Bounties
Bounties are a vital tool we have in the Bitcoin ecosystem to drive development forward and provide strong financial incentives, and I’m grateful that the Bitcoin community is rallying behind Silent Payments with bounties.
This page will track all known Silent Payment-related bounties, their amount, and basic info on completion requirements.
Software wallet implementation bounties
Implement sending to Silent Payment addresses in Sparrow - 0.01 BTC
Implement sending to Silent Payment addresses in Samourai - 0.01 BTC
Completion requirements
A merged pull request against whatever will be the active Samourai repository at the moment of merging, implementing sending to Silent Payment addresses.
Contributors
| Person | Link | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Anon | npub1ltmm708jkyca77rq3lyg50lhr6ut4zjtyzr5f3wlzu6ntzftzz0s0hjnjc | 1M sats |
Some notes
Given the recent events, some people may have concerns about this bounty. We believe in the principles that Samourai stands for: that privacy is not something to be frowned upon, that is it legitimate and necessary, and that we should fight to protect it. We hope this bounty reflects that spirit, and that we should carry on with that fight, in spite of personal antagonisms or regulatory threats.
Relevant links
Implement sending to Silent Payment addresses in Electrum - 0.01 BTC
Hardware wallet implementation bounties
Implement sending to Silent Payment addresses in BitBox - 0.01 BTC
Implement sending to Silent Payment addresses in Foundation Passport - 0.01 BTC
Implement sending to Silent Payment addresses in SeedSigner - 0.01 BTC
Library implementation bounties
Implement sending to Silent Payment addresses in BDK - 0.011 BTC
As described in the Github issue comments, a bounty has been started by Seth For Privacy and has received contributions from many others in the community.
Completion requirements
A merged pull request against the BDK repository, implementing sending to Silent Payment addresses.
Contributors
| Person | Link | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| sethforprivacy | https://x.com/sethforprivacy/status/1791171312733335902 | 100k sats |
| janusz | https://x.com/januszg_/status/1791469710066024470 | 130k sats |
| Yael | https://x.com/YaelOss/status/1791177147836502340 | 100k sats |
| justRay | https://x.com/justray1111/status/1791237240389030259 | 370k sats |
| sommerfeld | https://x.com/sommerfeld___/status/1791175492101411206 | 200k sats |
| Ruben Waterman | https://x.com/watermaniak/status/1791217114855993677 | 100k sats |
| Real Hal Finney | https://x.com/RealHalFinney/status/1791480570637119905 | 100k sats |
Total payout
As of 05/18/2024, the total payout for this bounty is 0.011 BTC.
Relevant links
- Github issue requesting support
- GitHub issue for adding Silent Payment support to
rust-bitcoin - Existing Rust crate for Silent Payments support
- This existing crate could be a useful starting point, but is not required to be used for this bounty.