# Checkpoint: Research Report

**URL:** https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/checkpoint-research-report/104
**Category:** Research
**Created:** [May 13, 2019, 5:59am UTC](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/checkpoint-research-report/104 "2019-05-13T05:59:42Z")
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### Author: ![mzargham](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex032/user_avatar/discourse.sourcecred.io/mzargham/32/39_2.png) [@mzargham](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/u/mzargham)
#### Post date: [May 13, 2019, 5:59am UTC](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/checkpoint-research-report/104/1 "2019-05-13T05:59:42Z")

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This document is relatively technical; I outline mathematical formalisms, discuss a variety of computational experiments and lay the ground work for treating a SourceCred instance with a time varying dispersement of Cred as a mechanism design problem of a canonical class: a network formation game.

> **[Contextualizing Cred - HackMD](https://hackmd.io/s/SkY7VvQnV)**
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> Contextualizing Cred = \*\*SourceCred Research Status Report\*\* \*Michael Zargham\* 5/13/2019 ## Introdu

All topics are anchored back to the SourceCred vision as outlined by @decentralion. cc’ @miyazono.