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Developer Incentives

We intend to reward developers and teams who build on our cutting-edge, privacy-first, and AI-powered infrastructure.

Here are some initial ideas for the program.

Microgrants for tools, docs and tutorials

  • For community contributors, tool builders, and educators.
  • Bounties for specific bug fixes or features. Fast review process.
  • Lowers the barrier to contribution.

Hackathons

  • Students, new developers, builders exploring ideas.
  • Short-term, intensive building events focused on specific themes.
  • Onboard new developers.

Open-ended proposals

  • Developers apply through a form, and the team evaluates the proposal
  • The SELF team offers support and guidance throughout the process

List of suggested applications to be created by an external developer or in-house

  • The SELF team offers various suggestions for developers
  • The SELF team offers support and guidance throughout the process

Privacy-Preserving Data Collaboration Platform

  • Leverage SELF’s quantum-secure cryptography and distributed storage, enabling secure, private data sharing and collaborative analysis.
  • Data owners can contribute to a shared model without their data ever leaving their control.

Secure Document Storage and Sharing

  • Store documents on the blockchain with encryption, share securely via SELF Messenger, and use SELF AI to organise them.

Decentralised Freelance Marketplace

  • A platform where freelancers and clients connect, with smart contracts managing payments and the AI matching skills, using SELF Messenger for communication.

Decentralised Finance Applications

  • Access decentralised finance applications directly through the SELF app.

Footprint - Next Generation Social Media

SELF will be working on behalf of each user, connecting two or more SELFs creates new opportunities, including:

  • The ability to assist in planning collaborative adventures and journeys.

  • The ability to find solutions to challenges that two or more people share.

  • The ability to answer questions and fact-check information during conversations.

  • The ability to recall shared memories between two or more people.

  • The ability to organise and share content with specific connections.