Trust Actions
Endorse, challenge, vouch, report, stake, dispute. Talk is cheap, so opinions here cost.
Trust on Zaps is built, defended, and attacked in public, every day. Six actions carry it. Each one costs something, because a signal that costs nothing means nothing.
The everyday actions
Endorse. A public +1 on someone's standing, weighted by your own Trader Score. An endorsement from a proven trader moves the needle. One from a fresh account barely registers. Costs a 2-zap action fee.
Challenge. Public, on-the-record doubt, with a short reason attached. Weighted by your Trader Score, same as an endorsement. Costs a 2-zap action fee.
Both are open to everyone, on any KOL and any clan member. One active endorsement and one active challenge per person, per target: tapping endorse twice does not double the effect.
The heavyweight actions
Vouch. Burn zaps on a KOL's name, forever. You get a timestamped Early Backer badge that never expires. They get Conviction, a permanent public record of how much belief their community has spent on them. A vouch cannot be taken back regardless of what happens later. A stake is a bet. A burn is a statement.
Experience report. A detailed account of trading with a specific KOL, anchored to your actual onchain history. Only verified clan members who traded with that KOL can write one, which is exactly why it is the highest trust signal on the platform.
Self-stake. A KOL locks zaps on their own name for 30 days and wears a public Staked badge while the lock holds. Slashed during the lock: the zaps burn in public, permanently, on their record. This is a KOL putting real skin behind their own name.
Challenge & Defense Stake. The formal dispute. Open to anyone, not just clan members, because a KOL's own loyalists should never be able to shield them from legitimate scrutiny. The accuser locks zaps on the accusation. The KOL locks zaps to defend. The loser's stake transfers to the winner, and the outcome lands on both records.
Why false accusations stay rare
Filing a formal dispute and losing it costs you twice: your stake transfers to the person you accused, and your own standing takes a hit that is weighted heavier than any everyday action. Repeatedly losing disputes against the same target compounds the penalty. Accusations are a tool for people who are right, and expensive for people who are not.
Where disputes play out
An active dispute is never quiet. The accusation, both stakes, and the community's live stance are public. Anyone can read everything. Taking a side asks you to connect first, and costs the standard action fee.