Research topic
token locking, governance and transaction utility
In the program KYP: trust and governance
KYP, Know Your Peer, researches decentralized identity, reputation, peer agreements and economic coordination. Its components are treated as potential protocols requiring privacy, governance, security and legal validation.
Questions guiding this line
- How can identity and reputation support peer coordination without creating unchecked surveillance or exclusion?
- How should disputes, incentives and attempts to manipulate reputation be addressed?
Criterion for progress
Define identity, governance, reputation, smart contract, Sybil attack prevention and jurisdiction models. Token and exchange service ideas remain research concepts.
Research context
Educational, identity, inspection and veracity applications require appropriate safeguards, testing and human review before use in real-world situations.