The ARK Tier 0 (zero) Program is now officially open for all developers to jump in and tackle bigger and more impactful development challenges. These projects will further the ARK Ecosystem, providing additional functionalities for users, developers and companies using ARK products or services.

Tier 0 Program is available at https://ark.io/projects

What is the Tier 0 Program

The Tier 0 Program is a new and exciting way for our community of open-source developers to get involved in the development of ARK. This program allows any developer to contribute to the Ecosystem and work on a larger, more impactful project rather than hunting through code and GitHub repos. This program will be much more focused, with higher payouts, open-sourced and include publicly available milestone accountability.

The new Tier 0 Program is an extension of our already successful and long-running open-source GitHub Development Bounty program, but with more challenging tasks, bigger projects and higher rewards.

Note: Tier 0 Program projects do not qualify for the monthly “Top Contributor Bonus” from our normal GitHub Bounty Program. Any other contributions made outside of the Tier 0 Program will still qualify.

We will post publicly available Tier 0 Program projects on the ARK website’s projects page. These publicly listed projects are available for anyone to claim and begin working on. While work is being done, everyone will be able to follow along with milestone accomplishments and full updates showing current progress, similar to the official ARK.io roadmap.

Tier 0 Program will have a wide variety of difficulty levels and associated timeframes. Once we have completed the specifications for a potential Tier 0, it will be posted on the website and announced via social media, Slack, and Discord. Not all Tier 0 projects will be developer-oriented either, some may consist of other tasks.

All Tier 0 projects will be posted at higher rates than normal bounties, but also come with much more responsibility and greater accountability. These projects can be done in your free time but will have expected completion and milestone timeframes.

How do I apply for a Tier 0 project?

Go visit our custom projects page at https://ark.io/projects and from there you can see a list of available projects with open applications. You can filter projects by Project (Core, Wallets, Explorer, …) and apply for the project you’d like to claim.