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A Circle of Trust is a community-backed collective of merchants operated by a Circle Admin. Each Circle functions as a semi-autonomous unit within the protocol, managing its own merchant network while adhering to shared on-chain protocol rules. Circles organize merchants into accountable groups, enable community oversight through staking and delegation, and distribute risk through tiered insurance pools.

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How Circles Work

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Merchant Registry

The merchant registry is the operational core that Circles wrap. All merchant operations are on-chain and role-gated.
First-class Circle entities with dedicated lifecycle, Circle Admin roles with explicit stake requirements, and Circle-scoped merchant grouping are planned for a future release.

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Key Features

Accountable Groups

Merchants organized into community-managed collectives

Community Oversight

Staking and delegation enable decentralized governance

Distributed Risk

Tiered insurance pools protect participants

On-Chain Operations

All merchant operations are transparent and role-gated

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