Question 1

Is Reward a reputation scoring system?

Accepted Answer

No. Reward is not a reputation or scoring system. It does not rank, score, or evaluate contributions. Reward captures contribution as structured, verifiable records. It shows what happened, when it happened, and who was involved without interpretation, evaluation, or ranking. No scoring. No ranking. No interpretation.

Question 2

What does verification mean?

Accepted Answer

Verification records a factual outcome: did the work happen as described? Does the proof support the claim? Verification is not a quality assessment or value judgment. It answers 'did this happen?' not 'was this good?' It is a factual check, not an evaluation. All verification outcomes, verified, rejected, and pending, are preserved as protocol history. Rejected contributions remain visible and are part of the permanent record.

Question 3

Who can verify?

Accepted Answer

Projects define verifier allowlists. Only addresses on a project's verifier allowlist can review contributions for that project and record verification outcomes. Verifiers are authorised addresses, not roles or identities. The protocol operates at the address level, maintaining address-level attribution throughout.

Question 4

What happens if something is rejected?

Accepted Answer

Rejected contributions remain visible in protocol history forever. Rejection is a verification outcome, not a deletion or failure. A rejected contribution means the verifier determined the work did not happen as described or the proof was insufficient. This outcome is permanent and part of the historical record. Rejected contributions are not hidden, filtered, or removed.

Question 5

Can verification be disputed?

Accepted Answer

Verification outcomes are permanent once recorded. The protocol does not include a dispute mechanism in Layer 0. Systems built on top of Reward (Layer +1) may implement dispute or appeal processes, but the protocol layer itself preserves verification outcomes as immutable records.

Question 6

Is Reward on-chain?

Accepted Answer

Reward Core currently operates with a local simulator for development and testing. Anchoring is coming next. The protocol layer captures contribution truth immediately, regardless of anchoring mode. Records are created, verified, and preserved as structured protocol objects. Chain anchoring on Base will provide immutability and public auditability.

Question 7

What is Reward Core vs the protocol?

Accepted Answer

Reward is the protocol layer that records contributions as structured records. Reward Core is Layer 0: a neutral, archival explorer for reading protocol history. It presents records without ranking or scoring.

Question 8

Does Reward decide rewards/token allocation?

Accepted Answer

No. Reward does not perform token allocation or economic distribution. It records contribution history. Allocation systems (Layer +1) may reference this history, but Reward Core does not embed allocation logic.

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