The Litentry **Research Bounty Program** supports selected proposal initiators with **1000 LIT** **tokens** per proposal or a suggested amount for their contribution to the Litentry ecosystem.

With the recent launch of IdentityHub, Litentry is poised for new challenges such as enhancing product adoption and value flow in the ecosystem. To address these challenges, we're introducing the Litentry Research Bounty Program. This initiative invites insights, ideas, and proposals from our community to drive the evolution of the Litentry project.

Your input matters. Whether you possess expertise or fresh ideas for Litentry, this program offers a direct avenue to influence the trajectory of the Litentry Protocol.


## We Provide

- **1000 LIT per grant**. Approved proposals will be rewarded with 1000 LIT tokens. The proposal initiator also has the flexibility to propose a custom amount.

- **10% Referral**. Introduce friends interested in the Litentry project and earn a 10% referral reward upon their successful proposal acceptance by the Council.


This program is **open to all**. Everyone is invited to submit proposals. Research experience is not a requirement; your creative ideas and insights are what matter most.

To win a grant, your proposal needs a simple majority approval from the Litentry Council; If it doesn't get approved, you have a second chance to submit a referendum for community voting, which can potentially reverse the initial Council decision.


## Deadline
September 30, 2023. 


## Areas of Focus
We welcome proposals covering strategic and substantial areas, including:

- Use Cases: Innovative applications of the Litentry Protocol and IdentityHub in Web3 and real-world scenarios.
- Tokenomics: Strategies to refine our tokenomics model for sustainability and network growth.
- Technology: Technological solutions elevating the Protocol's performance or efficiency.
- Community Dapps: Inventive Dapp projects leveraging the Litentry Protocol for ecosystem growth.
- Marketing Strategy: Plans to enhance visibility and adoption within the Web3 community.
- And Beyond: Uncharted ideas to enrich the Litentry Project.


## Submit a Proposal
👉 **Visit https://polkadot.js.org/apps/ and follow the tutorial below to submit a bounty proposal.**

### Tutorial
Here is a [Video Tutorial](https://youtu.be/4x7wgJT_ljs).

- Before you get started, ensure you have a Substrate wallet with sufficient LIT tokens to cover the gas fee. To transfer LIT tokens from ERC20 to the Litentry Parachain, visit https://apps.litentry.com/transfer and follow [this guide](https://docs.litentry.com/parachain/how-to-guides/transfer-lit-from-ethereum-to-parachain) to complete the steps.

- To submit a bounty, visit [Polkadot-JS Apps](https://polkadot.js.org/apps), switch to 'Litentry Network' in the top left corner, and click on the governance tab in the options bar at the top of the site.

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- After, click on 'Bounties' and find the button '+ Add Bounty' on the upper-right side of the interface

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- Fill in the bounty title, the requested allocation (including curator's fee), and confirm the call.

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- After this, edit your bounty proposal with details on the Subquare platform, the link can be found as follows.

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- Please edit your proposal on Subsquare using the same account you submitted the bounty proposal on Polkadot.js. 

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- You're all set! A Council member will assist you in passing the bounty proposal for votes as a motion, which will take a few hours to 1 business day.

## Useful Links

- [Github](https://github.com/orgs/litentry/repositories)
- [Documentation](https://docs.litentry.com)
- Ask us any question on [Discord](https://discord.gg/litentry)

Litentry, a blockchain-based identity verification protocol, has launched the Litentry Research Bounty Program, which offers 1000 LIT tokens per proposal to support the Litentry ecosystem. The program is open to everyone, and proposals can cover areas such as use cases, tokenomics, technology, community Dapps, and marketing strategy. The deadline for proposal submission is September 30, 2023. To submit a proposal, visit https://polkadot.js.org/apps/ and follow the tutorial. The proposal initiator can also suggest a custom amount, and a 10% referral reward is given upon successful proposal acceptance by the Council.

Research Bounty Program

Hi, I have the same issue as another user had:

Issue:
When you import your Ledger hardware wallet address in your polkadot.js-wallet its a static Polkadot relay chain address which can`t be changed.
If you send substrate-based assets, e.g. Litentry, onto that address they become stuck since there is no Ledger app available in order to sign transactions (sending, staking and so on).

Example:
I`ve sent LIT (from ETH) over the bi-directional ETH <--> Litentry bridge to my imported Ledger address (which is a Polkadot address)

After logging in on Cumulon trying to stake my LIT the address changes to a specific Litentry-chain-address.
Trying to stake will prombt a pop-up saying that there is no app for Ledger for that specific chain in order to sign transactions, hence: my assets are stuck.

Thank you very much for anyone to have an interest to look into that issue / idea.

For a second-grade student:

- Some people use a special device called a Ledger to keep their digital money safe.
- They can connect their Ledger to a website called polkadot.js-wallet to see their money.
- But if they try to send a certain type of digital money called substrate-based assets to their Ledger address, it can get stuck.
- This is because there is no app for the Ledger to sign transactions for that type of digital money.
- People are hoping someone can fix this problem so their money doesn't get stuck.

Substrate (Litentrity) app for Ledger

**Introduction**

Let's take a closer look at a recent issue that occurred, which effectively showcases the potential of our exciting new solution. A user encountered a problem involving the incompatibility between Litentry and Ledger, prompting us to explore how we could resolve the situation utilizing Litentry and IDHub, specifically focusing on our latest product.

Well let’s hear it! 

**The Misstep**

Before jumping to conclusions, let’s have a look at the recent issue as a use-case for this new and exciting solution. There was a recent user who came about with an issue he had involving Litentry and Ledger incompatibility and this made us think a bit about how we can solve the problem using Litentry and the IDHub; particularly the product we are currently launching.  

Our case study involves a Litentry user, Raenius#7875, who intended to perform a transaction with their LIT tokens. However, due to a misunderstanding, the tokens were erroneously dispatched to a Ledger address, which doesn't support Litentry's native asset. Consequently, Raenius#7875 was unable to access his tokens and his ability to participate in additional services, such as staking, was restricted.

When Raenius#7875 realized his mistake, he approached the support team, explaining that he had accidentally sent his LIT tokens to an unsupported Ledger address. This mishap left him with inaccessible assets. Nevertheless, the Litentry community and project team proposed a proactive solution to recover the trapped assets, leveraging community involvement and the prospective IDHub for Identity Verification in governance.

The challenge was to authenticate "Raenius#7875" as the rightful owner of his ETH address. The user had unintentionally sent the asset to his own address but couldn't access it due to network or software incompatibility, or a lost seed phrase. Hence, we had to confirm that Raenius#7875 was indeed the owner of both the ETH and LIT addresses.

**How to Verify: Current**

To address this, we initiated a council motion to vote on the asset return proposal in Litentry governance. The simplest method to authenticate the Ethereum owner address was through https://etherscan.io/verifiedSignatures. For LIT, our Identity Litentry Registrar at https://docs.litentry.com/parachain/pallets-and-modules/litentry-identity-registrar or Polkadot/Web3 Foundation's identity setting at https://wiki.polkadot.network/docs/learn-identity could be used. However, this method was time-consuming and required users to reserve funds in a bond to store their information on-chain: 20.258 DOT and 0.066 DOT per each field. How could we improve this process in the future?

**IDHub simplifying the adoption**

With the launch of our new product, IDHub, we offer a solution for easier adoption. IDHub features Discord (Web2) verification on-chain integration, among other benefits. This feature allows users to link accounts more quickly and easily, saving time for just 0.001 LIT.

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**The Current Proposal for Retrieval:**

To retrieve the stranded assets, the Litentry team proposed leveraging the community's power and initiating a Subsquare proposal. Even though the project team held certain administrative privileges, this strategy allowed council members and community participants to vote and support Raenius#7875 in retrieving his trapped assets. Acknowledging the significance of community engagement and decentralized decision-making, the Litentry team backed Raenius#7875's proposal. They moved forward with a council motion to perform the asset transfer to verify his address. Meanwhile, the team continues to explore possibilities for integrating Litentry with Ledger.

**The Ideal Proposal for** **better** **Identity Verification Enhancement DAO and #Web3:**

Simultaneously, the Litentry team identified a need for better identity verification. To address this, they proposed employing IDHub instead of Ethereum's signature verification. This amendment aims to simplify the verification process, enhancing user experience on Litentry. The team is eager for feedback and remains committed to implementing potential solutions to industry experts for better identity and verification management within IDHub.

Litentry is a new solution that helps people with problems involving different types of digital assets. 

A user named Raenius#7875 had a problem with his LIT tokens, which he accidentally sent to an unsupported Ledger address. This left him with inaccessible assets, and he couldn't participate in additional services. 

The Litentry community and project team proposed a solution to recover the trapped assets, leveraging community involvement and the prospective IDHub for Identity Verification in governance. 

To authenticate Raenius#7875 as the rightful owner of his ETH address, they initiated a council motion to vote on the asset return proposal in Litentry governance. 

With the launch of IDHub, Litentry offers a solution for easier adoption. IDHub features Discord (Web2) verification on-chain integration, among other benefits. 

The Litentry team proposed employing IDHub instead of Ethereum's signature verification to simplify the verification process, enhancing user experience on Litentry.

Litentry Governance & IDHub Use case

Hi,

I have my funds completely stuck, after trying to bridge them from ETH to Litentry (DOT), using the apps.litentry.com/transfer portal. My goal was to stake my LIT coins further. I used an address with a Ledger hardware wallet attached (for obvious, security reasons), and this seems to be the issue.  However, my funds are completely stuck now in an account with a Ledger attached. I cannot transfer them or bridge them back to ETH or even stake them.. I need a quick solution for this as I cannot wait for this https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/post/1795 to be implemented (it may take months). Please help with an workaround so I can at least transfer my LIT tokens to another address. 

My address (LIT) is: 4BhNUsw6GNhw96RVUgvaGffPuinyqcCZoUt1LknC5zchC6Gs
DOT Account: 16HvU89bMMbQJGt7QBeqZjRDsgMs8vgRxKhwGZqrjVBaUAdB
I can provide additional screenshots, as needed.

Thank you.

- Someone tried to move their funds from ETH to Litentry (DOT) using apps.litentry.com/transfer portal.
- They used an address with a Ledger hardware wallet for security reasons.
- The funds got stuck in an account with a Ledger attached and they cannot transfer or bridge them back to ETH or stake them.
- They need a quick solution to transfer their LIT tokens to another address.
- They provided their LIT address and DOT account and can provide additional screenshots if needed.

Funds stucked after using apps.litentry.com/transfer with Ledger

<ins>Issue:</ins> 
When you import your Ledger hardware wallet address in your polkadot.js-wallet its a static Polkadot relay chain address which can`t be changed.
If you send substrate-based assets, e.g. Litentry, onto that address they become stuck since there is no Ledger app available in order to sign transactions (sending, staking and so on).

<ins>Example:</ins> 
I`ve sent 720 LIT (from ETH) over the bi-directional ETH <--> Litentry bridge to my imported Ledger address (which is a Polkadot address) 13dtAXZGt9npPzFEJ6LJWeBnRpn4GphVUQVVtiyYnmRLUL7w

After logging in on Cumulon trying to stake my LIT the address changes to a specific Litentry-chain-address which is 493LBHLmoAuMEoncNbc3DaRxTsDAyWDdKZfZxuut9GrTCHuU
Trying to stake will prombt a pop-up saying that there is no app for Ledger for that specific chain in order to sign transactions, hence: my assets are stuck.

After (very helpful) conversations with Remy in the Discord Litentry chat I am starting this discussion to get some attraction regarding this issue.
I cant do an official proposal, because as said my LIT assets are stuck on Ledger and I don`t have any more assets available atm to do so.

Thank you very much for anyone to have an interest to look into that issue / idea.



- When you use a Ledger hardware wallet to import your Polkadot address, it cannot be changed.
- If you send substrate-based assets to this address, such as Litentry, they become stuck because there is no Ledger app available to sign transactions.
- An example is when someone sent 720 LIT to their imported Ledger address, but when they tried to stake it, the address changed to a Litentry-chain-address for which there is no Ledger app available.
- This means that the assets are stuck and cannot be used.
- The person is hoping to bring attention to this issue and find a solution.

Substrate (Litentry) app for Ledger

Dear Litentry Community Members,

We propose the implementation of **Identity Staking**, a feature that allows secure management of identity data and the ability to stake LIT in order to invest in your identity and reputation for benefits. 

It has been a while since the concept of identity staking was first raised in the Litentry Light Paper. Based on recent research and the prototyping of the identity staking mechanism, we see this as an innovative feature that aims to empower our community and create a stronger, more connected Litentry ecosystem. As the existing inflation model has been running for 6 months, we would like to bring the topic into discussion and prepare for a new inflation model going forward.

With the introduction of Identity Staking, terms in the previous[ inflation model](https://litmus.subsquare.io/democracy/referendum/2) will be changed as follows: 
- This proposal modifies the previous inflation model by reserving 1% of the inflation LIT/year from collator staking to identity staking. 
- The inflation rate for collator staking will remain at 1.5% instead of increasing to 2.5%.
- The number of token burns will be changed, as the total collator staking rewards will remain at 1.5%. Under this new proposal, Litentry will burn 377.8K LIT tokens per quarter for the next 6 or 7 quarters, depending on the effective date of the proposal.

## What is Identity Staking?

But what is *Identity Staking*? It's a powerful two-part system designed to revolutionize your interaction with the Litentry network.

Firstly, it allows you to securely incorporate your identity data into [Litentry’s TEE sidechain.](https://medium.com/litentry/privacy-iii-tee-sidechain-4bd17985ee5c) This feature enables you to manage your data in private and connect with others on your own terms, enriching your networking capabilities within the Litentry ecosystem and the cross-chain future. 

In the second part, you can stake extra LIT into the specific identity staking pool as a signal that you are investing in your digital identity and reputation, a way to unlock Litentry’s IDHub premium services such as: 

- Early access to exclusive identity benefits and campaigns from partners.
- Early access to experimental scores, credentials, and new features.
- Access to Web3 opportunities that require deeper understanding or experience.
- Increased staking returns when completing identity benefits or other engagements on the IDHub.

## The Distinction: Identity Staking vs. Collator Staking

While both staking mechanisms are valuable, we firmly believe that Identity Staking holds the key to fostering widespread adoption of the LIT token and benefiting the entire Litentry community in the long run. In comparison to collator staking, the integration of identity staking as a complementary feature will lead to a more inclusive and interconnected ecosystem.

With the collator staking proposal, the community has expressed the belief in Litentry’s continued success, and also a strong interest in exploring innovative ways to leverage LIT within the Litentry ecosystem. Identity Staking directly addresses these aspirations, fulfills the commitment in the Litentry Light Paper, and serves as the ultimate utility to drive adoption and engagement.

As we move forward, our vision entails merging the collator staking and identity staking to create a seamless and inclusive experience for all.

## Empowering the Community: A Positive Impact on the Inflation Model

At Litentry, we remain committed to maintaining a sustainable and balanced inflation model, taking into account the community's concerns. As outlined in our previous article **[here](https://litmus.subsquare.io/post/1)**, we are steadfast in controlling the overall inflation rate at 2.5%. This ensures a healthy ecosystem for our community members to thrive in, while considering the referendum's discussions.

To achieve this goal, we will continue to uphold the current collator inflation rate of 1.5%, as suggested by the referendum. Simultaneously, we will allocate a reserved pool specifically for the identity staking, as proposed in the referendum. This reserved pool will contribute an additional 1% inflation rate for the Litentry ecosystem, as approved in the referendum. By doing so, we strike a delicate balance that preserves the stability of the collator staking while introducing the exciting possibilities of identity staking, aligning with the discussions held during the referendum.

## Roadmap: Unleashing the Power of Identity Staking

We are delighted to share our roadmap for the introduction and integration of Identity Staking into Litentry's ecosystem:

1. **May onwards:** We will maintain the collator staking inflation rate at 1.5% LIT/year, honoring our previous commitments. Simultaneously, we will reserve 1% of the inflation LIT/year for the upcoming identity staking pool, in response to the community's feedback and aspirations expressed in the proposal.
2. **Q3 2023:** The wait is almost over! In the third quarter of this year, we are aiming to launch Identity Staking, bringing a wave of change and empowerment to the Litentry community. With the reserved pool and the additional 1% inflation LIT/year, the collator staking will continue to thrive with its consistent inflation level of 1.5% LIT/year.
3. **Q4 2023**: As we approach the end of the year, we continue the roll-out of our plan. We aim to merge the identity staking and collator staking into a comprehensive and cohesive framework, embracing an overall inflation rate of 2.5% LIT/year.

Let us know your thoughts and opinion by commenting below!

Litentry is proposing a new feature called Identity Staking, which allows secure management of identity data and the ability to invest in your identity and reputation for benefits. 

Identity Staking is a two-part system that enables users to manage their data in private and connect with others on their own terms, enriching their networking capabilities within the Litentry ecosystem. 

Users can stake extra LIT into the specific identity staking pool as a signal that they are investing in their digital identity and reputation, unlocking Litentry’s IDHub premium services such as early access to exclusive identity benefits and campaigns from partners, experimental scores, credentials, and new features, access to Web3 opportunities that require deeper understanding or experience, and increased staking returns when completing identity benefits or other engagements on the IDHub.

Identity Staking is different from Collator Staking, but both are valuable mechanisms. Identity Staking is believed to be the key to fostering widespread adoption of the LIT token and benefiting the entire Litentry community in the long run.

Litentry is committed to maintaining a sustainable and balanced inflation model, taking into account the community's concerns. To achieve this goal, they will continue to uphold the current collator inflation rate of 1.5%, as suggested by the referendum, and allocate a reserved pool specifically for the identity staking, as proposed in the referendum.

Litentry plans to launch Identity Staking in Q3 2023 and merge it with Collator Staking into a comprehensive and cohesive framework in Q4 2023.

Identity Staking for a More Connected Litentry Ecosystem

The plan to enable account transfers needs to be sped up and implemented sooner than phase 5.

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