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    • Introduction
  • Games & Graphs
    • Overview
      • The Graph
      • Snapshot-Relative Diffusion
      • Graph Commitments & Snapshots
      • Optimistic Diffusion Claims
      • Validator Audits & Penalties
      • Basic Example
  • Markets
    • Registry
    • Bootstrapping (Seeds & Vaults)
  • Security
    • Overview
      • Graph Value
      • Sybil Resistance
  • Proofs
    • Overview
      • Identity Proofs
      • Service Proofs
      • Proofs as Probabilities
      • Location Proofs
  • Trust
    • Overview
      • Propagation
      • Sampling & Slashing
      • Self-Policing
    • Identity
    • More Resources
  • ArchitectureSoon
    • Overview
      • Execution Architecture
      • State Model
      • Settlement
      • Consensus
      • Performance & Storage
  • Insurance & Dispute ResolutionSoon
    • Dispute Resolution & Collateral
    • Insurance AMM (IAMM)

Trust Overview

Trust in Local Protocol is derived from transaction history and graph connectivity, with mechanisms to propagate and penalize trust assumptions over time.

Trust in Local Protocol is derived from transaction history and graph connectivity, with mechanisms to propagate (and penalize) trust assumptions over time.

Next Steps

  • Trust Propagation
  • Sampling & Slashing
  • Self-Policing
Previous Shift←TrustShift→ NextPropagation

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Last updated June 27, 2026
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