Hey OMA3,
It’s been a little while since our last newsletter. Not because we’ve been quiet, but because our focus has been evolving.
Over the past year, we’ve come to a clear realization: the internet is missing the foundational infrastructure required for the open metaverse to succeed. One of the biggest missing pieces is trust. Outside of app stores and a handful of centralized platforms like Amazon, the internet still has no universal way to know whether a website, API, or AI agent is legitimate, safe, and reliable before interacting with it.
Fast forward to today- OMA3 has built the missing piece and we’re excited to announce OMATrust. We believe this will benefit not just the metaverse, but the entire open internet.
Introducing OMATrust
OMATrust is a decentralized trust and reputation protocol for the open internet.
It gives the internet a shared way to publish and check important information about online services, such as:
- Whether it is secure
- Whether it meets certain standards (compliance, certifications, audits)
- Are customers satisfied with it
Today, this kind of trust information is scattered across screenshots, PDFs, and private review platforms. It is hard to compare, hard to verify, and often impossible for software to interpret consistently.
OMATrust changes that by creating an open, credibly neutral standard for trust. You can think of it as “DNS for trust,” a shared layer that anyone can use and no centralized platform controls.
OMATrust docs (GitHub): https://github.com/oma3dao/omatrust-docs
Powered by OMAchain
OMATrust runs on cross-chain architecture coordinated by OMAChain, OMA3’s new Layer 2 blockchain.
OMAChain uses OMA, the native token of the network and the token that our members have been earning for their contributions to OMA3. OMA allows OMA3 to subsidize participation in OMATrust, so contributing trust information can be free and low-friction for end users.
The OMATrust developer preview is live now at:https://reputation.omatrust.org
How OMATrust Works
OMATrust is built around two core building blocks.
1) Attestations
Auditors, monitoring systems, organizations, and users can publish attestations. These are signed statements that share trust-related information such as:
- ownership and control (websites, domains, accounts)
- security assessments
- compliance certifications
- user reviews
This information can be verified as authentic and tamper-resistant, rather than simply posted somewhere.
2) Verification
Apps, wallets, marketplaces, browsers, and AI agents can use OMATrust to ask questions like:
- Has it passed a security review?
- Do other people trust it?
- Does it meet my requirements?
The Amazon Marketplace and the Apple App Store give users the information they need to buy goods or download apps confidently. OMATrust brings this same kind of trust to the rest of the internet.
Join the OMATrust Community
OMATrust is still in active development, and we’re excited to build it in the open with the broader ecosystem. If you’d like to:
- build discovery tools and directories
- integrate trust checks into wallets, apps, or agent frameworks
- become an issuer of attestations (auditors, compliance orgs, monitoring systems, etc.)
We’d love to hear from you.
Partner News: Metaverse Standards Forum
Our partner, the Metaverse Standards Forum, is hosting its 6th Special SDO Session on January 28, 2025 (07:00–08:30 PT / 16:00–17:30 CET). The session will introduce the Responsible Data Governance (RDG) Standard for Immersive and AI-Integrated Systems, followed by live Q&A and discussion.
Register here and feel free to share with your members and community.
Warm regards,
team
