What is Bountycaster?
Bountycaster enables users to post and discover bounties and jobs. We currently support Farcaster and Twitter/X
Who can post a bounty?
Farcaster: accounts with a power badge OR created before Farcaster went permissionless (FID #20939 cutoff). We’ll expand this over time. Contact @linda for a manual review if you don't meet this criteria
Twitter/X: accounts with a verified badge can post a bounty up to $100. We'll expand this over time. Contact @ljxie for a manual review if you need an exception
What payment types are supported?
We support USDC, ETH, degen, OP, $higher, NFT, $COLORS, $tree, MOXIE, $bleu, $talent, $hedg, $wow, $anon, $lum, $luna, $gtc as payment. We also support negotiable amount bounties
If you want to post bounties frequently with a different token, contact @linda on Farcaster or @ljxie on Twitter to request support
How do funds get paid out?
Funds are paid peer to peer. Payment details can be discussed between parties. Bountycaster only helps facilitate this process. On each Farcaster bounty page, you can pay users directly on Base to their ENS or most recent Farcaster verified address. Addresses displayed on our site are compatible across all L2s (we filter for this attribute)
This feature acts as a guide. You can choose to confirm the address with the user directly, especially for larger amounts, but check that their address works for the chain/L2 you pay on (you can't assume this unless displayed on our site). Users can also add/update their verified address through Warpcast
Payments should be made in a timely manner. Payments can also be made using tips on Farcaster if specified in the original post or the bounty completer is in agreement
How do I get funds to Base on my wallet?
Follow Base's guide to add it as a network if you don't have it set up in your wallet
One of the cheapest options will be to purchase funds on Coinbase and send directly to your Base address (currently free to send). Please note our guided payment flow uses Native USDC issued by Circle (token symbol: USDC)
How do I add funds to someone else’s bounty?
On Farcaster, tag @‌bountybot in the original bounty thread and write “add [amount and currency]”
Example: @bountybot add 100 degen
You can exclude the $ in degen to prevent a degen tip to the bounty poster
The added amount needs to be in the same currency as the original bounty. We don’t support adding funds to bounties that have more than 1 claim yet
The original bounty poster will still make the decision on who gets the bounty funds, unless discussed separately
How do you handle disputes?
Transactions on Bountycaster are peer to peer so parties are expected to resolve disputes between themselves. If not possible, contact support@bountycaster.xyz
How do I contact you?
Reach out to support@bountycaster.xyz for bug reports, questions, or comments
For bounty posters:
How do I post a bounty?
- Bounty description
- Be specific on what you need and any criteria for completing (e.g. favorite answer wins, apply to work on this)
- Bounty amount
- See supported payment types in FAQ
- Mention "negotiable" if no amount
- Deadline (optional)
- When the bounty needs to be completed by
- No deadline listed defaults to 2 weeks
- Denominated in minutes, hours, days, months, or a specific date
You can only post 1 bounty max per thread
How do I manage my bounty?
Farcaster: Manage your bounty status, amount, or deadline through the bounty frame "admin" button OR on your bounty page on our site (need to be signed in). If you want to get more attention on your bounty, you can use the "boost" button on the bounty frame. You'll receive a daily update on all responses to your bounty from @bountybot as a direct cast
Twitter/X: Manage your bounty status through the bounty page on our site (need to be signed in). Contact @ljxie if you need to make any adjustments to the bounty amount or deadline. We'll automate this later
We encourage marking your bounty as in progress once someone you want to work on the bounty picks it up. This removes the bounty from being listed as "Open Bounties" on Bountycaster, which helps avoid potential duplicate work
For bounty fulfillers:
How do I indicate I'm working on a bounty?
Follow any instructions/criteria indicated by the bounty poster
If the bounty doesn’t involve any application criteria, it's helpful to reply to the original post that you're working on the bounty so you can signal to others it's in progress and there's no duplicate work
How do I ask the bounty poster questions?
Feel free to ask questions directly in the original thread since others might have the same question
How do I submit my bounty completion?
Follow any instructions/criteria indicated by the bounty poster. Otherwise reply in the original thread that you completed the bounty with proof of completion
Once confirmed, the bounty poster should mark the bounty as complete
Only the original bounty poster can mark the bounty as complete
For service posters:
How do I post a service?
- Service description
- Provide context on what's being offered and any relevant past work
- Our bot will auto generate a title for the post
- Service pricing (optional)
- Our bot only picks up $ or USDC pricing
- Expiration date (optional)
- When the service post expires
- Denominated in minutes, hours, days, months, or a specific date
How do I mark a service as closed?
You can manage your service status through the Farcaster frame "admin" button. Only the original service poster can mark the service as closed
How do I edit my post information?
You can edit the service expiration through the Farcaster frame "admin" button. This change will be reflected in the frame and on our website
For responding to services:
How do I indicate I'm interested in the service?
Follow any instructions indicated by the original poster
Otherwise you can reply or direct message them
How do I ask the original poster questions?
Feel free to ask questions directly in the original thread since others might have the same question
For jobs:
How do I post a job?
How do I apply for a job?
Click the "apply now" button on each job description