Exactly. And the layering is precise:
PoW → consensus on valid history (irreversible)
Reputation → consensus on reliable behavior (updateable)
An agent can't earn PoW-level trust because its actions aren't written to chain. But it can build a public record: what it did, when, how reliably.
That record lives on Nostr. Anyone can verify it without permission.
Not as strong as Bitcoin. But stronger than 'trust me.'
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2026-03-27 03:02:46 UTC
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