æternity Opens Bounties and Community Campaigns

Blockchain Opportunities Alert: æternity Blockchain Opens Bounties and Community Campaigns to the Public

The blockchain industry is a universe of opportunities for both techies and creatives alike — that is, if you know where to look. In this post, we focus on opportunities on a pioneer-studded, technologically sophisticated, and in our opinion, severely underrated project: æternity blockchain.

Founded by Forbes 30 Under 30-lister Yanislav Malahov, æternity was created on an equally underrated programming language that actually plays an important role in making the Internet we use today possible: Erlang. And just as their core protocol is built on a tried and tested language, their developer teams are just as impressive: programming pioneers and veterans with decades of experience, with one of the co-creators of the Erlang programming language himself among them — Robert Virding.

After focusing heavily on research and development over its first few years, the æternity community is now expanding its reach as development efforts culminate in massive opportunities for business use cases. Read on to see where your talents might be needed.

For Change-Makers: æternity Universe One

æternity is launching the first-ever of what will be their annual gathering — the æternity Universe One conference. Universe One is where developer teams, entrepreneurs, and community builders will convene to discuss the latest æternity infrastructure improvements and the opportunities they create for everyone. Tickets are already available and those who can’t afford them can apply for free entry.

The conference is an opportunity to mingle with experienced programmers, entrepreneurs, start-up founders, and creatives. It is the place to be if you want to get the answers you need straight from the people who have built æternity from the ground up. It is the perfect occasion to join the æternity crowd and explore opportunities as first-movers on the platform.

For Developers

Being a blockchain platform, æternity cannot exist without the developers behind it. Unsurprisingly, Universe One presents some interesting opportunities for programmers.

1. Hæckathon

A Hæckathon will be held the weekend before the conference. The top three projects win AE tokens: 10,000 AE for the first prize; 5,000 AE for the second; and 2,000 AE for the third.

The three winners also get the chance to be evaluated for further funding and support by the æternity crypto foundation or æternity Ventures.

2. Tutorial updates

æternity is on the lookout for developers who can help update their tutorials. Here is a list of tutorials that need to be revised to reflect recent updates, and each tutorial update will pay out $150 in AE tokens.

3. HackerOne Bug Bounty

æternity’s Bug Bounty is an ongoing program that will run indefinitely (probably for æternity).

“We are announcing a bug bounty program to encourage independent developers, security experts and researchers to engage with the æternity platform and spot possible security flaws.”

Catch a critical bug for $5,000; high priority pays $2,000; medium at $750; and low at $250.

For Marketeers and Creatives

æternity recently launched what they call Community Building Campaigns, or CBCs. Simply put, CBCs allow anyone to come up with a proposal that aims to promote æternity and receive the funding and support required to execute it. All CBCs are evaluated by members of the æternity team on a bi-weekly basis.

Any efforts to expand the æternity community and raise awareness about æternity’s technology are welcome. For those who are interested, we recommend exploring their Forum, particularly the guidelines for campaign proposals. It is actually quite easy to propose a Community Building Campaign!

For Start-ups and Entrepreneurs

dApps (decentralized applications) are referred to as “æpps” (still pronounced “apps”) in the æternity universe. Aside from the Hæckathon before the æternity Universe One conference, æternity conducts an annual start-up competition called Starfleet — its third round is opening soon. They also have an incubator for blockchain start-ups called æternity Ventures through which for-profit projects can apply for funding.

For projects that focus on social good, the æternity crypto foundation is always open for proposals. These can be projects that promote community growth, or focus on education, research and development, culture and art, and improve the æternity open source, technological stack. æternity crypto foundation works by distributing donations to suitable projects, who have applied by filling-in this from.

It is clear that æternity presents a universe of opportunities for blockchain experts and enthusiasts. If you would like to learn more, you may join the discussions in their Forum. Community members are more than happy to help out!