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Decision

Nodes are ranked by a reputation score in [0.0, 1.0] derived from a combination of direct local observation and signed gossip reports from staked nodes. Local experience dominates; gossip sharpens the picture for nodes you have not yet interacted with. Only staked nodes may submit gossip reports. Clients contribute to local scores only.

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Reporter weighting

A report’s weight is a function of the reporter’s track record and counterparty diversity, computed against on-chain settlement history. A node that has only ever settled with itself and a few colluders is heavily down-weighted; a node that has settled fairly with many counterparties is trusted more. Reporter weight is bounded so no single party dominates.

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Clamping and cold-start

  • Per-report clamp. A single report can move a target’s score by at most a bounded amount, preventing flash-crashes from coordinated negatives.
  • Decay toward neutral. In the absence of fresh reports, scores drift toward a neutral value over time.
  • Cold-start bootstrap. New nodes get a small initial reputation bonus so they can earn their first traffic. The bootstrap is one-time per operator address — re-staking under a new identity does not replay it.

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What triggers reports

Interaction outcomes generate reports. Examples:

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Why not purely on-chain?

On-chain reputation scales poorly — thousands of report transactions per hour would be cost-prohibitive. Reports stay in gossip and only escalate to on-chain slashing when the evidentiary bar is crossed. Reporter weighting still anchors to on-chain settlement history, so it remains auditable.