TrueReviews.io runs successful alpha test on BSV blockchain

TrueReviews.io was one of the standout projects at the Bitcoin Association’s recent Pitch Day in Seoul, South Korea. Not wanting to lose that momentum, the project recently had successful limited alpha test, inviting real users to start using the service and test its limits.

True Reviews, founded by Connor Murray, seeks to solve the problem of fake or unfair business reviews by removing advertising from the experience, and instead replacing it with a Bitcoin SV (BSV) reward system.

The site began looking for alpha testers on October 12, quickly finding several dozen to help give the project a good once over. Murray returned to Twitter on October 15 to announce the results of the test.

This weekend we launched a limited alpha test of the backend infrastructure of @TrueReviews_io.

Across 62 registered users we generated 2,304 onchain transactions.

After a site reset making up half of those tx's:

67 unique locations were tokenized on the BSV blockchain: pic.twitter.com/i6XEwUgOEi

— Connor Murray (@Bitcoin_Beyond) October 15, 2019

The 62 registered users created 76 reviews of businesses, and those reviews earned a total of 267 tokenized reputation points. Murray noted one user racked up a high of a 51 point reputation score, while another set the high for most reviews with 13.

This wasn’t just for fun though, as he noted that the real goal was to stress test the software, and prepare it to be more feature-filled in the future.

This testing period was designed to stress test our backend infrastructure which will power more complex applications than the review site seen by the alpha testers.

We are thankful to all that tested and gave us valuable information about our infrastructure.

— Connor Murray (@Bitcoin_Beyond) October 15, 2019

The site promises to be much more than just a review system in the future. Once businesses get involved, the site’s “About Us” section notes that it could become a great system of marketing and reward in the future:

In exchange for a verified review, tokenized rewards (gift cards, coupons, etc) can be issued to the reviewer and redeemed at the business.

If you’re unfamiliar with Murray, he has been a mainstay of the BSV community for quite some time. He spoke at the Expo-Bitcoin International conference in Bogota, Colombia, about the importance of BSV adoption to solving global economic problems. He also hosts the Bitcoin and Beyond YouTube channel, where he’s previously interviewed Dr. Craig Wright on the history of Bitcoin, and the tense relationship the nChain chief scientist has with many of his rivals.