Zero Authority is making it easier for organizations and communities to create, verify, and reward contributors.
This week, we’re introducing three new bounty options while highlighting some of the latest developments across Bitcoin, Stacks, and Solana.
🚀 New Bounty Features on Zero Authority
Bounties are becoming more flexible, with new ways to structure rewards and verify contributor activity.
Custom Split
Choose exactly how rewards are distributed.
Custom Split lets bounty creators decide how much each winning position receives—from 1st, 2nd, and 3rd through 10th place.
This makes it possible to design reward structures around the type of contribution you want to encourage.
Instead of a one-size-fits-all payout, you control the incentive structure.
More flexibility. Better incentives.
𝕏 Verification
Verify social contributions directly from X.
X Verification makes it easier to run social media bounties without relying on screenshots or manual proof.
Participants can connect X and submit their post or X URL. Bounty creators can then review verified submissions directly from the platform.
Less manual work. Faster verification.
⛓️ Onchain Verification
Verify completed actions directly onchain.
Onchain Verification allows bounty creators to reward contributors based on blockchain activity.
Examples include:
Holding a specific token
Adding liquidity to a pool
Completing an onchain transaction
Performing a required blockchain action
Participants don’t need to submit screenshots or manually prove their activity. Their onchain actions can be used for verification.
More ways to create, verify, and reward contributors.
Explore the new bounty features in Zero Authority Docs
₿ Bitcoin: Market Rebound Driven by Fed Signals & ETF Flows
Bitcoin moved sharply higher this week, briefly reclaiming the $81,000 level after falling below $77,000.
A major catalyst was comments from Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller supporting keeping rates unchanged at the upcoming FOMC meeting. At the same time, U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded approximately $730.9 million in net inflows, their strongest inflow day since January 14.
The move shows how quickly Bitcoin can respond to the combination of macro expectations, institutional demand, and ETF flows.
However, Bitcoin remained volatile. Later employment data showed stronger-than-expected U.S. job creation, increasing expectations around potential Fed policy changes and pushing BTC back below $80,000.
The takeaway: Institutional Bitcoin demand remains an important market force, but macroeconomic data continues to drive short-term volatility.
🟧 Stacks: Bitcoin-Native Infrastructure Continues to Grow
Stacks continues to expand the infrastructure connecting Bitcoin with decentralized finance and Bitcoin-native applications.
One of the latest developments is the addition of 21Shares to Bitcoin staking on Stacks, alongside the announcement that STX is now available for trading on Bullish. Stacks also announced new sBTC signers, including The Tie, Ankr, and HashKey.
STX also rallied more than 5% on September 3 before giving back some of those gains on September 4, highlighting the continued volatility across the broader crypto market.
Beyond short-term price movements, the larger story is the continued development of Bitcoin-native financial infrastructure.
As more institutions, infrastructure providers, and applications participate in the Stacks ecosystem, the opportunity for Bitcoin-based DeFi and programmable Bitcoin continues to expand.
🟣 Solana: Jupiter Makes Cross-Chain Deposits Easier
Jupiter introduced Universal Deposit, a new feature designed to simplify moving assets from other networks into Solana.
Users can send supported assets from Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum, or Sui and receive USDC directly on Solana. Jupiter handles the routing, bridging, and swapping behind the scenes. The service uses a flat $0.30 fee.
The launch highlights a broader trend in crypto: users increasingly expect blockchain infrastructure to work without requiring them to understand every underlying bridge, swap, or routing step.
Jupiter’s move also comes as Solana continues building infrastructure for payments and applications. Solana recently introduced Payment Channels, designed to support high-volume payment flows and emerging agentic payment systems.
The bigger picture: Solana is continuing to focus on making liquidity, payments, and cross-chain activity easier to access.
🌐 What This Means for Web3 Communities
Across Bitcoin, Stacks, and Solana, a common theme is emerging:
Infrastructure is becoming easier to use.
Bitcoin continues to attract institutional capital.
Stacks is expanding the infrastructure around programmable Bitcoin and Bitcoin-native finance.
Solana is simplifying liquidity movement and building new payment infrastructure.
And at the application layer, communities need better ways to coordinate the people building, promoting, testing, and growing these ecosystems.
That’s where Zero Authority comes in.
⚡ Build Better Contributor Campaigns
Zero Authority gives organizations and communities the tools to coordinate contributors through bounties, quests, gigs, events, reputation, and onchain verification.
With the newest bounty features, organizations can:
Create campaigns with flexible reward structures.
Verify contributions through X or onchain activity.
Reward contributors based on the outcomes that matter.
The goal is simple:
More ways to create. More ways to verify. More ways to reward.
Learn More
Read the Zero Authority announcement on X
Explore the new bounty features
Build your next contributor campaign with Zero Authority.