Objective: Write one sharp X article (thread or long-form post) that explains Trepa and positions it inside the prediction markets landscape. Treat the piece as a public good, not a puff piece. The article a curious builder would bookmark and reference later.

Deliverable: Public X article (thread or long-form post).

Content to include: Explain Trepa in your own words and why precision payouts create different incentives than binary yes/no markets; Map the prediction markets landscape with a 2x2 matrix of your own design (axis choice up to you); Honestly assess strengths, weaknesses, and trade-offs of the precision-payout model; Treat the analysis as a contribution to the literature on prediction markets.

Submission elements: Short paragraph in the submission explaining your angle.

<h2 class="heading-node">Mission</h2><p class="text-node">Write one sharp X article (thread or long-form post, video format is accepted as well) that explains Trepa and positions it inside the prediction markets landscape. Treat the piece as a public good, not a puff piece. The article a curious builder would bookmark and reference later.</p><h2 class="heading-node">About Trepa</h2><p class="text-node">Trepa is a one-minute forecasting game on Solana. Players submit a price prediction each round and are paid based on how close they are, not whether they guessed up or down. 30 seconds to forecast, 30 seconds to resolve, then the next round starts. Entry is 1 USDC. Full mechanics at <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="link" href="https://docs.trepa.io">https://docs.trepa.io</a>.</p><h2 class="heading-node">Scope</h2><p class="text-node">Your content must cover all four:</p><ul class="list-node"><li><p class="text-node">Explain Trepa in your own words and why precision payouts create different incentives than binary yes/no markets</p></li><li><p class="text-node">Map the prediction markets landscape with a 2x2 matrix of your own design (axis choice up to you)</p></li><li><p class="text-node">Honestly assess strengths, weaknesses, and trade-offs of the precision-payout model</p></li><li><p class="text-node">Treat the analysis as a contribution to the literature on prediction markets</p></li></ul><h2 class="heading-node">Submission requirements</h2><ul class="list-node"><li><p class="text-node">Public X post (thread or long-form article or video), link submitted via Superteam Earn</p></li><li><p class="text-node">Short paragraph in the submission explaining your angle</p></li><li><p class="text-node">At least one original visual (2x2 matrix, comparison table, diagram, gif, or annotated screenshot).</p></li><li><p class="text-node">Tag @trepa_io so we can selectively repost threads/articles that we like</p></li></ul><h2 class="heading-node">Judging</h2><p class="text-node">Submissions are scored on two dimensions: quality and engagement.</p><p class="text-node"><strong>Quality (75%)</strong> is scored by the Trepa team on a 100-point scale:</p><p class="text-node">We're looking for depth of research, originality of framing, clarity of explanation, and whether the piece would hold up as standalone reference material on prediction markets. Pieces that surface real trade-offs, build a defensible 2x2, or contribute genuinely useful analysis to the category will score highest here.</p><p class="text-node"><strong>Engagement (25%)</strong> is scored on a public formula. Using a like as the baseline of 1, the multipliers are:</p><ul class="list-node"><li><p class="text-node">Retweets: 20x</p></li><li><p class="text-node">Replies: 13.5x</p></li><li><p class="text-node">Bookmarks: 10x</p></li><li><p class="text-node">Likes: 1x</p></li></ul><p class="text-node">Snapshot date for engagement: May 14, 2026 at 23:59 UTC.</p><p class="text-node"><strong>How the two combine.</strong> Quality is on a 100-point scale already. Engagement scores are normalized: the submission with the highest raw engagement score gets 100, and every other submission is scored as a percentage of the top. Final score = (Quality × 0.75) + (Engagement_normalized × 0.25). Highest final score wins.</p><p class="text-node">The founders' subjective favorite, regardless of placement, will be included in the official Trepa documentation with full author credit. This is a separate honor and does not affect the prize ranking.</p><p class="text-node"><strong>Note for already-submitted entries:</strong> This weighting is a revision from the original judging criteria, made after seeing the early submission quality. The change is designed to make sure strong research pieces are not disadvantaged by reach alone. All previously submitted entries are scored under the new criteria, so nothing is lost by having submitted early.</p><h2 class="heading-node">Prizes</h2><p class="text-node">Total pool: 1,500 USDC</p><ul class="list-node"><li><p class="text-node">1st: 600 USDC</p></li><li><p class="text-node">2nd: 400 USDC</p></li><li><p class="text-node">3rd: 200 USDC</p></li><li><p class="text-node">4th: 150 USDC</p></li><li><p class="text-node">5th: 150 USDC</p></li></ul><p class="text-node">The founders' subjective favorite, regardless of placement, will be included in the official Trepa documentation with full author credit.</p><h2 class="heading-node">Timeline</h2><ul class="list-node"><li><p class="text-node">Submissions open: April 30, 2026</p></li><li><p class="text-node">Submissions close: May 11, 2026</p></li><li><p class="text-node">Winners announced: May 15, 2026</p></li></ul><h2 class="heading-node"><strong>Launch access bonus</strong></h2><p class="text-node">Trepa goes live for early access on May [redacted], 2026. Every valid participant in this bounty gets an invite code at launch.</p><ul class="list-node"><li><p class="text-node">Top 5 winners: USDC prize + invite access</p></li><li><p class="text-node">All other submissions: invite access</p></li></ul><p class="text-node">Even if your post does not place in the top 5, a real submission means you get into the app the day it opens.</p><h2 class="heading-node">Why this bounty is different</h2><p class="text-node">This tests writing, but also creativity, depth of understanding, and your ability to put the piece in front of a real readership and create marketing buzz. Activate your network. Make it visually distinctive.</p><h2 class="heading-node">Practical tip</h2><p class="text-node">Optimize for replies and bookmarks within the engagement portion, but remember that engagement is now 25% of the score. Depth, originality, and clarity decide the other 75%. The piece that wins is the one that earns both. End it with either a question that invites a take or a piece of saveable information like a sharp data point, a framework, or a strong call. Then sit on it for the first hour after publishing and reply to every comment that comes in, because an author reply that gets replied to again is the single highest-weighted action on the platform.</p><p class="text-node">Optional: include your waitlist referral link; copy from <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="link" href="https://www.trepa.app/waitlist">https://www.trepa.app/waitlist</a></p><h2 class="heading-node">Resources</h2><ul class="list-node"><li><p class="text-node">Docs: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="link" href="https://docs.trepa.io">https://docs.trepa.io</a></p></li></ul><h2 class="heading-node"><strong>Terms</strong></h2><p class="text-node">Participation in this bounty is entirely voluntary. Bounties are a way to learn and dabble in opportunities to build in web3. These are neither full time jobs nor project based engagement. Please be advised that the sponsors will not have time for individualized feedback due to the number of entries they receive.<br><br><strong>Disclaimer:</strong> Blatantly botted or inorganic engagement (likes/RT farming, pods, etc.) will be subject to disqualification. This keeps things aligned with the “bookmarkable analysis” goal rather than growth hacks.</p>

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