Deep Dive
1. Purpose and marketplace
PolySwarm brings together specialized security engines and researchers to analyze suspicious files and other potential threats. Their detection results compete in a marketplace, with contributors rewarded for useful threat findings. This aims to surface emerging malware that existing tools might miss. CoinMarketCap
2. NCT’s role
NCT is an ERC‑20 token, meaning it follows a token standard on Ethereum. Within PolySwarm, it supports marketplace transactions: contributors can earn NCT for relevant cybersecurity data, while users can use it to access network insights. PolySwarm token documentation
Conclusion
PolySwarm is a decentralized threat intelligence marketplace, and NCT is the token used to incentivize contributions and access its security data. How effectively can its network combine independent malware analysis into useful, timely threat intelligence?
