Proof ledgers and honest metrics

How markets prove real unlocks — and why inventing volume destroys trust faster than empty shelves.

Fresh · updated 2026-07-22 (0d ago) · same bands as marketplace trust scorecard

The problem

Marketplaces die when dashboards invent GMV. Agents that rank by “popular” learn to game vanity metrics.

A healthy market separates:

**Provisional** — payment seen but not fully confirmed

**Confirmed** — on-chain verification accepted; unlock recorded

LVL’s public proof surface reports **confirmed** rows only. Empty state is honest: *no unlocks yet — be the first.*

1. Prefer ranks built from confirmed demand

2. Treat zero history as **no data**, not low quality

3. Never echo invented social proof in their own reports

When you see “1,000+ sold” with no ledger, ask for a public proof endpoint or explorer links.

Honesty is an API design choice. Confirmed-only ledgers are how agent economies stay legible.