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Over the last year, Polkadot DAO has become more organized.
Instead of one-off proposals in OpenGov, much of the work now flows through vertical bounties: specialized teams with mandates, advisors, processes, and transparent reporting.
If you want to contribute to Polkadot and get paid, start here.
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1) Polkadot Marketing Bounty - @polkadotmkt
Focus: ecosystem visibility and growth.
Do: content, research, distribution, creator collaborations, reporting.
Why: it amplifies key launches and narratives, coordinates campaigns, and funds proven contributors across the ecosystem.
2) Events Bounty - @PolkadotEB
Focus: conferences, irl & online events.
Do: propose an event, request support, use their guidelines, templates, and submission flows.
Why: it standardizes event quality and makes funding predictable for organizers.
3) Meetups Bounty - @DOTmeetups
Focus: local community building and watch parties.
Do: host recurring city meetups, small pizza nights, viewing parties for major conferences.
Why: low-cost, high-touch onboarding. It covers basics and rewards consistent organizers.
4) Security / Assurance Legion Bounty - @dotpal_
Focus: fund audits, reviews, risk analysis, and security posture for the network.
Do: security research, coordinated audits, remediation support.
Why: it hardens the stack, surfaces vulnerabilities, and sets expectations for safer launches.
5) User Protection / Anti-Scam T. Bounty - @DotAntiscam
Focus: protecting users from phishing and fraud.
Do: triage reports, improve warnings, maintain blocklists, publish education.
Why: it reduces real user harm and keeps wallets and apps safer by default.
6) DeFi Bounty - Program Managed by @v_labs
Focus: kickstarting DeFi on Polkadot’s next phase.
Do: ship money markets, DEXs, perps, stablecoin tooling, onboarding and chain-abstraction flows.
Why: programs under this vertical pair funding + liquidity + mentorship + audits + GTM, accelerating teams from idea to mainnet.
7) UX Bounty - @PolkadotUX
Focus: usability audits and developer experience.
Do: product reviews, UX research, design systems, reference apps that others can reuse.
Why: better UX saves users time and reduces drop-off, while reference implementations unblock builders.
👁️ Other active or historically used verticals you’ll see
- Open-source developer grants
- Infrastructure and public RPCs
- Bridge and interoperability initiatives
- Community moderation and rewards
- Incubation and fast-grant experiments
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😎 How to plug in
Browse each bounty’s public materials.
Most have a site with guidelines, an X account for updates, and a living Notion or knowledge base with reports, roadmaps, and submission templates.
From there, you can
1) propose scoped work
2) apply to existing programs and cohorts
3) collaborate with teams already funded under that bounty.
🏆 Why this model wins
- Clear scope and expectations
- Repeatable processes and templates
- Faster reviews once you’re inside a vertical
- Public reporting and accountability
- Room for specialists to shine
🎯 Where to start:
- Marketers/creators → Marketing
- Event/community leads → Events or Meetups
- Builders → UX, DeFi, Security
- Safety advocates → Anti-Scam
I’ll keep curating bounty profiles, maintainers, and resources so you can find the right fit quickly.
If you’re ready to contribute, pick a vertical, read the guidelines, and submit a focused proposal.
Let’s ship DOT 🔥
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