Crypto reputation scores and onchain trust mechanisms with Ethos CEO Trevor Thompson

The Block's Editor-in-Chief, Tim Copeland, was joined by Ethos CEO Trevor Thompson.

In this episode, Copeland and Thompson discuss reputation scores in crypto and how Ethos aims to bring accountability through on-chain trust mechanisms. The discussion also covers the potential impact of reputation markets, comparisons to Friend Tech, 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