# Invariant 4 — No Double Counting

Cross-chain movement introduces risk of temporarily inconsistent states. Multistake eliminates this by enforcing:

* capital in transit counts as **zero**
* assets deployed on a plane can only be counted once
* assets returning from an unwind count **only after validation**
* no value is added at send-time; only after validated arrival
* partial unwinds create proportional adjustments, never projections

This invariant prevents temporary cross-chain states from creating phantom NAV.


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