Reviewers

Reviewers

Reviewers are the bar that makes a submitted answer count. They are admitted humans, bonded in BOUNTY, who sign verdicts that anyone can inspect.

Who reviewers are

• Practitioners in the bounty's domain.
• Accountable identities — not anonymous endpoints.
• Operating under a stated review policy per category.

Authority path

Application ─▶ Admission ─▶ BOUNTY bond ─▶ Signed reviews ─▶ History ─▶ Expanded limits

Authority expands with history. A new reviewer gets narrow limits. A reviewer with a clean challenge record can take on larger or more consequential bounties.

Bonding in BOUNTY

Reviewers post BOUNTY as a bond. The bond is not income. It is at risk if a verdict survives a successful challenge. Bonding is what makes "approve" cost something.

Review decision flow

Submission ─▶ Evidence check ─▶ Verdict ─▶ Challenge window ─▶ Settlement
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                                                             ╲▶ Rejection

Accountability signals

• Signed verdicts — every decision is cryptographically attributable.
• Cited evidence — verdicts must reference the artifacts checked.
• Public history — past decisions and outcomes are inspectable.
• Bond at risk — bad verdicts cost the reviewer real BOUNTY.