ChainX, a parachain on Polkadot focusing on interchain crypto-asset management, has announced the launch of the ChainX Contract Development Fund and will invest $100,000+ to find the world’s first Bitcoin DApp.
The Contract Development Fund was established for the ChainX Bitcoin smart contract platform, and is committed to facilitating the growth of quality projects and creating the first extraordinary Bitcoin application.
Background of the ChainX Contract Development Fund
Bitcoin, a cryptocurrency boasting the world maximum consensus, harbors tremendous potential of various applications, but due to the limitations of the network itself, many scenarios are difficult to materialize.
Yet, ChainX is committed to developing solutions…
Developers who actively participate in testing will have the opportunity to receive fund support and run their programs on the mainnet after it is launched.
Who can apply for the fund
- Teams attempting to develop a smart contract based on Bitcoin
- Teams or individual developers of Ethereum, EOS
- Teams or individual developers of DeFi field
- Universities/research institutions
- Any developer who is interested in ChainX Bitcoin smart contracts
Use-cases
For projects, there is no restriction on the subjects. The ChainX team says “as long as you have a good idea or a good proof of concept, you can apply for the fund.”
If there is no clear area in mind, ChainX recommends areas such as DeFi including loans, exchanges, and derivatives, and they also suggested gaming applications.
Review points
Works will be evaluated from the following dimensions:
- Commercial value (20%): Broad market with commercial prospects
- Creativity (15%): Unique in concept, breaking conventional thinking
- Community popularity (20%): Positive community response and support
- PoC completion (30%): completeness of proof-of-concept product
- Participation contribution (15%): Effective comments and suggestions to the ChainX smart contract platform during its development.
The teams that meet the fund distribution standards will receive a reward of 100,000T or more. For those interested, further information is available on the ChainX website.