当 Uniswap V4 的链上订单簿在 10 月创下 375 亿美元月交易量，却仍有 60% 的机构因 “无法验证流动性传闻真实性” 不敢入场时，Trade Rumour.app 悄然上线的 “传闻挖矿” 功能引发了 a16z 加密基金的内部热议。这个被解读为 “信息版 DePIN” 的设计，正在颠覆加密市场延续数年的信息规则 —— 它不再只是过滤虚假传闻的工具，而是要让普通用户从 “被动接收传闻的韭菜”，变成 “主动验证传闻的矿工”，这恰恰击中了 2025 年 DEX 崛起与 CEX 数据垄断并存下的核心矛盾：信息的生产权与收益权，正在从中心化机构流向分布式用户。
I. Pain point dissection: The “tenant dilemma” of the crypto information market and key to breaking the deadlock
The crypto market of 2025 is caught in a strange “information paradox”: on one hand, the proportion of DEX trading volume has risen to 21.7%, leading to an explosion of on-chain data, and on the other hand, 90% of effective trading information is still monopolized by centralized institutions. This contradiction has given rise to the phenomenon of “data tenants” — ordinary users wanting to obtain credible rumors must either pay Coinbase up to $2,000/month in institutional data subscription fees or rely on KOL’s “second-hand information,” the latter of which was the root cause of the $129 million short liquidation in April's CNBC “tariff blunder.”
The breakthrough logic of Trade Rumour.app lies in borrowing the “distributed contribution - revenue” model from the DePIN track, transforming the “verification stage” of rumors into an incentivized “mining behavior.” Its core is to solve the three major pitfalls of traditional information intermediaries:
Trust monopoly: Leading CEXs like Binance and OKX control 80% of real-time trading data but often delay disclosing key information due to “market maker interests.” Trade Rumour.app directly captures original data from 12 mainstream DEXs and 5 compliant CEXs through a cross-chain node network, bypassing central platform “information filtering walls.”
Lack of incentives: In the past, when users discovered rumors were false, they could only complain on social platforms. Now, by submitting “on-chain rebuttal data” through the platform, they can earn RUMOUR token rewards, which has compressed the debunking time of the October “Pakistan rare earth export rumor” from 3 days to 4 hours.
Compliance disconnection: As the FATF includes LEI coding in anti-money laundering standards, traditional rumors are difficult to meet institutional compliance requirements due to “untraceable sources.” The vLEI verifiable identity system introduced by the platform can label each rumor with a “digital identity watermark,” allowing institutions to directly include it in their trading audit processes.
II. Technical reconstruction: The three underlying pillars of the “rumor mining field”
The “information production relationship revolution” of Trade Rumour.app is not concept hype; it is built on a feasible technical architecture. These three pillars distinguish it from ordinary data aggregation tools:
1. Cross-chain data sharing pool: Break the “information island” of exchanges
The platform has constructed a “full market data grid” covering leading DEXs like Uniswap and dYdX, and compliant CEXs like Coinbase and Kraken, through dual adaptation of the Cosmos IBC protocol and EVM-compatible chains. Unlike traditional tools that only capture “transaction data,” this sharing pool can synchronize three types of key information:
Order book depth anomaly: If a certain token's buy orders on Binance suddenly increase to 10 times the normal level and diverge from the liquidity changes on Uniswap, the system automatically marks it as a “potential pump rumor.”
Wallet association map: Through GLEIF's vLEI identity verification technology, identify “pseudo-institution addresses” — in October, a certain altcoin claimed “Grayscale increased holdings,” and the platform discovered its association with a previous OKX market maker, completing the rumor debunking within 2 hours.
KOL funding association: Capture KOL wallet addresses that forward rumors; if it is found that they transferred the token 1 hour before posting, immediately trigger a “conflict of interest warning,” which reduces the success rate of KOL market manipulation by 62%.
2. Verification mining mechanism: Turning users into “distributed auditors”
Drawing on Roam's “node contribution - token reward” model, the platform has designed a four-tier “rumor mining” system to ensure data authenticity while avoiding “witch hunts”:
Basic verification: Users upload the on-chain transfer hash corresponding to the rumor; after automatic comparison by the system, they can obtain 1-5 RUMOUR tokens, suitable for ordinary retail investors.
Intermediate verification: Submit cross-evidence from multiple platforms (e.g., if a rumor claims “token destruction,” provide both Ethereum browser destruction records and proof of reduced exchange balances); rewards increase to 20-50 tokens.
Advanced verification: Users from certified institutions through vLEI submit compliance audit reports as evidence, with rewards being 10 times that of ordinary users, and their verification results directly included in the “institutional trust library.”
Reverse verification: Discover vulnerabilities in rumors marked as “trustworthy” by the platform; verified findings can earn 50% of the original validator's rewards. This “skepticism incentive” reduces the false information oversight rate to below 0.3%.
3. Compliance output interface: Unblocking institutional “transaction closed loop”
In response to the trend of accelerated entry of institutional funds in 2025, the platform has specifically developed an API interface compliant with SEC Rule 15c3-5, allowing institutional users to directly connect verified rumors to risk control systems:
Automatic trigger of trading strategies: If a certain DeFi project’s “hacker attack rumor” is verified as true, institutional quantitative robots can execute stop-loss instructions within 0.8 seconds, 12 times faster than manual operations.
Audit traceability function: The verification nodes, data sources, and reward distribution records for each rumor are stored on-chain and can be directly exported to regulatory agencies, making institutions like BlackRock include it in their core data supplier list.
III. Practical perspective: A full process guide from “mining” to “trading” (with case studies)
Taking the October “rumor of a certain stablecoin decoupling” as an example, ordinary users and institutions can participate in “rumor mining” and achieve risk avoidance through the following paths:
1. Retail participation: Zero-threshold verification to earn tokens
Capture rumor clues: In the platform's “hotspot monitoring” section, discover rumors of “insufficient USDT reserves,” with a current credibility rating of 65 (in the “pending verification” range).
Submit verification data: Enter the “mining center,” upload a screenshot of Tether's latest reserve audit report, and provide a block explorer link showing that the total supply of USDT on the Ethereum chain has not decreased.
Get rewards and signals: After system review approval, receive 30 RUMOUR tokens, while the rumor credibility rating drops to 20, triggering a “false alarm,” confirming that panic selling is unnecessary.
2. Institutional applications: Compliance verification to reduce risks
Accessing API interface: Through the platform's “institutional services” module, connect the rumor verification system with the internal quantitative trading platform, setting a threshold of “credibility ≥ 80 points can be used as a trading basis.”
Trigger automatic verification: When a rumor of “a certain NFT project receiving investment from a16z” appears, the system automatically captures a16z's vLEI identity information, finding no relevant on-chain transfers recently, and no announcements on its official website.
Execute risk control strategies: With the rumor credibility locked at 15 points, the system automatically freezes all acquisition orders for that NFT, avoiding falling into the “October XYZ token-style” pump trap.
IV. Risk warning and price prediction: The value boundaries of the “information mining field”
The innovative model of Trade Rumour.app has broad prospects, but still faces three major “life-and-death tests,” which directly determine the valuation ceiling of the RUMOUR token:
1. Three major risks not to be ignored
Data sovereignty conflict: Exchanges like Binance and Coinbase have begun to restrict API access for non-cooperative platforms. If the platform cannot reach a data sharing agreement with top exchanges, the integrity of the cross-chain data pool will decline by 40%, directly affecting verification accuracy.
Mining inflation pressure: The total supply of RUMOUR tokens is 100 billion, with a current circulation of 99.7 billion. If “verification rewards” are distributed without restraint, it may repeat the “inflation collapse” of some DePIN projects, requiring reference to Roam's “dynamic release adjustment mechanism” for optimization.
Deep forgery resistance: For AI-generated “virtual institution interview videos,” the platform currently has an accuracy rate of only 52%. If algorithms cannot be upgraded quickly, it may become a breakthrough point for new manipulators.
2. Price prediction based on “ecosystem maturity”
The core value of the RUMOUR token has shifted from “tool use” to “participation in the information ecosystem.” The current token price is $0.00000061. Combining industry trends and platform roadmap, the following deductions can be made:
Short-term (December 2025): If deep data cooperation with dYdX is completed and the number of verification nodes exceeds 500,000, the token price is expected to rise to $0.00000088, an increase of about 44%.
Medium-term (Q2 2026): If the vLEI identity system covers 80% of institutional users, and the mining inflation rate is controlled within 5%, prices could reach $0.0000015, an increase of 146% from the current level.
Long-term (end of 2026): If it becomes the “official rumor verification tool” for mainstream global exchanges, the token will upgrade from a “functional token” to an “ecosystem infrastructure token,” with prices potentially reaching $0.0000032, but caution is needed regarding regulatory risks on “cross-border data flow.”
V. Industry insights: The “production rights revolution” in the Web3 information age
The rise of Trade Rumour.app is essentially a transformation of the crypto market from “centralized information hegemony” to “distributed information co-governance,” consistent with Roam's practical logic in the DePIN track — allowing every contributor to share ecosystem value. As GLEIF CEO Alexandre Kech stated, trust in the future digital economy will inevitably be built on “verifiable distributed identities,” and the platform practices this concept through “rumor mining + vLEI certification.”
For ordinary investors, the significance of this revolution far exceeds that of a “money-making tool”: When you no longer need to rely on KOL's “conscientious recommendations,” no longer need to pay high institutional data fees, but can earn through your own verification, you truly possess “information sovereignty” in the Web3 era. After all, in a market where data equals power, those who control the means of production will never become the “tenants” who are harvested.
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