">
<h3>Pay With Bitcoin</h3>
<p style="color: var(--muted); line-height: 1.7;">
Self-hosted BTCPay Server. No credit card processors, no Stripe fees, no chargebacks, no payment data stored. Your BTC goes directly to the project. No middlemen.
</p>
</div>
<div class="card">
<h3>Open Source</h3>
<p style="color: var(--muted); line-height: 1.7;">
EUPL-1.2 licensed. The chain, the tools, the registrar, the gateway software all open source. Fork it, audit it, run your own. The code is at <a href="https://forge.lthn.ai">forge.lthn.ai</a>.
</p>
</div>
<div class="card">
<h3>Wholesale Pricing</h3>
<p style="color: var(--muted); line-height: 1.7;">
SSL certificates at wholesale from GoGetSSL. DNS hosting powered by ClouDNS at cost-plus. No 10x markup on commodity services. A CIC doesn't need to maximise profit it needs to serve the community.
</p>
</div>
<div class="card">
<h3>Decentralised Infrastructure</h3>
<p style="color: var(--muted); line-height: 1.7;">
Proxy and VPN services run on independently-operated gateway nodes, not our servers. We route traffic, we don't see it. Gateway operators earn LTHN per GB served. No single point of failure.
</p>
</div>
</div>
<div class="section" style="margin-top: 2rem;">
<h3 style="text-align: center; margin-bottom: 1.5rem;">Lethean vs Traditional Registrars</h3>
<table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 800px; margin: 0 auto;">
<tr style="border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border); text-align: left;">
<th style="padding: 0.75rem; color: var(--muted);"></th>
<th style="padding: 0.75rem; color: var(--accent);">Lethean</th>
<th style="padding: 0.75rem; color: var(--muted);">Traditional</th>
</tr>
<tr style="border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);">
<td style="padding: 0.75rem;">Ownership</td>
<td style="padding: 0.75rem; color: var(--green);">Community (CIC)</td>
<td style="padding: 0.75rem; color: var(--muted);">Corporation / VC-backed</td>
</tr>
<tr style="border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);">
<td style="padding: 0.75rem;">Name storage</td>
<td style="padding: 0.75rem; color: var(--green);">Blockchain</td>
<td style="padding: 0.75rem; color: var(--muted);">Database</td>
</tr>
<tr style="border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);">
<td style="padding: 0.75rem;">Can seize your domain?</td>
<td style="padding: 0.75rem; color: var(--green);">No cryptographic ownership</td>
<td style="padding: 0.75rem; color: var(--muted);">Yes ToS violation, court order</td>
</tr>
<tr style="border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);">
<td style="padding: 0.75rem;">Payment</td>
<td style="padding: 0.75rem; color: var(--green);">BTC (self-hosted BTCPay)</td>
<td style="padding: 0.75rem; color: var(--muted);">Credit card (Stripe/PayPal)</td>
</tr>
<tr style="border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);">
<td style="padding: 0.75rem;">Source code</td>
<td style="padding: 0.75rem; color: var(--green);">Open (EUPL-1.2)</td>
<td style="padding: 0.75rem; color: var(--muted);">Closed</td>
</tr>
<tr style="border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);">
<td style="padding: 0.75rem;">DNS infrastructure</td>
<td style="padding: 0.75rem; color: var(--green);">Blockchain sidechain + ClouDNS</td>
<td style="padding: 0.75rem; color: var(--muted);">Proprietary nameservers</td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>
<div class="card" style="margin-top: 2rem; text-align: center; padding: 2rem;">
<h3>Ready?</h3>
<p style="color: var(--muted); margin-bottom: 1rem;">Register your .lthn name, set up DNS, get SSL, and start routing traffic all from one place.</p>
<a href="/pricing" class="api-link">View pricing &rarr;</a>
</div>
</div>
@endsection