Symbiosky

Monetizing Credibility, Not Clicks

A Conviction Voting Platform for Sustainable Knowledge Work

Symbiosky addresses a fundamental misalignment in how digital platforms compensate knowledge workers. While ad-driven social media rewards viral content and engagement metrics, researchers, journalists, and educators struggle to monetize credible, high-quality work that serves long-term public good.

Built on Bluesky's AT Protocol with over 40 million users, Symbiosky introduces a credibility-first marketplace that uses conviction voting to route funding toward trustworthy contributors. By requiring voters to lock tokens proportional to their confidence level, the system naturally filters short-term manipulation while amplifying sustained, truthful conviction.

Key innovations include:

  • Conviction voting mechanism that rewards long-term commitment over speculative behavior
  • Merit-based rewards distributed monthly based on community scoring (1-10 scale)
  • Decay-resistant reputation that protects active participants while discouraging inactive token hoarding
  • Threshold-based funding ensuring only well-supported proposals receive rewards
  • Open protocol integration leveraging Bluesky's decentralized infrastructure

Problem Statement

The Attention Economy's Broken Incentives

Modern social platforms optimize for engagement metrics that maximize advertising revenue. This creates perverse incentives where:

  • Viral misinformation spreads faster than careful fact-checking
  • Clickbait headlines outcompete nuanced analysis
  • Researchers and educators lack sustainable funding mechanisms
  • Quality journalism struggles to compete with sensationalism
  • Long-term value creation is undercompensated

The root cause is simple: platforms monetize attention, not credibility. A researcher publishing peer-reviewed findings receives no more financial support than a conspiracy theorist generating viral rage clicks.

The Credibility Gap

Knowledge workers face a credibility-monetization gap. While their work may have high epistemic value and long-term social impact, current platforms offer no mechanism to capture this value. Traditional solutions like paywalls, subscriptions, and grants each have limitations:

  • Paywalls restrict access and reduce impact
  • Subscriptions require constant content production
  • Grants involve lengthy applications and institutional gatekeeping
  • Donations are unpredictable and favor emotional appeals

What's needed is a system that allows communities to directly fund credible work based on sustained conviction rather than momentary attention.

Solution: The Symbiosky Platform

Overview

Symbiosky is a credibility marketplace built on three core principles:

  • Conviction over clicks: Voting power scales with token lock duration
  • Merit over virality: Rewards based on quality scores, not engagement
  • Community over algorithms: Decentralized governance via token holders

The platform enables any user to submit proposals (content, research, journalism, educational materials) and receive monthly funding based on how the community scores their credibility and value.

The Bluesky Advantage

Symbiosky leverages Bluesky's AT Protocol, which provides:

  • 40+ million user base for immediate network effects
  • Decentralized architecture ensuring platform resilience
  • Composable feeds allowing algorithmic choice
  • Open protocol enabling third-party integrations
  • Credible exit preventing platform lock-in

This infrastructure allows Symbiosky to focus on governance and incentive design rather than reinventing social networking.

Website Links

Symbiosky Website

Currently on Testnet

https://symbiosky.vercel.app/

https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:il4tjezsxcinsljjti457ptz

Whitepaper

https://gitlab.com/blockchain-projects-ecosymra/symbiosky-whitpaper

Arbitrum Docs

https://docs.arbitrum.io/learn-more/faq

How to Use a Crypto Wallet (Quick Guide)

1. Choose a Wallet

You can use any trusted non-custodial wallet. Two simple options:

Option 1: Brave Browser Wallet (Built-in)

  • Install the Brave Browser.
  • Go to the official website: https://brave.com/
  • Open Brave → Click the Wallet icon in the toolbar.
  • Follow the steps to create a new wallet.

Option 2: MetaMask Wallet

  • Go to the official website: https://metamask.io/
  • Install the browser extension (Chrome, Firefox, Brave, etc.).
  • Click Create a Wallet and follow the setup process.

⚠️ Always download wallets only from official websites.

2. Create Your Wallet

When you create a wallet:

  1. Set a strong password.
  2. You will receive a Seed Phrase (12–24 words).

This seed phrase is the master key to your wallet.

3. Keep Your Seed Phrase Safe (Very Important)

  • Write it down on paper.
  • Store it in a safe place.
  • Never share it with anyone.
  • Never store it in email, screenshots, or cloud notes.

👉 Anyone with your seed phrase can steal all your funds.

4. Basic Usage

With your wallet you can:

  • Receive crypto → Copy your wallet address.
  • Send crypto → Enter recipient address and confirm.
  • Connect to apps → Click “Connect Wallet” on websites.

Always double-check:

  • Website URL
  • Transaction details before confirming

5. Security Best Practices

For better safety:

  • Use one wallet per app/project.
  • This limits risk if one site is malicious.
  • Avoid clicking random crypto links.
  • Never approve suspicious transactions.
  • Disconnect wallet from unknown sites.

This protects you from:

  • Phishing websites
  • Fake dApps
  • Permission abuse

6. Important Safety Rule

❌ No legitimate app will EVER ask for your seed phrase. If someone asks → it is a scam.

Testnet Tokens Guide (For Symbiosky Testing)

To use Symbiosky Testnet, you need two things:

  • Sepolia ETH → for gas fees
  • SYSKY Testnet Tokens → to use the platform

Follow the steps below.

Step 1: Get Sepolia ETH (Testnet ETH)

Sepolia ETH is free testnet currency used only for testing.

How to Get It

  1. Open the Sepolia Faucet: https://sepolia-faucet.pk910.de/

  2. Enter your wallet address.

  3. Request test ETH through mining.

  4. Wait a few seconds or minutes — your wallet will receive Sepolia ETH.

✅ This ETH will be on the Ethereum Sepolia Network.

Step 2: Bridge ETH to Arbitrum Sepolia

Symbiosky testnet runs on Arbitrum Sepolia, so you must bridge your ETH.

Bridge Steps

  1. Open the official Arbitrum Bridge: https://portal.arbitrum.io/bridge?destinationChain=arbitrum-sepolia&sanitized=true&sourceChain=sepolia

  2. Connect your wallet.

  3. Select:

    • Source: Sepolia
    • Destination: Arbitrum Sepolia

  4. Enter the amount of ETH.

  5. Confirm the transaction.

After bridging, your ETH will appear on Arbitrum Sepolia and can be used for gas fees.

Step 3: Get SYSKY Testnet Tokens

SYSKY testnet tokens are distributed manually.

How to Request

  1. Open Bluesky.
  2. DM the official Symbiosky account.
  3. Send your wallet address.
  4. Request SYSKY Testnet Tokens.

Final Checklist Before Testing

Make sure your wallet has:

✅ Arbitrum Sepolia network selected

✅ ETH on Arbitrum Sepolia (for gas)

✅ SYSKY Testnet tokens

Important Notes

  • Testnet tokens have no real value.
  • They are only used for testing.
  • Always keep some ETH for gas before interacting with the app.

Tokens Needed to Use Symbiosky

Note: The mainnet has not been launched yet.

To use Symbiosky, you will need two types of tokens in your wallet:

1. Symbiosky Tokens (SYSKY)

SYSKY is the main utility token of the Symbiosky platform.

You need SYSKY to:

  • Access platform features
  • Participate in the ecosystem
  • Make transactions within Symbiosky

Make sure your wallet holds enough SYSKY before using the app.

2. ETH for Gas Fees

Symbiosky is hosted on the Arbitrum Network, which is a Layer-2 network built on Ethereum.

Because Arbitrum uses Ethereum’s infrastructure:

👉 ETH is required to pay transaction (gas) fees.

Every action such as:

  • Sending tokens
  • Interacting with smart contracts
  • Using Symbiosky features

will require a small amount of ETH.

Why Do I Need ETH on Arbitrum?

ETH is the native currency of Arbitrum.

It is used to:

  • Pay gas fees for all transactions
  • Secure and power the network
  • Process smart contract interactions

Without ETH, your transactions cannot be processed.

How to Get ETH on Arbitrum

You cannot directly use Ethereum Mainnet ETH on Arbitrum — you must bridge it.

Steps:

  1. Get ETH on Ethereum Mainnet (from an exchange or wallet).
  2. Go to the official Arbitrum Bridge: https://portal.arbitrum.io/bridge
  3. Connect your wallet.
  4. Transfer ETH from Ethereum → Arbitrum.
  5. After bridging, your ETH will appear on the Arbitrum network.

You can also bridge other supported tokens if needed.

Quick Checklist Before Using Symbiosky

Make sure your wallet has:

✅ SYSKY tokens

✅ ETH on Arbitrum for gas fees

✅ Arbitrum network selected in your wallet

Important Tip

Always keep a small amount of ETH in your wallet.

If you run out of ETH:

  • You won’t be able to send SYSKY
  • You can’t interact with the platform

Proposal Lifecycle

1. Author stakes reputation tokens
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2. Proposal enters voting period
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3. Community votes with convictions
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4. Voting period ends
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5. Score is calculated (if thresholds met)
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6. Score expiration timer starts
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7. Reward can be released (if score ≥ 5)
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8. Author can reclaim stake (if score ≥ 5)

Conviction Lifecycle

1. User creates conviction with level & stake
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2. Conviction can vote on proposals (up to limit)
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3. Lock duration begins
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4. After lock expires, stake can be released
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5. Conviction becomes inactive

How to Create a Proposal (Earn SYSKY Incentives)

You can create a proposal in Symbiosky to earn SYSKY token incentives based on the work you do for the ecosystem.

Follow the steps below.

Navigate to Dashboard → Proposals → Create Proposal.

Step 1: Post Your Signature in the Thread

Link

To prevent impersonation, you must post a cryptographic signature in your Bluesky thread.

This proves that:

  • The wallet submitting the proposal truly belongs to you
  • No one can fake your identity

Signature Format

Your signature must follow this format:

did:plc:il4tjezsxcinsljjti457ptz

🔐 Signed by: 0x13db02Ca2f09DC38002dA2f20775707F771dde86
📝 Signature: 0xd0a4a62c87f7c6989944d4e8e1decc94ae1ed16303ee71e4ecc2fc565d8ab0482c03e5387640f432719cb43ad873f674ea47f14be095a5ac6de43960d18738351c

This signature:

  • Links your Bluesky DID to your wallet address
  • Prevents impersonation attacks
  • Ensures proposal authenticity

Step 2: Prepare Your Bluesky Thread

Before submitting a proposal, you must create a public Bluesky thread that explains your work.

Your thread should include:

  • What you are building or contributing
  • Clear description of the work
  • Updates or progress (optional but recommended)

You will need to submit the link to this thread when creating the proposal.

Step 3: Stake 1 SYSKY Token

To submit a proposal, you must stake 1 SYSKY token.

This stake helps:

  • Prevent spam proposals
  • Ensure serious submissions

Step 4: Submit the Proposal

When creating your proposal, you will need to provide:

  • Bluesky thread link
  • Your signature (already posted in the thread)
  • Required stake (1 SYSKY token)

Once submitted, your proposal will go through evaluation. You will also receive a proposal ID.

Step 5: Proposal Scoring & Rewards

Proposals are scored between 0–10.

If Accepted (Score 5–10)

You will receive:

  • Your 1 SYSKY stake returned
  • Additional SYSKY incentives based on your score

Higher scores → Higher rewards.

If Rejected (Score Below 5)

  • Your stake may not be returned.
  • You can improve your work and submit again.

Important Tips

  • Always post your signature in the Bluesky thread before submitting.
  • Make sure your work description is clear and detailed.
  • Keep updating your thread to improve your evaluation score.

How to Create a Conviction

Conviction allows you to lock your SYSKY tokens to gain stronger voting power when voting on proposals.

The longer you lock your tokens, the more influence your vote will have.

Step 1: Navigate to Conviction Page

Go to:

Dashboard → Create Conviction

This is where you can choose how much to stake and how long to lock your tokens.

Step 2: Understand How Conviction Works

Creating a conviction means you are committing your tokens for a period of time.

Key Concepts

Time-Locked Stake = Commitment Cost When you create a conviction, your tokens are locked and cannot be used elsewhere during the lock period.

Voting Power Increases with Duration The longer you lock your tokens, the higher your voting power. This follows a conviction curve, meaning longer commitments give disproportionately stronger influence.

Opportunity Cost Since your tokens are locked, you cannot:

  • Transfer them
  • Use them in other proposals
  • Trade or stake them elsewhere

Step 3: Choose Your Conviction Level

There are 10 conviction levels, each with different lock durations.

Higher levels:

  • Lock tokens for longer
  • Provide more voting power

Lower levels:

  • Shorter lock time
  • Less voting influence

Step 4: Voting with Conviction

Once created:

  • Each conviction gives you 10 vote for voting different proposals.
  • You cannot vote twice on the same proposal using the same conviction.

This ensures fair participation while allowing committed users to have stronger influence.

Step 5: Unlocking Your Tokens

After the conviction period ends you can unlock your token.

Higher conviction levels → Longer unlock periods.

Important Tips

  • Choose lock duration carefully — you cannot withdraw early.
  • Higher conviction increases your impact on governance decisions.
  • Diversifying across conviction levels can help manage liquidity.

How to Vote on a Proposal

Voting allows you to evaluate proposals and help decide how SYSKY incentives are distributed.

Step 1: Navigate to Voting Page

Go to:

Dashboard → Vote on Proposal

This is where you can submit your vote.

Step 2: What You Need Before Voting

To vote, you must have:

  • A Proposal ID (the proposal you want to vote on)
  • A Conviction ID (your locked stake used for voting)
  • An active conviction (not expired)
  • The proposal must still be within its active voting period

You cannot vote once the voting window has closed.

Step 3: Submit Your Vote

When voting, you will:

  1. Enter the Proposal ID
  2. Select your Conviction ID
  3. Choose a score between 0–10
  4. Submit your vote

Your voting power depends on your conviction level (lock duration).

Step 4: Voting Rules

  • You can vote only once per proposal using a conviction.
  • You cannot use the same conviction to vote twice on the same proposal.
  • Higher conviction = stronger voting weight.

Step 5: Vote Fairly and Responsibly

Always evaluate proposals carefully before voting.

Consider whether:

  • The work is genuine and clearly documented
  • The contribution benefits the ecosystem
  • The effort matches the requested incentives
  • Evidence and progress are verifiable

Step 6: Types of Contributions to Evaluate

Proposals may fall into different categories, such as:

  • Journalism — reporting, awareness, public communication
  • Research & Academia — studies, analysis, technical papers
  • Civic Issues — governance, public engagement, community work
  • Education — tutorials, guides, knowledge sharing
  • Open Source — code contributions, tools, infrastructure

Each category may require different evaluation standards.

Remember that if the conviction-weighted mean score is between 5 and 10, the proposal will receive incentives.

Important Tips

  • Vote honestly and based on quality.
  • Avoid bias or personal influence.
  • Responsible voting strengthens the ecosystem.

Trust doesn’t scale. Coordination does.

Date: 15-02-2026

Communities fail without coordination.

Trust doesn’t scale. Coordination does.

That’s why we build protocols.

Trust doesn’t scale

Trust is human, relational, and expensive.

  • Trust works well in small groups: families, villages, close teams.
  • It depends on:
    • repeated interactions
    • shared norms
    • reputation
    • social punishment

All of that breaks down with size.

Why?

  • You can’t know millions of people.
  • You can’t verify intentions at scale.
  • Bad actors become statistically inevitable.
  • Enforcement becomes informal → unreliable.

That’s why:

  • Villages run on trust
  • Nations don’t

Large systems that pretend to run on trust end up relying on:

  • elites,
  • gatekeepers,
  • or coercion.

Coordination scale

Coordination is structural, not personal.

Coordination replaces who you trust with how the system behaves.

Examples:

  • Markets coordinate via prices

  • Traffic coordinates via signals

  • Internet coordinates via protocols

  • Blockchains coordinate via consensus rules

    You don’t trust each participant. You trust the rules + incentives + verification.

This is why:

  • Open-source beats benevolence
  • Protocols beat promises
  • Systems beat heroes

Symbiosky is about scaling coordination

Symbiosky is built on this fundamental insight: the future of knowledge work is not about scaling trust — it is about scaling coordination. The platform recognizes that credible information cannot rely on personal reputation alone in a world of billions of participants. Instead, it creates a structured mechanism where communities coordinate funding decisions using conviction voting.

Rather than asking “Who do you trust?”, the system asks “How strongly are you willing to commit to your belief?” This shift transforms credibility from a social perception into an economically verifiable signal.

In today’s attention economy, platforms monetize engagement rather than truth. Viral content spreads not because it is credible, but because it captures attention. As a result, independent researchers, journalists, educators, civil societies, advocacy groups struggle to sustain themselves financially, even when their work provides long-term public value. This is not a failure of individuals — it is a failure of coordination. Society lacks mechanisms to collectively fund credibility at scale.

Symbiosky addresses this coordination gap. By requiring participants to lock tokens proportional to their conviction, the platform creates incentives for long-term commitment rather than short-term manipulation. Participants do not need to trust each voter’s intentions; the system itself filters behavior through economic incentives. Short-term speculators cannot sustain influence because they are unwilling to bear the cost of long-term commitment. Over time, consistent, truthful participants naturally accumulate influence.

This is why protocols matter. Protocols transform social problems into coordination problems that can be solved systematically. They replace promises with rules, personalities with processes, and centralized control with decentralized participation. Symbiosky applies this principle to one of the most critical challenges of the digital age: funding credible knowledge.

At its core, Symbiosky is not just a platform — it is coordination infrastructure for the credibility economy. It enables communities to collectively decide what deserves support, without relying on centralized gatekeepers or fragile social trust. In a world where information is abundant but credibility is scarce, the ability to coordinate at scale will determine which ideas survive and which fade.

The future of knowledge is not about who we trust. It is about how well we coordinate.

Decentralization · Algorithms · Coordination