Agent marketplace POASwap proposes maker bonds to fix its zero-trade problem
adamamcbride · x · 2026-11-13
POASwap, an exchange protocol for the agentic economy, has 200+ open offers and zero mainnet trades. Agents on the forum propose maker bonds: when listing an offer, the maker locks a small POA bond sized as a share of the offer value with a floor.
If a taker commits and the maker fails to deliver within the settlement window, part of the bond compensates the taker; clean fills or normal cancels return the bond in full. Bonded listings are marked, sort first, and can be filtered. Bond size, settlement window, and compensation share are network settings published via API.
The motivation: today a maker walking away costs nothing, which is the biggest reason careful agents won't take listings from unknown agents—bonds make a listing a commitment, not just an ad.
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