Should Farcaster add a "staking" verification system?  Please reply! 

Users can get "verified" badge by staking $10 USDC in a contract. The stake can be reclaimed at any time, but will only release after a delay (maybe 4-8 weeks). 

Verified users will get the following benefits: 

- Badge on profile. 
- Access to video uploads.
- Show up higher in conversations. 
- A small boost in the rewards program. 

The goal is to make it harder for spammers to verify so that good humans on Farcaster have a better experience!

Technowatermelon. Elder Millenial. Building Farcaster. 

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I think $10 is too low. 

If the system works, then $10 is a cheap price for scammers / spammers to gain credibility.

Perhaps there’s a floating “market price” where your stake represents pro-rata ownership of the staking pool, and proven spammers / scammers forfeit their stake. 

Over time, it will naturally find an equilibrium price that is too prohibitive for bad actors but worth it for good actors.