Critical Bounties
Critical Bounties fund infrastructure development, tools, research & other initiatives that drive Bitcoin layer development and are offered on a loosely quarterly basis.
Open Critical Bounties
The current Critical Bounties are closed to new applications until February 1st. You can review previous Critical Bounties and get a feel for the process via the Github repo.
Questions? Ideas?
Highlighted Projects
- Real-Time Stacks DeFi Analytics Dashboard. Critical Bounty Issue | Results
- Provide developers, solo Stackers, and others a set of tools for Stacking that takes into account the new network dynamics around Signing. Critical Bounty Issue + 2 | Results
- Stacks Runbooks by txtxEnhances blockchain development by introducing Smart Contract Runbooks, providing detailed guides for consistent and reliable interactions with the blockchain. Critical Bounty Issue | Results
Priority Categories
Find the current areas of emphasis.
DevEx & Testing
Tooling & Testing ideas that would help any improve the quality of life for Stacks Core Dev and/or Clarity Dev.
Network Participants
Tooling & enhancements that would help improve the quality of life for network participants, including: Miners, Stackers, and Signers.
Other Topics
A sampling of research, development, and integration ideas relevant to advancing Bitcoin layers - especially Stacks.