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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Is this for everybody or for users with the pro badge?

What is the problem you are trying to solve? 

If the point is to say “this user is trustworthy” I think it should be related to the connections the user has. Someone with enough money can get a pro badge and verify themselves. But who would vouch for them?

Couch surfing vouching system might be an analogus worth looking into.