Bounty List
See: Main_Page
See also: Bounty_Process, Mining_Sunrise_Phase
Contents
Overview
Per the process described here Bounty_Process, VeriBlock will send out VBK coins for various bounties.
This program will start on date Wed, July 11, 2018.
It runs on 0.2 of NodeCore, to be released July 11, 2018.
The list of bounties is below. The rewards for open bounties may be adjusted.
This list may change:
- New types of bounties could be added
- Existing bounties may be repeated - if a bounty is closed (and awarded) on week 1, it could be re-opened on week 2 to encourage new participants to try.
Send an email to bounty@veriblock.com with:
- The BountyID in the subject header
- The bounty
- Your solution
- Any other relevant details
List of OPEN Bounties
For comparison: the total block reward is 175 VBK, for an expected 30-second block.
20,000 VBK bounties
| BountyID | Award (VBK) | Description | More Detail | How to Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3000.1 | 20000 | Steal funds from the address _____ (TBD). | TODO | Show the address that the funds were sent to |
10,000 VBK bounties
| BountyID | Award (VBK) | Description | More Detail | How to Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000.1 | 10,000 | Write a value-added utility based off the NodeCore API | See https://github.com/VeriBlock/demo-rpc-client | Put code on github (could be private repo, but VeriBlock bounty moderator must have access to review code). After N days, hackathon is closed, and community will vote on winners. |
| 2000.1 | TBD | Submit "something of interest." Want to get feedback on things we won't even think to ask. | Bounty moderator will triage reward amount | Send idea to bounty@veriblock.com |
5000 VBK bounties
| BountyID | Award (VBK) | Description | More Detail | How to Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1001.3 | 5000 | Be the first to PoW Mine 50000+ VBK testnet coins in a solo pool | Show the address that the coins were mined to | |
| 1003.1 | 5000 | Be the first public pool operator to collect 40 different addresses over 100 rounds | Send email with IP to connect to | |
| 1004.1 | 5000 | Be the first to send 100 transactions (total) to 100 different addresses | Show the address which sent all of the transactions | |
| 1005.1 | 5000 | Be the first to run NodeCore for 72 straight hours. | If a bug is preventing you from running NodeCore, then send in that bug and it may also get a bounty. | Zip up the log file and send |
| 1006.1 | 5000 | Be the first to create an TX with "000", "ABC", "BEE", "DAD", or "FAB" in the TxID. | Note: TX are displayed in hex, and thus have characters "0123456789ABCDEF". Example: 5D4EA29E868B48E305A49A62D9C2ABC5A96BB0AFD23EE3EFB0A80B291AE6AE8A | Sign a message with the address which sent the transaction |
| 1500.1 | 5000 | Submit "something of interest" | Want to get feedback on things we won't even think to ask | Send idea to bounty@veriblock.com |
TBD VBK bounties
| BountyID | Award (VBK) | Description | More Detail | How to Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4001.1 | TBD | Provide a cool meme that helps the VeriBlock Community | Could be multiple instances of this bounty. Moderator will use discretion. | Send idea to bounty@veriblock.com. There may be some community vote/filtering to decide final winners. TBD. |
List of Pending Bounties (these are likely won, so focus on other bounties)
These very likely have been won, and we are verifying. We're adding this section so that folks know to focus on other bounties.
| BountyID | Award (VBK) | Description | More Detail | How to Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1001.1 | 5000 | Be the first to PoW Mine 10000+ VBK testnet coins in a solo pool | Sign message with the address used for PoW mining | |
| 1001.2 | 5000 | Be the first to PoW Mine 20000+ VBK testnet coins in a solo pool | Show the address that the coins were mined to |
List of CLOSED (Won) Bounties
| Date Submitted | BountyID | Reward | Description | Address | Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/11/2018 11:41am EST | 1008.1 | 5000 | Be the first to add 50+ peers | V5gmnXEQKA6HfQqKyB2NUk9Gn4yFEx | Sent list of peers |
| 07/11/2018 5:26pm EST | 1007.1 | 5000 | Be the first to create block hash starting with 9 zeros. | V2SxFzwDFYn5VuLFWLvRrQLdyB4Ed8 | Occured in block 78, TX: 0000000005C3E9E9C01DF36ED18C46EFDA318C011980D35F |
| 2018-07-12 16:01 EST | 1002.1 | 5000 | Be the first to add 100 PoP Transactions to Bitcoin TestNet | VFGYqoxfTz5rBD9aWjvgKZrDWFbRkh | https://testnet.explore.veriblock.org/address/VFGYqoxfTz5rBD9aWjvgKZrDWFbRkh |
Leader board
| Date | Name | BountyID | Reward | Address | Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FAQ
How will bounties be awarded?
Please see: Bounty_Process
