I saw the Stellar build challenge page up yesterday: https://www.stellar.org/lumens/build/ , and the first phase of the 2018 challenge was scheduled for Feb 15. However, that information has been removed since then. Are there any details on the next Stellar build challenge?

They're going to lower the rewards lol ?

I love Stellar, but I wish the SDF ---> community communication channel was a little bit clearer. The fact that there's been no mention at all in regards to this is kind of a bummer.

KINKCreative Where did you hear that? Also, is it correct that winning projects in the application category in the past have been rewarded 2M lumens per project?

It looks like the Stellar Build Challenge page has been (partially?) updated: https://www.stellar.org/lumens/build/ "A total of 550,000 lumens will be distributed amongst the winners, as determined a panel of judges." Only 550,000 XLM being distributed this time?

cha5m yep... updated now to say March 15th as the deadline and 550k lumens distributed amongst all the winners. last SBC seems to have about 38 winners.

Cynthia That's pretty disappointing. Not even 10% of the XLM distributed last time. ☹

Stellar Build Challenge 2018

bkolobara

dupe I would hate to see you leave. The discussions now may be centred around price speculation, but I believe that we can change it by setting the right tone.

BlockMaster

Prizes seem like a great way to get people share their project(s) that would otherwise keep them closed.

I'm looking forward to all the submissions ?

theactiveactor

I don't think anyone's would argue that crypto currency valuation are at a historic bubble. How about instead of setting the prize pool value in today's valuation, set it when it's about to be awarded, to buffer against crazy swings in lumen prices, both up and down.

theactiveactor

Regarding the prize pool size, I'm assuming that the goal is to grow the adoption of Stellar as a platform. So what's the rationale behind keeping the prize pool constant? The same number of lumens 3 months ago can now buy you 10X as many developers. Isn't that a good thing? Why artificially lower it by 10X to cap growth? The cost is little, and you may not get this good of an opportunity in 3 more months, once Asian countries start banning exchanges. I think it should be obvious that with a bigger prize pool, you'll get more participants and higher quality projects.

cta

If they change the size depending on price (which seems to be the case), it would be better to set the pool closer to awards. Lumen may easily drop ~80% in price over the next two months (just as it has risen ~80% over the past two).

Xeoncross

Has anyone shared the amount of Stellar they were awarded? I would be interested in what types of applications are considered valuable to Stellar.

jaykay

Can anyone advise what this line means on the build challenge page? 'Entries must be announced on Galactic Talk by March 1st, 2018' I am not certain if have read this correctly. To me it means that applicants must announce their application here before March 1st. If this is the case, which channel and what format?

OrbitLens

jaykay Applicants need to announce their projects on the Galactic Talk forum under the SBC tag. Format is not strictly defined, check previous Build Challenge project announcements for the inspiration: https://galactictalk.org/t/sbc2017november.

jaykay

OrbitLens thanks very much for your help. I have now announced Tucr.io on SBC.

Codpiece

dupe Please know that many here are actual investors for ethical reasons. I personally bought bitcoin in 2011 as a means of support for the community, more so than an investment.
I now own Lumens and my story remains the same.

andrewyang96

Can I submit more than one project to the SBC?

bkolobara

andrewyang96 Yes

LukeSkywalker

I submitted my project last month but wasn't aware I need to announce on galactic talk. Been working 70 hours per week on this thing, am I still eligible? I also have alot more work done since I submitted so I will update my screenshots. This is a really cool project imho... rly rly rly cool ?

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