Starting today, anyone with an Ethos profile can now create their own reputation market on ethos.markets! By enabling this feature, you open your reputation up to active trading by allowing market participants to buy votes of trust or distrust in you.

We've also introduced new bonding curve options, making markets significantly more dynamic and exciting.

If you're new to markets, here's a quick recap: Ethos.network remains our flagship product focused on establishing credibility and reputation through a Proof-of-Stake-like system. In contrast, ethos.markets offers a speculative environment where users can actively trade reputational signals. You can learn more about how these markets function here.

How Reputation Markets Work

Previously, reputation markets on ethos.markets were limited to a select few users. Today, we're empowering every Ethos profile holder to launch their own market. As a market owner, you automatically earn 1% of all buy transactions within your market.

When you log into Ethos, you'll now find an option to set up your reputation market seamlessly. While creating your market, you'll have a choice of different price curves. Originally, all bonding curves were "insulated," meaning they led to low volatility and slower market movement.

We've listened to your feedback and added two exciting new bonding curve options: "Volatile" and "Average." These curves significantly increase market dynamics, allowing reputation scores to shift more dramatically and providing participants with a more engaging trading experience.

Owning Your Market

Launching a market puts your reputation front and center, directly tied to your Ethos profile—even visible on platforms like Twitter! Your ethos.network profile serves as the ground truth, clearly highlighting discrepancies between your established credibility and your speculative market reputation.

As a market owner, Ethos provides an intuitive interface where you can effortlessly manage your market, track activities, and conveniently claim rewards from buy transactions. Every time someone buys trust or distrust, you earn, making it beneficial to foster a dynamic market around your reputation.

Embracing Anonymity and Market Participation

Anyone can participate in ethos.markets—including anonymous accounts. This approach introduces the concept of anonymity within Ethos, serving as a precursor to our upcoming zkReviews feature.

Anonymous participants can actively trade trust and distrust, creating insightful contrasts between speculative markets and the verified credibility established on ethos.network. This dynamic highlights the difference between anonymous speculation and verified, identity-backed reputation.

Double Contributor XP

As a bonus, all reputation markets now award double Contributor XP for your holdings, rewarding active participation and enhancing your reputation journey on Ethos.

Dive in, explore, and begin trading reputation today!