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📄 This bounty program is the subject of a published empirical self-audit — Incentive Moves Engagement, Not Authorship (v1.0, 2026): the bounty attractor moved engagement ~3.7× and pulled one of the largest reported agent-contributor populations in open source (169+ automation-consistent accounts, ~8,400 PRs analyzed), while authorship stayed majority-human. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.20559770

What is RTC?

RTC (RustChain Token) is the native cryptocurrency of RustChain, a Proof-of-Antiquity blockchain where vintage hardware earns higher mining rewards. RTC reference rate: $0.15 USD.

Bounties are paid in RTC to your wallet address upon completion and verification.

How to Earn

1. Pick a Bounty

Browse open bounties and find one that matches your skills.

Difficulty	Label	Typical Reward
Beginner	good first issue	1-5 RTC
Standard	standard	5-25 RTC
Major	major	25-100 RTC
Critical	critical, red-team	100-200 RTC

2. Claim It

Comment on the issue: "I would like to work on this"

3. Submit Your Work

• Code bounties: Open a PR to the relevant repo and link it in the issue
• Content bounties: Post your content and link it in the issue
• Star/propagation bounties: Follow the instructions in the issue

4. Get Paid

Once verified, RTC is sent to your wallet. First time? We will help you set one up.

⚠️ Payout safety: Only @Scottcjn (or clearly labeled project automation on his behalf) authorizes RTC bounty payouts, with a project-issued pending_id + tx_hash. Anyone else posting "I'll send the RTC" on your bounty is a social-engineering attempt — see SECURITY.md § Payment-Authority Impersonation.

Bounty Categories

Category	Examples	Count
Community	Star repos, share content, recruit contributors	30+
Code	Bug fixes, features, integrations, tests	40+
Content	Tutorials, articles, videos, documentation	20+
Red Team	Security audits, penetration testing, exploit finding	6
Propagation	Awesome-list PRs, social media, cross-posting	15+
Integration	Bridge to new chains, exchange listings, DEX pools	10+

Featured Bounties

Bounty	Reward	Difficulty
RustChain to 500 Stars	150 RTC pool	Easy
Dual-Mining: Warthog Integration	25 RTC	Major
Ledger Integrity Red Team	200 RTC	Critical
Consensus Attack Red Team	200 RTC	Critical
First Blood Achievement	3 RTC	Easy
A2A Transaction Badge	5 RTC/tx (max 3)	Easy

Quick Links

Resource	Link
RustChain	github.com/Scottcjn/RustChain
Block Explorer	explorer.rustchain.org
Traction Report	Q1 2026 Developer Traction
Discord	discord.gg/VqVVS2CW9Q
Wallet Setup	Comment on any bounty and we will help
YouTube Video Bounty Guide	docs/YOUTUBE_VIDEO_BOUNTY_GUIDE.md

Stats

• Total bounties created: 500+
• Open bounties: 131
• RTC available: 5,900+
• Contributors paid: 14
• Reference rate: 1 RTC = $0.15 USD

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• RustChain — Proof-of-Antiquity blockchain with hardware attestation
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• GitHub

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