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Moral Trade
Understand▾
UnderstandStart with the idea, source, and safest first route.
Choose your pathRoute by intent: learn, test an example, donate, or join/build.What is Moral Trade?A plain-language primer for new visitors.How it worksA simple walkthrough from example to review.SourcesPrimary references and product-boundary notes.FAQCommon questions and operating limits.
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ExploreInspect what is live enough to read, clone, or donate through.
ProjectsWhat is live, illustrative, or upcoming.Worked examplesSeeded structures, not live offers.All offersLive offers and worked examples.Pledge swapsExchange bounded commitments.Donation offsetsRedirect matched opposed donations.Donate through a routeUse a vetted external donation handoff.
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JoinMove from examples into one supported pilot action.
Create bounded tradeDraft terms with baseline, exit, evidence, and review gates.Create donation offsetSet baseline, match, destination, surplus, and evidence rules.Create wish profileDescribe broad wishes before mutual disclosure.Founding cohortInvite one serious counterparty and start small.Private matchingConsent-gated counterparty discovery.Create accountUse member workflows after the public primer.
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TrustCheck status, review rules, safety boundaries, and recourse.
AboutWhat exists today, what does not, and what comes next.What you can rely onPrototype guarantees, review states, and non-guarantees.Pilot statusWhat is real, reviewed, or still prototype-stage.ValidationEvidence states, challenge windows, and review scopes.SafetyCoercion, fraud, and pressure boundaries.Anti-threat rulesBaseline integrity and externality checks.AccessibilityWCAG-oriented QA scope, limitations, and support route.MeasurementPrivacy-safe event taxonomy and performance baselines.TransparencyAggregate review, disclosure, report, appeal, and operator timing counts.Team and governanceOperator routes, reviewer roles, and public gaps.Pilot updatesPublic logs, governance updates, and case-study notes.ContactReach the pilot operators or report a support issue.
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Pilot updates

A public archive for what changed and what was learned.

Moral Trade is early, so trust depends on visible iteration. This archive collects pilot logs, governance updates, case studies, and short transparency notes.

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Archive promise

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Short notes are enough

Monthly logs should be public even before there are polished case studies.

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No fake proof

Updates should label plans, active pilots, and reviewed outcomes separately.

Archive

Recent pilot notes

These are intentionally concise. The point is to make progress and uncertainty visible before the pilot has mature social proof.

May 31, 2026Transparency

First aggregate transparency report route

The pilot now publishes thresholded counts for review outcomes, disclosure grants, reports, appeals, and operator timing without exposing private case files.

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May 27, 2026Pilot log

Audit response: make the pilot easier to understand

The public site now foregrounds a plain-English first action, a Projects hub, donation handoff clarity, and visible trust/governance routes.

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May 26, 2026Public goods

Public Goods Fund surfaces gathered for inspection

Candidate pools, contribution evidence, real-money terms, and technical notes are grouped so reviewers can inspect the pilot without treating it as custody or escrow.

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May 19, 2026Review rulebook

Validation roles, evidence states, and challenge windows

The validation rulebook keeps reviewer scope, conflict handling, appeal paths, and quality metrics public before reliance grows.

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Next to publish

Transparency work that would build trust

  • First case study: one low-risk pledge swap or donation offset from draft through review.
  • Governance roster update: named operators, advisors, reviewers, and conflicts once roles are formal.

Moral Trade

A pilot institution for cooperation under disagreement.

Moral Trade helps serious participants test small, reviewable commitments across moral disagreement. It does not provide legal, tax, escrow, or custody services.

Marketplace

  • Projects
  • Choose your path
  • Browse offers
  • Worked examples
  • Pledge swaps
  • Donation offsets
  • Donate through a route
  • Public Goods Fund
  • Private matching

Learn

  • About
  • What is moral trade?
  • How it works
  • Methodology
  • Measurement
  • Transparency report
  • Safety policy
  • Anti-threat rules
  • Validation
  • Accessibility
  • Moral Trade technical spec
  • Evidence standards
  • FAQ
  • Deferred paid offers
  • Sources

Community

  • Team and governance
  • People
  • Wish registry
  • Founding cohort
  • Pilot updates
  • Create account
  • Sign in

About

  • Contact
  • Pilot status
  • What you can rely on
  • Transparency report
  • Research and governance
  • Reasoning Center
  • Allocation notes
  • Candidate pools

Legal

  • Privacy
  • Terms
  • Accessibility
  • Safety policy
  • Evidence review

Reference points include Toby Ord's paper on moral trade and Forethought's discussion of convergence, compromise, threats, blockers, and moral public goods.