How is the Regen Score calculated?

The Regen Score is a math formula that takes a wallet address as input and gives a regenerative score which is a reflection of the impact actions or behaviors of a user based on how much is contributing to the health and sustainability of the network. The scoring formula will be additive (the more behaviors the better the score in a linear fashion), monotonically increasing (no negative weights for behaviors), and range from 0 to infinity to forever gamify the experience of checking your score. Currently, is being considered to use a relatively unsophisticated weighted linear sum of the attestations of the following form:

The Regen Score formula is based on the observed attestations (a) and their multiplicative weight (alpha) summed across each individual wallet (i).

What are the different factors or behaviors that are considered in the Regen Score formula?

The Regen Score is calculated based on a variety of factors or behaviors, which are divided into two groups: Chain Supportive and Community Supportive. Chain Supportive behaviors ensure that the chain is being utilized and secured, while Community Supportive behaviors benefit the ecosystem and broader network.

Here is the current categorization of behaviors, along with some examples:

Chain Supportive

• Utilization: Measure of user activity on the network. Including transactions, contract interactions and deployment…
• Security: Measure of user contribution to network security. Including holding tokens, providing liquidity…

Community Supportive

• Governance: Measure of user participation in community governance. Including voting, submitting proposals…
• Contribution: Measure of user contribution to community development. Including payment from treasury, holding contributor POAPs…
• Outreach: Measure of user efforts to promote the community. Including donations to public goods, participation in Regen project governance…

Tracked Activities

List and values: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1yi_0o4wO6AuG0GiItIxfE5sT1jc9Wui5--vXqWbZaE0/edit#gid=0

A list of regen-focused organizations' activities and behaviors has been initially created to help calculate the regen score based on the organization's transparency about its activities and its proven track record of success. The focus has been primarily on the Optimism chain, but information from the Ethereum blockchain is progressively gathered and included.

The Regen Score team considers several factors when deciding which attestations to include, including the impact on the web3 ecosystem, transparency and accountability of the organization issuing the attestation, feasibility of verification, and public interest. The team will continue to refine its criteria for including attestations in the platform as it develops.

Each behavior considered for now has been categorized, described, and assigned a scoring method. The feasibility of sourcing the data needed to calculate the score is also considered.

On your Regen Profile page you’ll see a detailed list of attestations earned classified by:

• Attestations: Detailed list of attestations earned by each user. The attestations are classified by: utilization, security, governance, contribution, and outreach.