Round 1 payouts were distributed this week, with the full 25 ZEC reward pool allocated. A total of 11.2 ZEC was distributed as non-discretionary rewards based on the amount of cTAZ earned through mining and staking during Round 1. In total, 22 received rewards.
The average payout was 0.51 ZEC, with a median payout of 0.053 ZEC. The largest reward was 6.598 ZEC, with the remaining rewards distributed among the other participants.
Not all eligible participants submitted viewing keys during the claim window, leaving 13.8 ZEC unallocated. Those funds were distributed as discretionary rewards to recognize participants who made significant contributions to the Feature Net during Round 1.
Community Contributors: Our MVP Community Contributors are @zk_nd3r and @Kenbak who developed block explorers, visualization tools, analytics, and other resources that made it significantly easier for everyone to monitor and understand the network.
Active Participants: @dismad, @ssh, @Jiggytom and @treasonous received discretionary rewards for actively testing the network, reporting issues, participating in discussions, and helping keep the Feature Net community active and engaged.
Thank you to everyone who participated in Round 1. We know the experience hasn’t been smooth with BFT finality stalled and participants ending up on different chains, but we expect many of these issues to improve as the network and tooling mature. We’re currently targeting mid-July for the user-led forking tool, which should help us get BFT finality unstalled and running again.
As we continue through Round 2, we’d love to see even more people get involved. The best way to help is to use the network, share your experience, and let us know what’s working well and what could be improved. If you encounter bugs, please report them with as much detail as possible, including logs. We’d also love to hear your ideas for improving the user experience. Your participation will help us improve Crosslink faster.