Crypto reputation scores and onchain trust mechanisms with Ethos CEO Trevor Thompson
Quick Take
- Ethos Co-Founder & CEO Trevor Thompson explains the potential role reputation scores could play in crypto markets, and how Ethos is attempting to quantify trust on-chain through reviews and social vouching systems.
Episode 18 of The Crypto Beat was recorded with The Block's Editor-In-Chief Tim Copeland and Ethos Co-Founder & CEO Trevor Thompson.
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The Block's Editor-in-Chief, Tim Copeland, was joined by Ethos Co-Founder & CEO Trevor Thompson.
In this episode, Copeland and Thompson discuss crypto reputation scores and how Ethos aims to bring accountability through onchain trust mechanisms. They also discuss the potential impact of reputation markets and how transparency influences trust in the crypto space.
OUTLINE
00:00 - Introduction
01:17 - Ethos explained
03:44 - Ethos’s vouching system
06:15 - Reputation growth
07:50 - Points and potential token launch
11:28 - Lessons from Friend.tech
13:58 - Transparency and accountability
18:37 - Building a strong community
23:53 - Preventing scams with reputation scores
29:33 - Weighing reputation scores
33:32 - Ethos markets
40:29 - Potential long cons
42:24 - KOL tokenization and reputation
45:27 - The future of Ethos
48:45 - Closing thoughts
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Guest links:
Trevor Thompson - https://www.linkedin.com/in/trevor-thompson-atx/
Trevor Thompson on X - https://x.com/0x5f_eth
Ethos - https://www.ethos.network/
Ethos on X - https://x.com/ethos_network
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