My name is Heorhii, and I have been exploring how reputation systems and trust graphs are reshaping early-stage crypto participation.
Legion’s scoring model captures four core pillars of investor identity: Social Clout, Developer Prowess, On-Chain Experience and Value-Add. Each score ranges from 0 to 1000 and reflects a different dimension of what makes someone a meaningful contributor to a project. Below is a complete breakdown of each score, including a clear description, what the system measures and what it takes to reach the highest tier.
Legion | Merit-Based, Crypto Fundraising Platform
Legion revolutionizes crypto fundraising with a merit-based, MiCA-compliant platform. Empowering projects and investors for sustainable growth in the crypto ecosystem.
1) Social Clout Score
max value: 1000
The Social Clout score represents your influence in the crypto ecosystem as measured through verified, authentic and credible social networks. Unlike traditional follower metrics, Legion uses trust-graph methods to determine the quality of your audience and the legitimacy of your public presence. A single reputable follower can have more impact than thousands of low-quality accounts.
This score considers:
• authenticity of your identity and social history
• credibility and reputation of your followers
• quality of engagement and valuable discussions
• consistent participation in the crypto ecosystem
• absence of inorganic growth or manipulative behavior
How to reach a high score:
• maintain an authentic presence across platforms like X or Farcaster
• share meaningful insights and not just noise
• attract respected builders, founders and researchers
• contribute to public conversations that improve community knowledge
• avoid artificial boosts like paid followers or low-quality engagement
Why it matters: Projects need trusted voices who can amplify messages responsibly. High Social Clout signals that your communication carries weight, reaches real audiences and strengthens a project’s visibility without relying on hype or manipulation.
2) Developer Prowess Score
max value: 1000
Developer Prowess reflects your technical expertise and open-source impact. The score evaluates how your contributions support real protocols, tools and communities. It rewards high-quality engineering work rather than raw commit volume.
This score considers:
• depth and relevance of GitHub contributions
• accepted pull requests to active crypto repositories
• quality of code reviews and issue responses
• architectural or tooling contributions
• long-term consistency in technical engagement
How to reach a high score:
• contribute to open-source crypto repos that matter
• build tools or libraries used across ecosystems
• write clean, reviewed, accepted code
• participate in protocol improvement discussions
• help with audits, testing or architecture feedback
Why it matters: Developers have outsized impact on early-stage projects. A high score signals that you are not just an investor but a contributor capable of improving codebases, tools and integrations. This makes you extremely valuable during and after fundraising.
3) On-Chain Experience Score
max value: 1000
This score measures how authentically and consistently you use blockchain networks. It is wealth-agnostic and focuses entirely on natural behavior, long-term activity and ecosystem exploration. A user with moderate transaction size but deep history will score higher than a wealthy account with limited genuine activity.
This score considers:
• diversity of protocols and networks used
• organic, human-like usage patterns
• long-term transaction history
• governance, staking and meaningful protocol actions
• avoidance of bot-like or artificial interaction patterns
How to reach a high score:
• actively engage with DeFi, NFTs, L2s, bridges and governance
• use protocols naturally across multiple years
• demonstrate real curiosity and participation across ecosystems
• operate in a way consistent with genuine human behavior
• avoid high-volume farming patterns or automated activity
Why it matters: Founders want investors who understand the ecosystem from real usage, not speculation. A high On-Chain Experience score shows you have lived through different phases of crypto, experimented with protocols and can provide informed support as a real user.
4) Value-Add Score
max value: 1000
The Value-Add score captures what you do after a token sale. It measures long-term alignment, consistent engagement and real contribution to a project’s growth. Instead of rewarding capital, it rewards actions that strengthen the ecosystem around the project.
This score considers:
• long-term holding that shows conviction
• amplification of announcements and communications
• meaningful product feedback and testing
• introductions to partners, supporters or builders
• contribution inside Project Basecamp (reviews, tasks, outreach)
• reliability in delivering promised support
How to reach a high score:
• stay involved after the TGE instead of flipping instantly
• help with partnerships or community onboarding
• provide actionable feedback during development
• support communication with your audience
• consistently deliver what you commit to
• contribute time, not just money
Why it matters: The Value-Add score transforms fundraising from a one-time event into a continuous relationship. It rewards the people who help projects grow, not just those who buy tokens. A high score signals strong alignment, reliability and real ecosystem value.
We're introducing the Value-Add score: a metric that quantifies your value as an investor after a sale by rewarding:
• Long Term Holders
• Supporters
• Contributors
We're starting with a limited rollout with a wider expansion soon.
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Final thoughts. The Legion Score is more than a number. It is a multidimensional identity layer that values integrity, experience, contribution and influence. Each score measures a different kind of impact, and together they provide founders with a clear view of who is genuinely aligned with their mission. Whether you contribute through influence, engineering, authentic on-chain activity or long-term support, the Legion Score system is designed to recognize and reward the people who help build lasting ecosystems rather than extract short-term gains.
Learn more about Legion Whitepaper: https://app.legion.cc/documents/Legion_Whitepaper.pdf
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