Verified Contributor

 

The verified contributors are individuals that will support the Deeplink protocol as early supporters and adopters to help execute the project roadmap. They are the developers and researchers with technical knowledge and expertise in blockchain, data, cybersecurity, and cloud technologies. Furthermore, these people and companies align well with the vision and technologies of Deeplink. 

 

Verified Contributors are part of the DeeplinkDAO. They are responsible for core research and development and have the right to govern the protocol. They also enhance remote work flexibility by removing specific obstacles from centralized companies, improve workplace performance with decentralized models, and are especially helpful to open source projects.

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Why be a Verified Contributor?

 

Being a verified contributor has a lot of benefits that only some people know. 

 

A verified contributor encourages to think like how business analysts think. It will develop a way of framing a potential solution and make necessary recommendations to resolve the problem. It can also improve an individual's ability to explain and document accurately and grow their reputation and network. 

 

Another reason is the verified contributors are  being rewarded or incentivized by either a combination of stablecoins, Ethereum, Staking Reward or our native Deeplink ERC20 tokens. Lastly, it allows an individual to be a part of accountability and take ownership of large innovation projects. Since the work is recorded and available, it can be shared publicly. The immutability on the blockchain allows a verified contributor's name to be attached to their work indefinitely, proving their experience and skill.

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Coordination Structure

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With decentralized protocols, it allows work to be done remotely and for free; however this also opens up the possibility for developers to make deep contributions to a decentralized ecosystem. Here, there are no binding contracts or restrictive management. Instead, work is performed in similarity to open source development where individuals are free to contribute as much as desired. 

 

Because incentives to work are provided through cryptocurrency and DKeeper staking rewards, it allows contributors to develop stronger interest in the project and work from any location and once verified, these contributors make up small teams that work remotely to deploy open source software. 

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Centralized Companies vs Decentralized Protocols

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The centralized companies or private companies are one in which decisions and strategic direction are made by one individual. They are under private ownership with shares, large and heavy management and have closed management tools. 

 

Contrary with centralized companies, decentralized protocols are driven by contributors. No one person controls what happens in the protocol. They use open source initiative or open source software wherein a software is being distributed with a code in order to allow the users to run, enhance and modify for any purpose for free. These contributors have the same vision they want to see in the protocol.

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Similar Characteristics between Open Source and Decentralization.

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Similarly to decentralization, open source allows for free modification and redistribution of its source code as part of a decentralized development process. It starts with companies that turn traits into products. They use social media to attract people that can edit the code and technology. A company will then host the source and provide it as a service. The majority of blockchains are open source, relying on public contributions to expand. By building tech with open-source principles, contributors can tweak minor details that need to be adjusted.

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Components of Coordination

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There are three components of coordination. They are Transparency, Openness and Fairness.

 

Transparency is about seeing things clearly. It is the quality of being easily understood or recognized. Openness promotes transparency, but it is primarily about how individuals interact with each other and Fairness refers to treating something or someone fairly or in the right way.

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Problems When Working With Open Source

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The idea of working in an open source is quite good however, just like the others there are problems that can be encountered when working in this kind of environment.

 

Open source projects lack funding to keep contributors vested in the project. Many developers may donate or work voluntarily, but compensation is normally desired, and donations are commonly used to raise funds. It may be Github Sponsors or Buy Me A Coffee, etc. Although it may be appreciated, it may only provide funding to popular projects, leaving most projects without adequate funding. Fees must be charged if open source cannot rely on donations. 

 

Another problem is the removal of poor or malicious contributions to a project is quite challenging. Without any accountability, there is no way of removing bad actors.

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Verified Contributors are the Solution

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Verified contributors can fill any role that is necessary for the decentralized protocol. This can include managers, engineers, content creators, etc. Afterwards, contributors are verified through a series of checks and balances.

 

Verified contributors have authority to review community contributions or code. Their approval will accept the work and implement it into the protocol. 

 

Getting verified is a privilege. These contributors will have a vested interest in the protocol and the progress made. Moreover, they will retain anonymity, with their work showing through the results they produce. Bad acting working against the protocol will lose verification privileges.

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How Does it Work

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The contributors will have to turn in an application to be considered for verification. Once reviewed and if accepted, the contributor will become verified and receive an ERC-721 NFT that defines their role.

 

The data departments are run by five verified contributors each and each of them will also have an NFT stating their role similar to an employee identification. 

 

The decentralized protocols will have a public roadmap with visible verticals. All tasks will be visible as well, with all funding pre-set into the work. 

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Freelancer's Roadmap

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An interested freelancer looking for work will first find the offer posted by the DAO. It will include the job description along with the offered price and the deadline. The unverified contributor will then accept the work and be sent to github. After connecting their wallet, they will begin performing the work they agreed to do. Once completed, the verified contributors will be informed and review it. If accepted, funding will be sent to the unverified contributor. 

 

The freelancer, wishing to become verified, then clicks the contact button to put in their application for verification. Following an interview and a review of their work, the verified contributors then vote to accept the freelancer which requires a 33% approval. 

 

The contributor then becomes verified, receiving an employee ID and an NFT will also be airdropped to the wallet ID that they provided. 

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What can a contributor do once verified?

1. Create proposals

2. Vote

3. Disapprove/veto

4. Fund proposals

5. Request funding

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Incentive for Verified contributors

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The DKeeper, the ERC-721 NFT that they will receive, comes with an identification number as well as the ability to stake. Staked DKeeper NFTs will then generate native ERC-20 tokens called Deep. For 52 weeks, the NFT will continue to generate the Deep ERC-20 token which has to be claimed. 

 

Verified contributors are incentivized by the DKeeper NFT because it allows them to begin working on everything available, maximizing compensation. 

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Bad Actors

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When a verified contributor fails to produce their work they are held accountable by the other verified contributors who will cast a vote to remove the contributors verification. If removed, their NFT will also be burned so that they can no longer receive staking benefits. 

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Competition to do Best Work

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The verified contributors are held to a high standard because their work can be performed by the public who is free to accept the same work as verified contributors. This forces verified contributors to remain consistent and productive. They must also remain transparent because in order to earn, everything has to be publicly declared. 

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Proposals

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The proposals created by verified contributors explains the type of work that needs to be done. It will also include a request for funding which needs to be approved by the other verified contributors. 

 

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Project Treasury 

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The funds for every proposal will come from a parent DAO which houses the entire treasury. It is owned by the public and siphons funds into its child DAOs. Child DAOs are separate data departments that are filled with verified contributors. They each have unique budgets depending on the work involved. 

 

When a verified contributor in one of these child DAOs submits a proposal they assign a budget that comes from the parent DAO’s treasury.