The Compendium Protocol
Towards a novel tokenized information ecosystem
Introduction
The Compendium protocol (or 'Compendium') is a system designed to build a platform of encyclopedic knowledge for the new internet, with a focus on current knowledge. The protocol enables users to create, validate, critique, and continually layer information in an encyclopedic format, so as to achieve the greatest proxy to information neutrality and non-censorship, without sacrificing reliability.
To this end, Compendium utilizes blockchain technology and tokenization to create an economy of balanced incentives around information itself.
The protocol will be built modularly, in independent domains (what we call 'Books' of the Compendium) focusing on particular sets and subsets of information where credible, current information is of more critical importance. As a crypto-native protocol, the initial phases of development will be focused on the burgeoning domain of blockchain and token-related knowledge.
The first Book will be an evolving encyclopedia on tokenized gaming ecosystems, where the information nexus is complex, confusing, and difficult to navigate across sub-domains such as blockchain interactions, tokens (and their associated functions), gameplay, and strategies.
Subsequent Books are planned for release in domains including digital/generative art and culture, decentralized finance, and towards more general information ecosystems outside of blockchain-related knowledge.
Why is this important?
Blockchain and token-related information has long been plagued by challenges surrounding information reliability and currency, often leading to financial loss. It is extremely challenging for seasoned users to sieve through and verify information, and even more difficult for new users to engage with the ecosystem-at-large.
To compound matters, the current paradigm of information to discover new and existing projects is centered around centralized platforms such as X (formerly Twitter), Discord, and Telegram, where information can easily be altered and deleted by malicious actors, and which are by themselves challenging to navigate from a historical standpoint.
Furthermore, the large number of hacks and compromised information channels in the space, often due to human error, has resulted in even greater risks for users from a financial standpoint.
How does the protocol work?
The protocol is designed to address these challenges through the use of blockchain technology and tokenization. Compendium ensures that any public information is archived and immutable (i.e. unalterable), preventing tampering. Such information can then be validated or challenged by other users in the community. This process is then repeated to continually build the ever-evolving encyclopedic knowledge for any domain and sub-domain.
Unlike existing information platforms where changes, information validation, and subsequent revisions are not transparent, these are visible and verifiable on Compendium via the blockchain.
The system is underpinned by a tokenized economic system built around information, incentivizing users and organizations to participate in knowledge building, whether as creators or information validators.
The behavior of participants in the platform also contributes to a reputation system which enables the protocol to assign relative weights to any user or organization's information contributions. Users and organizations are also grouped and balanced in the validation process, so as to ensure the highest possible degree of credible neutrality. Via zero-knowledge proofs, the reputation and validation systems serve as an additional layer of protection against possible collusion.
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