We’re thrilled to announce the expansion of GenLayer’s Incentivized Testnet Asimov Program to include Builders. This marks a significant milestone in our journey toward fostering a vibrant developer ecosystem and accelerating GenLayer’s growth through community contributions.
Our Vision for Builder Incentives
The Points System represents our approach to early ecosystem grants. We believe in rewarding those who actively move the project forward. This isn’t just about participation. It’s about recognising and incentivising meaningful contributions that shape GenLayer’s future.
The Builder Program creates an unprecedented opportunity for early contributors to shape GenLayer’s ecosystem. Whether you’re an indie developer working on passion projects or a startup building your business on GenLayer, you both have a place, a voice, and a path to meaningful rewards. You’re not just earning points. You’re establishing your place in GenLayer’s growing technical community.
Early builders will shape not just GenLayer’s technology, but its culture and community. The contracts you deploy, the tools you create, and the projects you launch become the foundation for thousands of future developers. Whether you’re creating essential infrastructure, educating the next wave of developers, or building breakthrough applications, your contributions create lasting value for the ecosystem and establish your reputation as an early builder.
This is where early contributions shape tomorrow’s ecosystem. This is our way of recognising and rewarding your work. We create GenLayer together, and you should be rewarded accordingly.
Platform Overview: points.genlayer.foundation
Building upon the success of our Validator program, we’re extending these proven dynamics and mechanisms to builders as well. The Points System lives at points.genlayer.foundation, our platform for managing and visualising every contribution in a transparent, organised way.
Sign in with your wallet to create your profile and showcase your builder’s path during GenLayer’s early ecosystem phase. Find missions. requests for projects and browse all types of possible contributions and their rewards. Keep an eye on highlighted contributions from the community and measure the ecosystem pulse.
Submit your work directly through the platform. A GenLayer Steward will review submissions and either accept them or request additional information. Simple, transparent, effective. Track your submission status in real-time, receive feedback, and iterate quickly. The review process ensures quality while maintaining momentum. Points assigned based on novelty, complexity, and impact.
As we evolve, we’re working toward a fully trust-less contribution assessment system. We’re actively researching ways to use GenLayer Intelligent Contracts to autonomously and unbiasedly assign points in the future. This open research area represents our commitment to decentralised, fair contribution assessment.
Start Your Builder Journey
We’ve designed a comprehensive onboarding experience to get you building on GenLayer quickly:
Getting Started:
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Prepare your wallet and add GenLayer Asimov Network and Studio Network to MetaMask
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Get Asimov Testnet Tokens to start experimenting
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Explore GenLayer Studio and deploy your first Intelligent Contract
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Earn your first points (welcome to the Builder Journey!)
Each step is designed to familiarise you with GenLayer’s unique capabilities. Complete the journey and earn your first points with a “Builder Welcome” contribution. It’s our way of celebrating your arrival and recognising your commitment to building on GenLayer.
Global Dashboard
View the entire ecosystem’s activity in real-time. Track total contributions, trending projects, and overall ecosystem growth. See how the community is shaping GenLayer’s future together. The dashboard provides transparency into where the ecosystem is heading and helps you identify opportunities to make meaningful contributions.
Your Profile
Your wallet-connected profile is your comprehensive builder’s journey showcase. Track your contributions, earned points, and growth over time. Display achievements, highlight your best work, and build your reputation in the GenLayer ecosystem. Your profile becomes your on-chain resume, demonstrating your expertise and impact to the entire community.
Leaderboard & Highlights
Compete and collaborate with builders worldwide. Rankings showcase top contributors across different categories, time periods, and contribution types. Rise through the ranks and gain recognition for your impact.
The Highlights section surfaces the most impactful work happening across GenLayer, both system-wide and on individual profiles. Discover featured contributions, innovative projects, and exceptional builders making waves in the ecosystem. Get inspired by what others are building and find collaborators for your next project.
The most impactful builders rise to the top of our leaderboard while their work gets amplified across the ecosystem. It’s a continuous feed of innovation and inspiration, where competition drives excellence and collaboration fuels growth.
Your contributions don’t just earn points. They earn recognition. We believe in celebrating our builders in multiple ways. Innovative and interesting projects will be:
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Highlighted in our social media channels and showcased to our entire community
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Feature stories about innovative projects and builder spotlights
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Technical deep-dives with exceptional builders
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Co-marketing opportunities for significant projects
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Direct support from GenLayer core teams and Foundation teams
The Referral Program
Referral mechanics will play a crucial role in the program’s viral launch.
Building is better together. Our referral system rewards you with 10% of points earned by every contribution from your referrals. Invite your friends, colleagues, and community. We make GenLayer together and the more the merrier.
Missions & Requests: Aligning with Ecosystem Needs
Browse targeted challenges and strategic initiatives directly in the platform. Each opportunity comes with clear objectives and point allocations, ensuring your work directly impacts GenLayer’s roadmap.
Missions: Community Challenges
Open challenges where many builders tackle the same problem. Competition drives innovation. Winners and special mentions receive extra points and ecosystem-wide recognition. It’s collaborative competition at its best.
Examples of future missions include:
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Creating tutorials and educational content
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Visualising our Optimistic Democracy consensus mechanism
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Building mini-games powered by GenLayer
Requests: Strategic Initiatives
Long-term projects for ambitious builders ready to tackle significant challenges:
New Primitives: Leverage GenLayer’s unique capabilities to build what was previously impossible. We’re looking for MVPs exploring trustless decision-making in novel ways. Successful projects may qualify for incubation (we’re already incubating DeepThought DAO within the Foundation).
Infrastructure & Tooling: Essential services and tools that become ecosystem foundations. Early infrastructure builders receive extra points for laying groundwork that enables thousands of future developers.
These aren’t quick wins. They’re long-term efforts shaping GenLayer’s technical direction, ideal for builders who plan beyond a sprint.
Ways to Contribute and Earn Points
The Points System recognises diverse contributions across multiple categories:
Educational Content
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Build innovative Intelligent Contracts with accompanying tutorials or livestreams
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Create visual aids, architectural diagrams, and enhanced documentation
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Produce high-quality video guides and technical blog posts
Research & Analysis
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Develop performance benchmarks for Intelligent Contract execution
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Conduct security audits and identify potential attack vectors
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Propose protocol enhancements with detailed specifications
Tools & Infrastructure
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Create libraries for Intelligent Contracts to interact with external APIs like weather APIs, price feeds, social media
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Create services needed in common patterns like maintaining API keys private while keeping security
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Improve the Studio and UX
Community Building
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Organise or participate in GenLayer meetups, hackathons, and workshops
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Connect GenLayer with potential developers and partners
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Foster growth through engaging content and educational initiatives
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Provide technical assistance in forums and help onboard new members
Projects & Milestones
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Showcase your project from MVP to growth milestones
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Our take on early ecosystem grants: earn rewards as you build
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Get amplification through GenLayer’s channels for significant achievements
Bugs, Docs & Feedback
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Improve documentation and add best practices
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Report bugs and provide constructive feedback
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Help refine the developer experience
Join the Builder Revolution
Start your Builder Journey today. Deploy your first Intelligent Contract, earn your first points, and establish your place in the GenLayer ecosystem.
Welcome to GenLayer’s Builder Program at points.genlayer.foundation
Disclaimer: Points have no monetary value, are not an investment, and provide no right or expectation of profit or redemption. They are non-transferable, subject to change or termination at any time, and void where prohibited. Participation may be restricted by law, sanctions, or eligibility requirements. Additionally, Asimov Testnet Tokens are valueless faucet tokens for testing only and and provide no right or expectation of profit or redemption. See full Terms & Conditions.