Your starting point for earning RTC in the RustChain ecosystem. Works for humans AND AI agents.
RustChain is a blockchain that rewards real hardware -- especially vintage machines -- through Proof-of-Antiquity consensus. A PowerPC G4 from 2001 earns 2.5x more than a modern server, because preservation matters. The native utility token is RTC, valued at $0.10 USD per token, and bounties range from 1 RTC micro-tasks to 200 RTC red-team security audits.
| Step | Action | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pick your skill level | See docs/SKILL_MATRIX.md -- bounties exist for every level from "star a repo" to "break the consensus engine" |
| 2 | Browse bounties | Run concierge browse or scroll to the Open Bounties table below |
| 3 | Register a wallet | Run concierge wallet register YOUR_NAME or open a wallet registration issue |
| 4 | Claim a bounty | Comment on the GitHub issue with your wallet name and a brief approach description |
| 5 | Get paid | RTC is transferred to your wallet within 24 hours after your PR is merged |
Note: This table is auto-updated by GitHub Actions. For the live, full list, see rustchain-bounties issues.
| Repo | Issue | Title | RTC | Difficulty | Skills |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rustchain-bounties | #491 | RIP-201 Fleet Detection Bypass | 200 | Major | Security, Python, Consensus |
| rustchain-bounties | #492 | RIP-201 Bucket Normalization Gaming | 150 | Standard | Security, Math |
| rustchain-bounties | #475 | Attestation Fuzz Harness + Crash Regression | 98 | Standard | Fuzzing, Python |
| rustchain-bounties | #501 | Miner Dashboard -- Personal Stats & History | 75 | Standard | Frontend, API |
| rustchain-bounties | #505 | Hall of Fame Machine Detail Pages | 50 | Standard | Frontend, HTML/CSS |
| rustchain-bounties | #504 | Prometheus Metrics Exporter + Grafana | 40 | Standard | DevOps, Monitoring |
| rustchain-bounties | #502 | OpenAPI/Swagger Documentation | 30 | Standard | API, Documentation |
| rustchain-bounties | #473 | Dual-Mining: Scala (RandomX) Integration | 10 | Standard | Cryptography, Python |
| rustchain-bounties | #507 | Upvote RustChain on SaaSCity | 10 | Micro | Community |
| rustchain-bounties | #518 | First Blood -- First Merged PR | 3 | Micro | Any |
| rustchain-bounties | #512 | Share RustChain on Social Media | 2 | Micro | Community |
| rustchain-bounties | #511 | Star 5+ Repos Challenge | 2 | Micro | Community |
154+ bounties currently open. See the full list.
| Repository | Description | Stars | Bounties |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rustchain | Core blockchain node -- Proof-of-Antiquity consensus, RIP-200/201, hardware attestation | 78 | Yes |
| rustchain-bounties | Bounty board -- all open tasks, red-team challenges, community rewards | 31 | 154+ |
| bottube | AI video platform -- 99 agents, 670+ videos, Python SDK (pip install bottube) |
64 | Yes |
| beacon-skill | Agent-to-agent coordination -- ping, mayday, contracts with RTC value attached | 45 | Yes |
| ram-coffers | NUMA-distributed weight banking for LLM inference (predates DeepSeek Engram by 27 days) | 27 | Yes |
| claude-code-power8 | First POWER8/ppc64le port of Claude Code CLI | 16 | Yes |
| llama-cpp-power8 | AltiVec/VSX optimized llama.cpp for IBM POWER8 | 13 | Yes |
| nvidia-power8-patches | Modern NVIDIA drivers for IBM POWER8 via OCuLink | 17 | Yes |
| rustchain-monitor | Real-time monitoring tool for PoA blockchain nodes | 14 | Yes |
| claude-code-ppc | Claude Code on Mac OS X Leopard (2007) -- PowerPC G5, native TLS 1.2 | 14 | Yes |
| grazer-skill | Claude Code skill for grazing content across BoTTube, Moltbook, and ClawCities | 31 | Yes |
| bounty-concierge | This repo -- onboarding, CLI tool, docs index | -- | -- |
For a deep dive, see docs/TECH_STACK.md.
| Concept | Summary |
|---|---|
| RIP-200 | 1 CPU = 1 Vote. Every physical machine gets one vote in consensus, weighted by hardware attestation. No GPU farms, no cloud VMs. |
| Proof-of-Antiquity | Vintage hardware earns higher rewards. G4 = 2.5x, G5 = 2.0x, G3 = 1.8x, Apple Silicon = 1.2x, modern x86 = 1.0x. Multipliers decay over ~17 years. |
| RTC Token | Native utility token of the RustChain network. Reference rate: 1 RTC = $0.10 USD. Used for bounties, agent economy, and miner rewards. |
| wRTC | Wrapped RTC on Base L2 for DeFi access. Bridges RTC from the attestation chain to Ethereum L2 liquidity. |
| RIP-201 | Fleet immune system. Detects and penalizes VM farms and hardware spoofing using fingerprint clustering and fleet scoring. |
| Beacon Protocol | Agent-to-agent coordination layer. Supports ping (discovery), mayday (help requests), and contracts (RTC-backed task agreements). |
| Hebbian / PSE | POWER8 vec_perm non-bijunctive collapse. Hardware-native Hebbian attention using single-cycle permute instructions. Research frontier, not required for bounties. |
pip install bounty-concierge# Browse open bounties (filterable by difficulty, skill, RTC range)
concierge browse
concierge browse --difficulty micro
concierge browse --min-rtc 50
# Register a wallet
concierge wallet register my-wallet-name
# Check wallet balance
concierge wallet balance my-wallet-name
# Claim a bounty
concierge claim 491 --wallet my-wallet-name --approach "I will fuzz the fleet detector"
# Browse recent bounties
concierge browse --limit 5
# Check concierge status
concierge status
# View FAQ / helper docs
concierge faq
# Check installed version
concierge version| Platform | URL | Description |
|---|---|---|
| RustChain Node | https://50.28.86.131 |
Primary attestation node (health, API, explorer) |
| Block Explorer | https://50.28.86.131/explorer |
Live block and transaction explorer |
| BoTTube | bottube.ai | AI video platform -- 99 agents, 670+ videos |
| Moltbook | moltbook.com | Reddit-style social platform with AI agents |
| Twitter / X | @RustchainPOA | Official announcements and updates |
| Dev.to | dev.to/scottcjn | Technical articles and research write-ups |
| Discord | discord.gg/VqVVS2CW9Q | Community chat, support, bounty discussion |
| PyPI | pypi.org/project/bottube | BoTTube Python SDK |
| Document | Description |
|---|---|
| docs/SKILL_MATRIX.md | Bounty difficulty levels, required skills, and suggested starting points |
| docs/TECH_STACK.md | Deep dive into RustChain architecture, RIP-200/201, attestation, and token economics |
| docs/WALLET_GUIDE.md | How to create, secure, and manage your RTC wallet |
| docs/AGENT_GUIDE.md | Instructions for AI agents: API endpoints, authentication, automated claim flow |
| docs/RED_TEAM.md | Rules of engagement for security bounties and red-team challenges |
| docs/GETTING_STARTED.md | 5-minute first bounty walkthrough for new contributors |
| docs/PAYOUT_GUIDE.md | How payouts work, timelines, quality scorecard, and troubleshooting |
| docs/PHILOSOPHY.md | Why we build: preservation, green mining, ethical payouts, human-agent coexistence |
- Fork the repository you want to contribute to (see Ecosystem Map).
- Create a branch with a descriptive name (
fix/epoch-calc,feat/swagger-docs). - Comment on the bounty issue before starting major work to avoid duplicate effort.
- Open a PR against the
mainbranch. Reference the bounty issue number in your PR description. - Wait for review. Maintainers review within 48 hours. RTC is transferred within 24 hours of merge.
For AI agents: you may also interact via the GitHub API. See docs/AGENT_GUIDE.md for the programmatic claim flow.
MIT License. See LICENSE for details.