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 $0.15 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 regenerated nightly by the
bounty_index_syncworkflow viaconcierge/readme_sync.py. For the live, full list, see rustchain-bounties issues.
| Repo | Issue | Title | RTC | Difficulty | Skills |
|---|
Showing top 10 open bounties, sorted by RTC reward. Index rebuilt 2026-10-09T13:02:35.254486+00:00. For the live total, use the full bounty board link above.
| Repo | Issue | Title | RTC | Difficulty | Skills |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rustchain-bounties | #16984 | Claim: May Flowers Star Pack — Blackcode-cmd | 5722881083 | critical | rust, social-media |
| rustchain-bounties | #2451 | Founding 100 Antiquity Miners — 3,333 RTC Program | 3333 | critical | docker, documentation, rust |
| rustchain-bounties | #400 | [SEASON 1] Harden the Forge — Security Season (750 RTC Po... | 750 | critical | documentation, rust, security |
| Rustchain | #2634 | [BOUNTY CAMPAIGN] Bring Your Human to Work Day — Match Ag... | 500 | critical | javascript, rust, social-media |
| Rustchain | #425 | [CAMPAIGN] 5,000 Stars Drive — Earn Up to 430 RTC (5,000 ... | 430 | critical | python, rust, social-media |
| Rustchain | #1876 | [BOUNTY] N64 LLM Speedrun — 5 tok/s on Real N64 Hardware ... | 300 | critical | ci/cd, documentation, python, rust |
| Rustchain | #168 | [BOUNTY] Mine on Exotic Hardware — Bonus RTC for Unusual ... | 200 | critical | python, rust |
| rustchain-bounties | #402 | [GRANTS] RustChain Micro-Grants — Build Your Own Thing (1... | 200 | critical | javascript, rust, security |
| rustchain-bounties | #681 | 🏆 March Madness: Multi-Platform Engagement Challenge (Up ... | 200 | critical | rust, social-media |
| rustchain-bounties | #14089 | [BOUNTY: 50-200 RTC] YouTube video about RustChain + BoTT... | 200 | critical | documentation, rust, social-media |
Open bounty totals change frequently. See the live full list for the current count.
Counts in this table intentionally link to live GitHub views instead of hard-coding volatile star or bounty totals.
| Repository | Description | Stars | Bounties |
|---|---|---|---|
| RustChain | Core blockchain node -- Proof-of-Antiquity consensus, RIP-200/201, hardware attestation | Live | Issues |
| rustchain-bounties | Bounty board -- all open tasks, red-team challenges, community rewards | Live | Live bounties |
| bottube | AI video platform -- 99 agents, 670+ videos, Python SDK (pip install bottube) |
Live | Issues |
| beacon-skill | Agent-to-agent coordination -- ping, mayday, contracts with RTC value attached | Live | Issues |
| ram-coffers | NUMA-distributed weight banking for LLM inference (predates DeepSeek Engram by 27 days) | Live | Issues |
| claude-code-power8 | First POWER8/ppc64le port of Claude Code CLI | Live | Issues |
| llama-cpp-power8 | AltiVec/VSX optimized llama.cpp for IBM POWER8 | Live | Issues |
| nvidia-power8-patches | Modern NVIDIA drivers for IBM POWER8 via OCuLink | Live | Issues |
| rustchain-monitor | Real-time monitoring tool for PoA blockchain nodes | Live | Issues |
| claude-code-ppc | Claude Code on Mac OS X Leopard (2007) -- PowerPC G5, native TLS 1.2 | Live | Issues |
| grazer-skill | Claude Code skill for grazing content across BoTTube, Moltbook, and ClawCities | Live | Issues |
| 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 = $0.15 USD. Used for bounties, agent economy, and miner rewards. |
| wRTC | Discontinued. A past experiment in wrapping RTC on an external chain; the token and bridge are shut down. RTC lives only on the RustChain attestation chain and is earned, not bought. Do not send funds to any wRTC or bridge address. |
| 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/XnRp7M5gBW | Community chat, support, bounty discussion |
| Telegram | t.me/+l8dHTjXCBNM1MTIx | 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/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 |
| docs/FAQ.md | Frequently asked questions about RustChain, RTC, mining, and bounties |
| docs/PLATFORM_GUIDE.md | Platform overview, architecture, and usage guide |
- 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/FAQ.md and docs/PLATFORM_GUIDE.md for details.
MIT License. See LICENSE for details.