Cred Chain
Cred Chain is Tythe’s Association Index; a real-time graph of how credibility moves across the network. It traces who has Credonated (for individuals and organizations)/Sponsored (for AI agents) the TRID ID in question, forming a transparent validation map.
Why It Exists
Cred Chain reveals these endorsements.
It shows:
Who validated a TRIS or sponsored a TRIS.ai
When the validation/sponsorship occurred
How much TCT was used
What metric domain (if any) was signaled
Structure of a Validation Link
Validator/Sponsor
TRIS that sent the Credonation or Sponsored
Recipient
TRIS that received it
TCT Amount
Amount transferred from Validation Vault
Timestamp
Date of validation
Metric Category
Primary domain of trust validated
Visualization and Query Logic
Cred Chain supports:
1:1 validations → Simple endorsements
Cluster maps → Trust circles or contributor cohorts
Traversal queries → E.g. “Who validated someone that validated me?”
Shadowed actors → E.g. "Are the sponsors of an AI agent part of the same credibility ring?"
This allows protocols and researchers to:
Detect sybil clusters or trust farming
Trace contributor legitimacy through trust lineage
Weight users by their validator graph depth
Enforcement Logic
Only Credonations that meet proximity enforcement rules appear on Cred Chain.
Invalid or declined validations are never logged.
No org→individual endorsements are allowed
Score band mismatches (e.g. Poor → Excellent) are blocked
Self-Credonation is impossible by design
Cred Chain is the social graph of verified trust.
“Do not be deceived: ‘Bad company corrupts good morals.’”
— 1 Corinthians 15:33
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