02 · Problem vs Solution
Science is broken at the incentive layer.
Peer review is slow, replication is rare, and being right pays nothing. Valora rebuilds science as a market.
Legacy Systems
- High friction. Months from preprint to citation.
- Incentive misalignment. Wrong but loud beats right but quiet.
- Lack of transparency. Replication crisis goes unpriced.
Valora Protocol
- Instant settlement. Markets resolve in seconds.
- Truth-aligned incentives. Stake what you actually believe.
- Full on-chain audit trail. Every prediction immutable.
03 · How it works
Four steps from hypothesis to settlement.
Step 01
Propose
Submit a falsifiable scientific claim with resolution criteria.
Step 02
Stake
Buy YES or NO shares. Price discovers belief.
Step 03
Validate
Reputation-weighted oracles route evidence onchain.
Step 04
Settle
Markets resolve. Correct stakers receive $1 per share.
05 · Validation Engine
A pipeline of independent validators.
Every claim flows through a settlement pipeline. Validators stake reputation. Disputes route to oracles. Truth resolves onchain.
- Reputation-weighted validators
- Oracle-bridged evidence sources
- Slashing for adversarial behavior
- Settlement transparency, end-to-end
STAGE 01
Proposed
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STAGE 02
Open Trading
ACTIVE
STAGE 03
Evidence Window
ORACLE
STAGE 04
Resolved
$1.00
06 · $VLR Utility
One token. Three loops.
Validation Stake
Validators bond $VLR. Bad actors are slashed; correct ones earn yield.
Market Liquidity
Pair $VLR against USDC to bootstrap claim markets and earn fees.
Governance
Direct protocol upgrades, dispute resolution, and treasury policy.
Science is a market.
Truth is an asset.
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