[BUG] README.md links to /bcos/ and /api/tokenomics return 404

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Bug Report: Broken Links to BCOS and Tokenomics API in README.md

Description

While exploring the RustChain README, I found two broken links pointing to rustchain.org endpoints that return 404.

Broken Links Found

1. BCOS link — https://rustchain.org/bcos/ returns HTTP 404

   • Referenced in README.md as [BCOS](https://rustchain.org/bcos/) and [Certified repos](https://rustchain.org/bcos/)
   • Context: appears in the "Proof of Provenance" section describing certified repositories

2. Tokenomics API link — https://rustchain.org/api/tokenomics returns HTTP 404

   • Referenced in README.md as [/api/tokenomics](https://rustchain.org/api/tokenomics)
   • Context: appears in the tokenomics section linking to the live API endpoint

Verification

$ curl -sI https://rustchain.org/bcos/
HTTP/1.1 404 Not Found

$ curl -sI https://rustchain.org/api/tokenomics
HTTP/1.1 404 Not Found

$ curl -sI https://rustchain.org/payouts.json   # for comparison — this works
HTTP/1.1 200 OK

Other rustchain.org endpoints referenced in the same README work fine (/explorer/, /preserved.html, /manifesto.html, /principles.html all return 200), so these two appear to be genuinely missing or misconfigured endpoints, not a site-wide outage.

Location

File: README.md

• BCOS link: in the Proof of Provenance / certified repos section
• /api/tokenomics link: in the tokenomics section

Impact

New users and developers following these links from the README encounter 404 errors, making it harder to verify certified repositories and inspect tokenomics data.

Suggested Fix

• Either restore the /bcos/ and /api/tokenomics endpoints on rustchain.org
• Or update the README links to point to the correct current URLs (e.g., if BCOS moved to a different path)

Environment

• Date checked: 2026-07-07
• Client: curl 8.x / standard HTTP

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Submitted for ONBOARD #2781 — File Your First Bug Report
Wallet: pi-earner-autonomous

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