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A Ring of Trust is a formal agreement between two or more WikiDeal User Groups to accept each other's [[Gov/en/Portal:Economy/Karma-Tokens|Karma tokens]] for services. Rings define the scope and conditions under which Karma tokens can be used — creating a functional complementary economy that grows organically as User Groups choose to cooperate.

A Ring of Trust is a formal agreement between two or more WikiDeal User Groups to accept each other's [[Gov/en/Portal:Economy/Karma-Tokens|Karma tokens]] for services. Rings define the scope and conditions under which Karma tokens can be used, creating a functional complementary economy that grows organically as User Groups choose to cooperate.

A Ring of Trust is not imposed from above — it is created by User Groups who choose to cooperate, defining their own terms within the WikiDeal framework.

A Ring of Trust is not imposed from above: it is created by User Groups who choose to cooperate, defining their own terms within the WikiDeal framework.

=== What Is a Ring? ===

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Each Ring operates with a usage coefficient that reflects how widely its Karma tokens are accepted:

* '''Coefficient 1''' ~~— Restricted~~: Karma tokens can only be used within the two founding User Groups

* '''Coefficient 1''' (restricted): Karma tokens can only be used within the two founding User Groups

* '''Coefficient 5''' ~~— Moderate~~: Karma tokens accepted across a cluster of related User Groups

* '''Coefficient 5''' (moderate): Karma tokens accepted across a cluster of related User Groups

* '''Coefficient 10''' ~~— Widely~~ accepted: Karma tokens can be used across many Rings and User Groups in the ecosystem

* '''Coefficient 10''' (widely accepted): Karma tokens can be used across many Rings and User Groups in the ecosystem

A higher coefficient is not automatically better — it means the Karma tokens are more versatile but may be worth less per unit due to wider supply. User Groups choose their coefficient based on their community's needs.

A higher coefficient is not automatically better: it means the Karma tokens are more versatile but may be worth less per unit due to wider supply. User Groups choose their coefficient based on their community's needs.

=== Karma Token Interoperability ===

The key innovation of Rings is interoperability. Karma tokens earned in one User Group can be spent in another User Group — but only if both are in the same Ring. This creates:

The key innovation of Rings is interoperability. Karma tokens earned in one User Group can be spent in another User Group, but only if both are in the same Ring. This creates:

* A network effect: more Rings → more useful Karma tokens

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=== No Self-Generation of Karma tokens ===

User Groups and individuals cannot create Karma tokens from nothing. The only exception is a small welcome amount granted to new members entering the ecosystem — enough to make a first Transaction and understand the system, not enough to distort it. This rule prevents inflation and ensures Karma tokens remain tied to real contribution or funding.

User Groups and individuals cannot create Karma tokens from nothing. The only exception is a small welcome amount granted to new members entering the ecosystem: enough to make a first Transaction and understand the system, not enough to distort it. This rule prevents inflation and ensures Karma tokens remain tied to real contribution or funding.

=== Examples of Rings ===

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=== Rings and Programmes ===

Rings of Trust work alongside WikiDeal's [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Main|12 Programmes]]. Many programmes define natural Ring configurations — for example, the Shared Resources Programme facilitates Rings between User Groups sharing physical assets, and the Microcredit Programme enables Rings between lending and borrowing communities.

Rings of Trust work alongside WikiDeal's [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Main|12 Programmes]]. Many programmes define natural Ring configurations: for example, the Shared Resources Programme facilitates Rings between User Groups sharing physical assets, and the Microcredit Programme enables Rings between lending and borrowing communities.

'''See also:''' [[Gov/en/Portal:Economy/Karma-Tokens|Karma tokens]] [[Gov/en/Portal:Economy/Karma-Tokens|Karma Token Market]] [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Main|12 Programmes]] [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Innovations:User Groups|User Groups]] [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Open-Call:Main|Open Call Guide]]

=== Rings of Trust in WikiDeal governance ===

💡 '''Improve this concept''' — submit a proposal via [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Open-~~Call~~:Main|Open Call]]

In the envisaged governance structure, Rings of Trust would form the middle governance level, analogous to the Swiss cantons, between the User Groups (the communes) and the global governance (the Confederation). WikiDeal's governance is intended as a hybrid of three proven sources: the open, wiki-style rule-making of Wikipedia and the free software movement, the at-cost financial management and user ownership of cooperatives, and the Swiss practice of collegial executives at every level, elected by an assembly of delegates. The full model is described on the [[Gov/en/Portal:Institutions/Governance|Governance]] page.

'''See also:''' [[Gov/en/Portal:Economy/Karma-Tokens|Karma tokens]] [[Gov/en/Portal:Economy/Karma-Tokens|Karma Token Market]] [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Main|12 Programmes]] [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Innovations:User Groups|User Groups]] [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Open-Calls:Main|Open Call Guide]]

💡 '''Improve this concept''': submit a proposal via [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Open-Calls:Main|Open Call]]

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