The Crypto Beat

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

Show Notes

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


The Block Newsletters

The Block's newsletters bring you the latest news and analysis of the fast-moving crypto and DeFi markets. To subscribe, visit theblock.co/newsletters


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


What is The Crypto Beat?

The Crypto Beat is a live streaming podcast focused on topical crypto news events. The podcast will feature multiple guests who are deep in the crypto industry sharing their views on the topic of the day. It will be available across X, Twitch and YouTube and made available afterwards on popular audio platforms.