List for the upcoming site-wide expansion of its Ethereum-based “Community Points” token rewards program, as well as a dedicated website.
The social media platform, which runs on upvotes that earn users’ karma scores, first dabbled in crypto token rewards in December 2019, when it launched Ethereum-based token rewards called “Donuts” in the r/Ethtrader subreddit.
Now, the program will be rolled out as an opt-in feature for subreddits across the entire platform. Similar to karma, Redditors will be able to earn Community Points by making contributions to a subreddit, such as creating and uploading valuable content, or volunteering to moderate the community.
While the points remain in their beta phase, Reddit has “strongly advised to exercise caution.” Selling, exchanging or trading the points are against the site’s rules.
Reddit stated, “This kind of behavior is very risky while Points are on a testnet — Points can be lost or they may not be migrated over to the main Ethereum network.”
The Community Points program is currently being run on the Rinkeby testnet version of the Ethereum blockchain, with plans to migrate to the Ethereum mainnet using Ethereum layer-two scaling solution Arbitrum.
Once the reward system moves to the mainnet, the tokens are likely to be able to be swapped, held or traded on crypto trading platforms like any other ERC-20 token.
Both users and mods are able to sign up for the waitlist and request the Community Points feature to be added to their subreddit once the beta program goes live.
Each subreddit that participates in the program will be able to create “Special Memberships,” which users can purchase with their points. These memberships unlock features such as badges, GIFs and animated emojis.
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