Rewards pool of over $10 million available.
Introduction
Quai Genesis grants are for any and all projects that can be built on Quai Network. If your project can utilize Quai, you are welcome to apply. The Quai Genesis program has a pool of over $10 million dedicated to grants, with up to $400k available per project.
Projects that are encouraged to apply for a grant include:
- DEXs
- NFT Marketplaces
- Games
- Stablecoins
- RWA projects
- Lending protocols
- Bridges/cross-chain communication protocols
- Mining softwares
- Mining pools
- …and any other projects that can utilize Quai as a Layer-1.
Already ready to apply? Click the button below to start your application.
Application Process & Timeline
The application process consists of an application form and, for teams that progress past the application form stage, an interview. Applications for the Genesis grants program are open now, and will remain open indefinitely.
The application form will request a variety of information about the team applying for a grant, including what experience they have building dApps, what ideas they have to uniquely address Quai’s multi-chain architecture, and more. The application form should take approximately 10 minutes to complete if you have quick access to all the information it requests.
Once the application form has been completed and submitted, Dominant Strategies will conduct an internal review of the application. If there is interest in pursuing a grant, Dominant Strategies will reach out to the applicant to request an interview. These interviews will take place at a time agreed upon by both the applicant team and the Dominant Strategies team. After the interview with the project team has been completed, the final decision on whether or not a grant will be awarded will be communicated.
If a team is accepted to receive a grant, direct communication channels will be set up with the Dominant Strategies team to facilitate open and regular communication throughout the building process and beyond.
Any team selected to receive a grant will be required to complete a KYB (know your business) and/or KYC (know your customer) prior to grant distribution to ensure Dominant Strategies’ compliance under US and international law.
Developer Resources
Quai Network is a new Layer-1 blockchain, meaning the developer ecosystem is still in its early days; however, due to Quai’s use of the EVM, there are many parallels between developing on Ethereum and developing on Quai.
The largest difference between developing on Quai and Ethereum is the SDK used; development on Quai is currently only supported through use of the Quais SDK (a fork of the Ethers SDK).
Some valuable documentation, repositories, tutorials, and communities are linked below for aspiring Quai developers:
- Quai Network single-chain deployment tutorial
- Quai Network multi-chain deployment tutorial
- Quais example repository
- RPC Endpoints
- Network information
- Quai Dev Discord Server (Join here if you need any help!)
Join us to build a better blockchain.
Quai Network is an open-source Proof-of-Entropy-Minima blockchain network utilizing the capabilities of merged mining to increase throughput and security. Users of Quai Network will enjoy fast transaction times without compromising decentralization and security. Miners will have competitive mining opportunities across the many blockchains within the network.
Capable of thousands of transactions per second, the Quai Network is a new solution to scalability that is soon to be ready for mainnet release.
Terms & Conditions / Disclaimer
The entirety of the Quai Genesis grants program, including the content of this article, is subject to the Terms and Conditions outlined here.
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