According to Flood (@ThinkingUSD), the crypto market remains highly reputation-based, with traders and projects facing significant trading limitations if they develop a negative reputation. As cited by Flood on May 12, 2025, maintaining transparency and ethical behavior is critical for securing trading partnerships, as a poor reputation can reduce liquidity, limit access to new investment opportunities, and increase counterparty risks. Traders and investors should prioritize due diligence on project teams and individual actors, as reputation directly impacts trading volumes, market depth, and the ability to participate in collaborative ventures within the cryptocurrency sector (source: @ThinkingUSD Twitter, May 12, 2025).

According to @dydxfoundation, an on-chain vote has been created to determine if the community should approve the whitelisting of new and existing VIP affiliates by @KuyenLabs. This decision could impact trading partnerships and affiliations within the ecosystem. The vote is set to conclude on March 31, 2025, at 12:56 UTC.