# A Gentle Introduction to Cred

**URL:** <https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/a-gentle-introduction-to-cred/20>\
**Category:** Research\
**Created:** [August 30, 2018, 1:19am UTC](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/a-gentle-introduction-to-cred/20 "2018-08-30T01:19:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![burrrata](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex032/user_avatar/discourse.sourcecred.io/burrrata/32/135_2.png) [@burrrata](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/u/burrrata)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2019, 9:42pm UTC](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/a-gentle-introduction-to-cred/20/7 "2019-08-12T21:42:32Z")

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Awesome! Sounds like it would work really well for a [PoA sidechain](https://poa.network/) since those already rely on a trusted set of validators. Could also create a [staking/chalenge game with rewards/penalties](https://www.burrrata.ch/daonuts-website/docs/sync/challenger-readme), or use something like the [Aragon Court](https://blog.aragon.org/aragon-network-jurisdiction-part-1-decentralized-court-c8ab2a675e82/)

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