The Kin Foundation has opened up the Kin Rewards Engine improvement process for public participation. That means (i) anyone can contribute to the KRE’s development, and (ii) the payout calculation and iteration process is now fully transparent for all to see. But how exactly does one contribute their ideas to the evolution of the KRE? Here’s a step-by-step guide:

Getting Started

If it is your first time contributing to the KRE, you may have to complete any number of the following steps, depending on your prior engagement with GitHub and Kin’s rewards-engine repository:

Make a GitHub account.

In order to participate, you will need a GitHub account. This step is self-explanatory. Use this link to sign up: Sign Up for GitHub Explore the KRE repository.

Before submitting new ideas, it might be a good idea to see what the current KRE looks like, and what people are already suggesting. To do this, explore the following sections:

A. Current KRE & Spend Guidelines (link)