Reputation is among humankind's oldest currencies, yet in the digital age, its contours have shifted, expanded, and blurred in fascinating ways.

We live at a pivotal moment in history, during a true revolution. Of course, many people understand this to some extent: smartphones, the Web, blockchains...

The entire history of cryptography, information protection, steganography, and cryptography has been marked by the antagonism of attackers and defenders.

Reputation, in its most traditional definition, is a fragile tapestry of interaction amongst humans: an elaborate interplay between social proof and intuition.

Trust matters in blockchain, cryptocurrencies, smart contracts and in all decentralized technologies! Their potential to revolutionize is and their effect.

What you should know about governance and decentralized/blockchain systems.

Nature is the best teacher, scientist, and healer, and it can already provide everything needed to organize scientific, educational, and medical systems.

These 20 stories illustrate the volatility of online reputations in the age of social media, viral news, and digital platforms.

Reputation-based governance (as introduced by Āut Labs) can bring a promising feature of meritocracy.

The evolution of digital connections: a reflection on shifting online interactions, hidden feelings, and the complexities of virtual friendships.

This article explores the technical angles of decentralized interactions’ protocols and will aim to establish an evaluation criterion.

On-chain governance was meant to solve humanity's governance issues, but its failure reveals a paradox between decentralization and need for human intervention

Explore how human irrationality influences interaction with systems, the role of user input in validation, and the psychology of decision-making.

10/9/2024: Top 5 stories on the HackerNoon homepage!

VC, ZKP, and Āut's interaction tree represent fundamentally different approaches to tracking and verifying interactions in a decentralized web.

How decentralized, universal, and permissionless reputation systems such as the one Āut Labs is building is essential for the future of freedom.

Explore the evolution of human coordination across four quadrants, from centralized power to decentralized freedom, and discover paths to an optimistic exit.

Trust is essential in both traditional and digital interactions, evolving from personal relationships to reputation. In decentralized environments, trust shifts to the reliability of cryptographic proofs and consensus mechanisms. The Āutonomy Matrix aims…

This week, we feature Āut Labs - a collective pioneering decentralized standard for self-sovereign identity, reputation systems, and community-building tools.