Connext Contributor Program

Details

The Contributor Program is a community incentive program designed to encourage community members of different backgrounds and skillsets to steward and take ownership of key aspects of the ecosystem. Participants of the program will be given points based on the quality of their contributions to the ecosystem using evaluation criteria developed by existing leaders in the community.

When the NEXT token goes live, the project plans to submit a proposal to the Connext DAO to retroactively reward participants proportional to points received.

The program starts on the 20th of April 2022. Phase One of the program will run until the NEXT token launches. After the token and DAO are live, the taem expects to continue with further phases of the program.

Program Structure

The program consists of 5 Tracks that are operated by Track Operators; experienced leaders within the community that are not part of the core team:

1. Community Leadership
2. Builders
3. Content & Education
4. Routers
5. Grants

Community Leaders

Community Leaders steward the ecosystem. They are responsible for running localized Connext communities around the world, supporting new users of the network, educating their regions about the network, managing social spaces for the ecosystem, and stewarding the community by upholding the project`s values and policies.

• People Skills Level Required: Advanced
• Technical Level Required: Low
• Fluid online-IRL presence: Recommended

Builders

Builders are the heart of the network. Builders are responsible for developing new use cases for the protocol, integrating Connext into other ecosystems, mentoring new devs that are using Connext, and evangelizing Connext in developer spaces.

• Technical Level Required: Advanced
• Web3 ethos: Required
• Ability to transform bugs into features: Appreciated

Content & Education

Content creators & educators help the world learn about Connext. They create high quality content around Connext (Videos, Tweets, Medium posts, Memes, etc..), and develop technical and nontechnical educational resources.

• Creativity Level Required: Advanced
• Technical Knowledge: Preferred
• DeFi/Bridges Knowledge: Recommended

Routers

Routers operate the network. Members of this track run their own routers as part of the public testnet of the Amarok upgrade (and eventually mainnet!), build tooling and interfaces to improve the experience of operating a router, and generally help manage the router community.

• Technical Level Required: Advanced
• Passion for Web3 Infra: Required
• Extreme desire for automation: Appreciated

Grants

Grantees are the innovators of the network. While the other tracks encapsulate the key mechanism by which community members can get involved, there are always innovative ways to support the network. Grantees propose and receive funding for special one-off projects that they expect to grow the ecosystem.

• Technical Level Required: Moderate
• Passion for Innovation: Required
• Open mindset: Appreciated

How to apply?

The application process consists of several steps. You must complete all of these steps to participate:

1. Join discord.
2. Fill out the Contributor Program application form.
3. After completing the form you will be sent an email with a KYC link and a document to sign.
4. The KYC process can take up to 24 hours to complete - if approved, you will receive an email confirming your acceptance into the program.

While the team appreciates the importance of anonymous contributions, it`s required by law to KYC for Phase One of the program. If you would still like to contribute, please fill out this form to stay informed about future opportunities to contribute!

Unfortunately due to legal reasons participants from the US to the Contributor Program cannot be accepted at this time.

About Connext

Connext is a network for fast, trustless communication between chains and rollups. It is the only interoperability system of its type that does this cheaply and quickly without introducing any new trust assumptions. Connext is aimed at developers who are looking to build bridges and other natively cross-chain applications. To date, over $1.3b in transactions have crossed the network.

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