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Earn for building on Bitcoin
As more of you are starting to explore the world of building on Bitcoin, we want to support you in your journey. In addition to numerous free learning opportunities both virtual and in-person, we want there to be an opportunity for you to earn every.single.month.
All you have to do is code.
All you have to do is code.
Building on Bitcoin
Building on Bitcoin is a generational opportunity. Why?
🟧 Size. Bitcoin boasts a market cap over $1T. It is widely accessible and has retail and institutional adoption.
🟧 Security. Bitcoin's security is unmatched. Through Stacks, transactions are settled to Bitcoin, making these transactions as irreversible as Bitcoin's.
🟧 Longevity. Bitcoin is durable and secure, boasting unmatched longevity and consistency. Build on a base layer that has been built to last.
🟧 Size. Bitcoin boasts a market cap over $1T. It is widely accessible and has retail and institutional adoption.
🟧 Security. Bitcoin's security is unmatched. Through Stacks, transactions are settled to Bitcoin, making these transactions as irreversible as Bitcoin's.
🟧 Longevity. Bitcoin is durable and secure, boasting unmatched longevity and consistency. Build on a base layer that has been built to last.
You can win just for keeping up with your project!
Code, Commit, Earn
$20,000 up for grabs monthly!
Every month you submit valid code commits that move your project forward, you can earn STX from a prize pool of 10,000 STX! Winners are drawn at random each month from the pool of eligible entries.
1
2500 STX
Each month, an eligible developer from the pool will win the 2500 STX jackpot.
2
100 STX
Didn't hit the jackpot this month? No worries, 75 others are getting 100 STX just for keeping up with their projects
Becoming eligible is simple
How Does It Work?
Keep on coding
To have a shot each month, you just need to work on your project. We're looking for a meaningful code commit that meets one or more of the following criteria:
- Add a new UI element or page
- Fix a bug
- Add a new Clarity contract
- Add meaningful* new Clarity contract functionality
- Optimize a contract function
- Enhance the security of your contract
- Add a test suite
- Meaningful* refactor that enhances functionality or performance
- Meaningful* UI enhancement
Code must be open-sourced and publicly available via Github. You receive one entry for every valid code commit.
What do we mean by meaningful? This can be fuzzy, so use your best judgment, but here are a few examples of things that would and would not count for a valid entry:
Would count:
Would count:
- New set of Clarity functions for depositing liquidity into a protocol
- Set of Clarinet tests to test that functionality
- UI to connect to those Clarity functions
- Redesign of that UI to improve user experience
- Adding a single read-only function to pull some variable data
- Adding a single button to call a contract function
- Reformatting code style
- basic styling change (colors, fonts, etc.)
- Automatically generated code from a CLI tool or starter template
Just point us to your new code, we do the rest!
How to Submit
1
Prepare the work
With a brief onboarding form, you'll tell us a little bit about yourself and link us to the Github repo you'll be working in.
2
Do the work
Move your project forward, we just need to see meaningful progress! Your app doesn't have to be live to be eligible but you should be progressing toward a launch.
3
Proof of Work
Show us what you accomplished! Use the buttons below to onboard and then submit your code commits from the month.
Every month is a new shot to win
Schedule
Keep on coding
Code is due at 11:59pm ET on the last day of each month. Any entries received after that point will be added to the pool for the next period.
Prizes are awarded by the 15th of the following month.
There is no advantage to submitting early and the time of your submission within the month does not play a factor in how prizes are awarded.
Prizes are awarded by the 15th of the following month.
There is no advantage to submitting early and the time of your submission within the month does not play a factor in how prizes are awarded.
Aug 2024
August 1 - Open for submissions
August 30 - Code is due
September 15 - Prizes awarded
August 30 - Code is due
September 15 - Prizes awarded
Sept 2024
September 1 - Open for submissions
September 31 - Code is due
October 15 - Prizes awarded
September 31 - Code is due
October 15 - Prizes awarded
Oct 2024
October 1 - Open for submissions
October 31 - Code is due
November 15 - Prizes awarded
October 31 - Code is due
November 15 - Prizes awarded
and so on
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FAQ
- Question:Does my application have to be 100% Stacks-based?Answer:No, but it should leverage Stacks in a significant way. This will be up to the discretion of the reviewers, but you can get in touch if you're unsure. A helpful lens could be: "Would this application function and/or be able to provide the same utility to its intended user without Stacks components?". If the answer is yes, it would be difficult to qualify for this campaign.
- Question:Does my application have to be live?Answer:No, but it should be heading for a launch eventually. We understand things take time and we want to reward you along the way for building. Reviewers have the discretion to eliminate an entry if a path toward being live and available to users is unclear or if they come to believe a developer has no intent to launch.
- Question:Does my application have to be brand new for this campaign?Answer:No, if you are already building something you can point us toward that repo in your onboarding form. Each month you simply need to show progress for said project, it doesn't matter when you started it.
- Question:What if my project has raised money?Answer:If you have raised more than $500,000 related to your project, you are not eligible. This program is intended to fund independent developers and small teams as they get started in the Stacks ecosystem.
- Question:What if I stop coding or forget to submit for a month?Answer:It's no problem. Simply submit your code when you're back on track and you will be back in the prize pool for the month you submitted in. There is no penalty for missing a month, though this may change in the future to encourage consistent shipping.
- Question:Do I need to make any purchases to be eligible?Answer:Absolutely not. Entry is free, along with all the education you might need to get to the point where you're able to participate. The only requirement to enter is to produce meaningful code each month. You can review what constitutes eligible code above. Our team reserves full discretion to disqualify entries and there will be no appeals process. Put simply, if we feel you're trying to cheat the system or spirit of the contest, we can disqualify you. Don't make us do it ;)
- Question:I have another questionAnswer:
STACKS DEVELOPER CODING CONTEST
OFFICIAL RULES
By Stacks Open Internet Foundation, Inc (“Stacks Foundation”)
- ENTRY. To enter, each participant (“you”) is required to work on its project and submit eligible code. If your project has raised more than $500,000.00 USD to date, you and/or your project is not eligible to enter into this contest. For eligibility to enter into this contest, Stacks Foundation (or “we, us”) is looking for a “meaningful” code commit that meets one or more of the criteria set forth under https://stacks.org/code-for-stx. Stacks Foundation will determine whether a code commit is “meaningful” in our sole discretion. Code must be open-source and publicly available via Github. You receive one entry for every valid code commit. There is no limit on the total number of entries.
- OPEN-SOURCE CODES: To enter, you agree that all code, copyrightable material, notes, records, drawings, designs, inventions, improvements, developments, discoveries you submit to this Contest are and shall become public data and / or open-source codes.
- WINNER SELECTION. Stacks Foundation will select winner(s) from valid code commit entries at random. Whether or not submitted codes qualify as valid code commit are determined by Stacks Foundation in its sole discretion, based in part on the criteria as applied to the submissions and any other criteria we deem fit. You will be informed about the eligibility and prize draw via email or any other communication method Stacks Foundation determines in its sole discretion. Failure to respond within a reasonable time, as determined at our sole discretion, will result in forfeiture of prize. The return of any prize notification as undeliverable may result in disqualification and an alternate winner may be selected. All income taxes resulting from acceptance of prize are the responsibility of winner. By entering this contest, you accept and agree to these Official Rules. All federal and state laws apply.
- TERMS. Fill in all the required information on the entry form below. You will receive an entry for every meaningful code commit. You may submit multiple entries.
- PRIZE: One selected winner each month will win 2500 STX, with up to 75 other entries receiving 100 STX.
- ELIGIBILITY: Except for residents of Arizona, this contest is open to individuals who are eighteen (18) years of age and older as of the date of the contest begins.
- LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: By entering this contest, entrants waive all right to, and holds us harmless from, any claim, liability, loss, damage (including punitive, incidental, and consequential damages), or expense (including attorneys' fees) arising out of or in connection with participation in this contest or the acceptance, use, or misuse of any prize. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. We will not be responsible for: late, incomplete, or incorrect entries; an entrant's failure to receive prize notices due to entrant's spam, junk e-mail, or other security settings or for entrants' provision of incorrect or otherwise non-functioning contact information; technical, hardware, or software malfunctions, lost or unavailable network connections, or failed, incorrect, inaccurate, incomplete, garbled, or delayed electronic communications whether caused by the sender or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or used in this contests; by any human error which may occur in the processing of the entries in this contests; or any typographical, technological, or other error in the publishing of the offer, administration of the contests, or announcement of the prize. In the event a dispute arises as to the identity of a potentially winning entrant, entries will be declared made by the address on the online entry form.
- IP OWNERSHIP: You agree that all code, copyrightable material, notes, records, drawings, designs, inventions, improvements, developments, discoveries and trade secrets conceived or made as a result of participation in this Contest are and shall become public data and / or open-source codes.
- CHOICE OF LAW AND FORUM: Entrant agrees that all matters arising out of or relating to this contest and these Official Rules are governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of Delaware, without giving effect to any of its conflict of laws provisions. Entrant further agrees that any legal suit, action, or proceeding arising out of or relating to this contests and these Official Rules shall be brought exclusively in the applicable federal or state courts located in Delaware.
- PRIVACY: Information submitted with an entry is subject to the Privacy Policy stated on https://stacks.org/privacy. To read the Privacy Policy, click here.