Bounty Protocol

Version: 1.0 | Project: World Reward Coin (WRC)

Overview

This protocol defines a decentralized, fair, and transparent bounty ecosystem without middlemen or human validators. The goal is to create a system that rewards real contributors, punishes fraudulent actors, and sustains long-term reputation as a digital identity of trust.

1. User Types

Clients (Project Owners)

• Must deposit funds into the smart contract escrow before launching a bounty.
• Budget must match task volume and difficulty — underfunded bounties are auto-rejected.
• Will receive guidelines to calculate reasonable reward values.
• May report suspicious contributors. Reports are automatically verified by the system.

Hunters (Contributors)

• Login via wallet connection.
• Must verify social media accounts (age ≥ 3 months, ≥ 100 followers).
• Must not unfollow, delete posts, or leave groups after task completion and reward claim.
• Rewards are distributed automatically 30 days after successful task verification.

1.1 User Verification Layers

a. World ID (Orb-verified)

• Ensures uniqueness (1 verified human = 1 ID)
• Default starting reputation: +2
• Used primarily by users joining via WRC Mini App

b. Wallet Connect (EVM wallets)

• Anyone with an EVM-compatible wallet can sign up.
• Requires additional identity verification before accessing bounty tasks (camera or fingerprint).
• Starting reputation: 0, must be earned through participation
• Reputation affects access to features, bounties, and limits

Note: Each human can only be linked to one wallet. Wallet replacement is allowed once every 30 days via system request.

c. Mandatory Identity Verification Before Tasks

To ensure that each bounty task is completed by a real and unique human, every hunter MUST verify identity before starting any task. The system will only allow task access after one of the following verification methods is completed:

• 📷 Live Camera Selfie — Required if your device does not support fingerprint or you do not have a verified World ID.
• 🔐 Fingerprint / Face Unlock — If supported by your device, biometric authentication is accepted.
• 🌐 World ID (Orb Verified) — Trusted and auto-approved for users already verified via Worldcoin’s Orb.

Users who fail to complete one of these identity verification options will be automatically blocked from accessing bounty tasks. This rule ensures fairness, prevents multi-account farming, and upholds protocol integrity.

Comparison Table

1.2 Task Access Flow

1. User logs in using Wallet or World ID.
2. System checks user reputation and verifies identity before allowing task access.
3. If user has not verified identity for the day: required to perform one of:
   • ✅ Orb-verified World ID
   • 📷 Live camera selfie (with gesture detection)
   • 🔐 Biometric unlock (fingerprint or face)
4. Once verified, user can see and join eligible bounties based on reputation and stake.
5. Tasks are submitted, evaluated, and reward is locked for 30 days before release.

2. Reputation System

Each hunter starts with 0 reputation. Reputation increases through successful participation and decreases due to mistakes or fraud. Reputation determines access, privileges, and staking ability.

Minimum Reputation Requirement

• Hunters must have at least 0 reputation to join any bounty.
• New users start with 0 (Wallet) or +2 (World ID).
• If reputation drops below 0, the account will be restricted from joining new tasks until it is restored via appeals or bug bounty contribution.

Positive Reputation Gains

Reputation is earned only through honest participation and verifiable contributions. There is no shortcut to building trust in the protocol.

• +1 — For receiving a bounty payment from a completed project (full or partial).
• +1.5 — For fully completing all tasks in a project and receiving full payment.
• +2 to +10 — For submitting accepted bug reports, based on severity and impact:
  • Low severity: +2
  • Medium severity: +5
  • Critical bugs/exploits: +10

Note: Bounty payment must be received from the system escrow to trigger reputation gain. Manually claimed rewards or external payments are not counted.

Infraction Levels

Staking & Participation Rights

• Staking WRC tokens gives access to premium platform features such as more project slots, early access to bounties, and enhanced verification status.
• Staking does not directly increase reputation.
• Staking is a commitment signal — users with high staking may unlock exclusive bounties, but still require good reputation to join.
• Minimum staking lock period: 90 days.
• Staking can be slashed if the user commits fraud or violates platform rules.

Note: Reputation is not for sale. Only real work and valid contributions earn trust points. Staking unlocks features but not reputation.

Participation Limits by Reputation

This ensures fair rotation and constant opportunity without overloading hunters or risking quality.

Daily Task Restriction: Hunters may only participate in a maximum of 3 active projects at a time if those projects require daily actions — such as posting, retweeting, commenting, or sharing content every day.

Full Slot Access: The full participation limit (based on reputation level) can only be used for non-daily bounties — such as:

• ✅ Join Telegram group/channel
• ✅ Join Discord server
• ✅ Follow Twitter/YouTube
• ✅ Retweet, like, or comment (once)

Projects that require consistent daily effort will count towards the 3-project cap. This ensures hunters stay consistent, honest, and focused on each task they commit to.

4. Project Slot Reset

Project slots are automatically reopened once the current bounty duration ends:

• One-click projects: Reset every 7 days.
• Daily task projects: Reset every 3 days.

When a project duration ends and escrow is fully distributed, the slot becomes available again. This allows hunters to consistently take on new bounties according to their tier limits:

5. Appeal System

• Hunters may appeal penalties once per violation, providing valid proof.
• If some tasks are valid, partial reputation is restored.
• Example: penalty -10; 3/5 tasks validated → +6 reputation restored → total = -4.

Violation After Appeal

• System tracks validated tasks post-appeal permanently.
• If hunter commits repeat fraud on these tasks (e.g., unfollow, leave group):
• The reputation gained from those tasks will be revoked.
• Example: +6 restored → -4 for violation → final = +2.
• If all are revoked → appeal marked invalid → reputation reset to -10 (original).
• Repeat abuse leads to permanent ban — regardless of past reputation.

6. Client Reports

• Clients can report suspected cheating.
• System auto-verifies social data linked to wallet and flags violations.
• Reputation deductions depend on severity.
• Minor mistakes may reduce reputation slightly; repeated offenses lead to slashing or feature lock.

7. No Human Validators

The protocol is fully automated. All verification is system-based using content hashes, timestamps, and social account metadata. No core team or reviewers intervene.

8. Reputational Legacy

• Reputation is NOT transferable across wallets.
• It can only be inherited if the same wallet is used by the heir (e.g., family inheriting keys).
• If the wallet is sold or given to someone else, reputation is at risk of reduction or ban if new owner cheats.
• Even “god-level” reputation can be banned permanently if used for repeated violations.

9. Bug Bounty Program

• Hunters who discover system flaws or abuse points are rewarded immediately.
• The harder the exploit is to discover, the bigger the reward.
• This incentivizes ethical testing and helps strengthen the protocol.

10. Abuse Detection

• Detects fake social identities, fake tasks, and scripted/automated behaviors.
• All bounty access is locked unless identity is verified for the day via biometric, live camera, or World ID.
• Even if multiple devices or wallets are used, the system enforces one-human-one-wallet by verification.
• Attempts to bypass this (e.g., selling verified accounts) are classified as fatal abuse.

11. Logs & Transparency

• All actions and reputation changes are recorded on-chain or in a publicly readable audit trail.
• Hunters can view history of penalties, appeals, task breakdowns, and final statuses.

12. Reputation Farming Protection

To prevent reputation abuse through device farming, VPNs, and mass wallet creation, the following mechanisms are enforced:

a. Device Fingerprint Detection

• Each wallet login generates a unique device fingerprint hash based on browser, screen size, OS, fonts, and hardware info.
• Device fingerprint is used for behavioral analysis only. No penalty is enforced unless identity verification confirms a violation.

b. IP Region Analysis

• Frequent IP changes or connections from multiple countries within a short time are marked as "VPN suspected."
• Such users may have reward delays, reduced trust score, or be limited in bounty access.

c. Reputation Farming Cluster Detection

• System analyzes patterns such as synchronized task submissions, identical behavior, and social profiles across wallets.
• If detected, all wallets in the cluster may receive penalties or be temporarily restricted.

d. One Wallet per Human (Strict Rule)

• Every individual is allowed to use exactly one wallet across the system.
• Creating multiple wallets, even on separate devices, will be detected via behavior analysis and identity verification.
• Abuse may result in permanent ban and slashing of all rewards and reputation.

e. Dynamic Reputation Decay

• If reputation farming is confirmed, all linked wallets will suffer a decay or reset of reputation scores.
• This applies retroactively, even after rewards are distributed.

f. Blacklist Sinkhole System

• Confirmed abuse results in the device, IP, and wallet hashes being blacklisted.
• Environments with confirmed abuse will be blacklisted. Future users from same environment are only limited if identity verification matches or abuse patterns are replicated.

g. Staking Slashing

• Wallets with verified identity and high reputation caught farming will face staking slashing or locked features.
• Reputation may be reduced drastically and premium privileges revoked permanently.

h. Recovery and Appeal

• Hunters affected by false positives may appeal as usual with strong proof of legitimacy.
• Valid appeals result in partial restoration of reputation — not full unless fully justified.

These protections ensure that honest contributors are rewarded, while large-scale abuse through automation, device farming, or identity fraud is strictly punished.

Important: All detection systems (device/IP/cluster) are secondary. The protocol only enforces restriction after identity verification confirms a violation. This ensures genuine users are never wrongly penalized due to shared environments.

13. Appeal for Farming Flags

To ensure fairness and prevent false positives, hunters flagged for reputation farming may submit a formal appeal through the system.

Eligibility for Appeal

• Appeals are allowed once per incident of reputation farming flag.
• Applicable for hunters who were flagged due to device similarity, IP rotation, or cluster suspicion.
• Hunter must submit clear evidence proving that the account is genuine and the activities were legitimate.

Types of Acceptable Evidence

• Social media accounts showing real interaction and history.
• Screenshots or screen recordings proving organic task execution.
• Wallet activity logs showing natural engagement patterns.
• Video showing login from a clean device by the real user.

Appeal Outcomes

• 100% Valid Evidence: All reputation and access are fully restored. Flag is removed.
• Partially Valid Evidence: Reputation is restored proportionally (e.g., 3/5 tasks = +60%). Flag remains in reduced severity.
• Insufficient or Invalid Evidence: No change in reputation. Original penalties remain.

Post-Appeal Violations

• If a hunter is found repeating violations after an appeal, any reputation restored will be revoked.
• Repeated infractions lead to permanent suspension, regardless of appeal history.

Transparency & Logging

• All appeals and results are logged on-chain or in a public audit trail for transparency.
• Hunters can view their reputation change history, including appeal actions and verdicts.

This appeal system ensures that honest users are protected from system error, while maintaining strong defenses against multi-device farming and abuse.

14. Hunter Status & Level System

To incentivize good behavior and long-term contribution, hunters are categorized into levels based on performance and reputation.

Levels are displayed on the hunter's profile and used to unlock higher-tier bounties, referral rights, and reputation resilience.

15. Client Conduct and Penalties

Clients are expected to be fair and transparent. Abuse by clients will be penalized to protect contributors.

• Posting unrealistic or underfunded bounties → auto-rejected by system.
• False reporting of valid hunter work → system investigation initiated.
• If abuse is confirmed:
• Client reputation score reduced.
• Future bounty submissions limited or paused.
• Warning shown on their profile for transparency.
• Client appeals are available, but repeat abuse results in system ban.

This ensures fairness for all participants — both contributors and clients are held accountable by protocol rules.

16. Active Duty Rules

Hunters with active bounty participation are required to fulfill ongoing daily duties as specified in the project terms. This ensures fair reward distribution and discourages passive fraud.

Daily Activity Obligation

• Each project may define a minimum daily activity (e.g., one post, share, comment, etc.).
• Hunters must continue performing these actions while the project is active.
• Simply submitting one task and becoming inactive will result in:
• No reward distribution for that bounty.
• Reputation penalty (-2 per missed day or based on project rule).

No Active Projects

• If a hunter is not enrolled in any bounty at the moment, they are not obligated to perform any actions.
• No penalties will be applied during idle periods.

Appeal for Passive Violation

• Hunters may file an appeal if they believe the penalty was applied unfairly (e.g., task was completed but not recorded due to system error).
• Valid evidence such as post links, screenshots, or timestamps must be submitted.
• If the appeal is fully valid, reputation may be restored.
• If partially valid, only a portion of the reputation will be returned.

This rule enforces fairness and ensures that only committed and consistent contributors are rewarded, while also protecting honest hunters from false penalties.

17. Client Cost & Hunter Earning Simulation

This section provides a detailed cost breakdown for clients and realistic income estimation for bounty hunters based on project type, WRC price, and reputation tier.

🎯 Project Types

• One-Click Tasks: Follow, Retweet, Join Telegram/Discord/YouTube, etc. (Done once)
• Daily Tasks: Create posts, retweet daily, comment, or share project content every day

💸 Fixed Pricing for Clients

Clients pay a fixed price per task regardless of token price fluctuation. WRC amount is calculated based on market price at the time of posting.

📦 Client Cost Simulation (Based on Number of Hunters)

🧑‍💻 Hunter Earning Simulation per Month

Assumptions:

• WRC price: $0.015 (stable) and $0.05 (after increase)
• One-click project duration: 7 days (4 cycles/month)
• Daily project duration: 3 days (10 cycles/month)
• One-click task reward: 10 WRC (3–5 tasks/project)
• Daily task reward: 50–100 WRC (3 tasks/project)

Note: Earnings are estimated for maximum activity and successful completion. Rewards are distributed 30 days after project ends.

18. Summary

This bounty protocol is designed to build a decentralized reward system that honors long-term contribution, punishes manipulation, and maintains a transparent on-chain identity layer through reputation. There is no tolerance for abuse, and no barrier for honest users to earn and grow.