Mar 06 2025 49 mins
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