Program Starts: July 31, 2023
See the recap for more information
| Program Starts | July 31 |
|---|---|
| Challenge Submission Deadline | Sept 11 |
| Winners Notified | Sept 25 |
| Identity Form Available | Sept 25 |
| Identity Verification Deadline | Oct 12 |
| Rewards Distribution | Oct 26 |
The xCall Incentivized Testnet launches July 31, 2023
After this testnet phase, xCall will launch on mainnet. The first iteration of xCall on ICON mainnet will use the Blockchain Transmission Protocol to provide interoperability functionality
This is an opportunity to dive deep into the xCall interoperability interface layer, to establish your team for continued development, and to help push towards a seamless transition to mainnet
There are ICX rewards associated with this program as well!
We are looking for teams to work with for continued development, so make something that inspires!
The program runs across multiple phases, each of which is designed to test various dimensions of the interoperability service and grow the overall ecosystem
Currently, the following networks are connected via xCall and Blockchain Transmission Protocol (BTP)
Developers and community members will participate in a series of competitive tasks and guided challenges. With each challenge, participants have the opportunity to earn tokens
In total, about 850k ICX is allocated to be distributed to winners!
To ensure a turnout diverse and representative set of participants, the program is focused across several themes:
You’re early! This means that in addition to direct rewards for quality contributions to the program, another great draw to this program is that it is an invaluable opportunity to build meaningful connections with ICON’s core developer team and ICON developer community
Because our goal is to build a lush product ecosystem for interoperable dApps using xCall technology, we are currently actively in search of development teams to build demonstrations and plan specific roadmaps for xCall-integrated products
So we invite developers of all ecosystems to come take a look at the xCall product and take this opportunity to build
After the incentivized testnet program closes, there will be many follow up resources and funding opportunities available to development teams for their products that use xCall, so now is the time to get involved!
Use this link to join a growing community of xCall developers on the ICON Discord.
The xCall testnet is open to any and all members of the community to participate, but not all participants are eligible for rewards
We welcome validators, developers, and community members of all stripes to get involved, however, the judges from the ICON Foundation will not be eligible to receive rewards
Additionally, while it was indeed a competition, everyone was required to play nice and be decent to one another. Those who violate the Rules of Engagement or Code of Conduct, exploit software vulnerabilities, use social engineering attacks to exploit competitors, or use malware to attack other participants is grounds for disqualification
Please note, claiming rewards will require completing identity checks
Once the program launches, you can go check out the challenges. You'll just submit a simple form after successfully completing each challenge
You can learn more about xCall and ICON through our xCall Docs. If you run into any issues while exploring xCall, join the ICON Discord to get support from our developer community!
This is a learning experience to understand the resilience and effectiveness of the xCall interoperability service and associated interoperability protocols (BTP). Anyone who assists in the judging of a challenge is ineligible to receive rewards for that challenge. This includes the following members of the ICON Foundation, who will assist in the judging of all challenges: Eric Solomon, Cyrus Vorwald, Min Kim. All winners selected by the judges must pass a KYC check prior to receiving the challenge reward. The KYC forms will be distributed to the winners after selection using the contact info provided in the submission form. We reserve the right to end or extend the program at any time, as well as to retain the funding in the incentive pool, based on our discretion and in accordance with the goals of the program
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