[HGP-33] Event & Content Incentives 2023

Summary

A new proposal to allocate 1,000,000 HBOT tokens to fund the Event and Content Incentives for community members who have some expertise or specialized skills and knowledge to share to community via YouTube Video livestream event or Blog Post content.

Incentives to Share Knowledge and Skills

In the early months of 2022, CoinAlpha generously sponsored a series of events that brought together community members who possessed a wealth of knowledge about Hummingbot. These events were held via Zoom or YouTube livestream, and provided a platform for the sharing of knowledge and ideas. Additionally, a blog post competition was held, which offered members an opportunity to share their insights and experiences.

Through these events, we discovered that community members found great value in the shared information and ideas. The content generated significant interest on social media platforms such as Twitter, and as a result, we experienced a surge in new members joining our Discord community.

Furthermore, we observed that the most successful events and blog posts were those in which the Foundation had closely collaborated with the creators. This led us to conclude that providing support and guidance in fleshing out details and processes leads to more useful and actionable insights for community members.

As we continue with our ongoing botcamp (now in its third cohort), we have also come to recognize the importance of participants who bring unique experiences and knowledge to the table.

With this in mind, we propose to offer incentives for hosting livestream events and publishing blog posts on a monthly basis throughout the year. This will help to ensure that our community continues to thrive and evolve with the sharing of valuable information and ideas.

Past Events Examples:

• Cross Exchange Market Making with Jelle (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEoEAbPoBGA)
• Managing Bot Cycles with Wojak (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eB_66K0JxgM)
• Pure Market Making with cgambit (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RKMlCWzRhw)

Event & Content Creation Process

1. Fill out the Google Form.
2. Discussion of potential topics to work together
3. Review, approval & scheduling of the event / content proposal

Incentives

• Per Event: 60,000 to 100,000 HBOT
• Per Blog Post: 30,000 to 60,000 HBOT

Reward Distribution

HBOT rewards will be sent by the Hummingbot Foundation Team to the registered ETH wallet address provided by participants via the AML Policy Form. The rewards will be distributed 1 week after the livestream event, or publishing the blog post.

Budget Allocation

Total Allocation of 1,000,000 HBOT to reward the community members who shared their expertise, experiences, and skills via YouTube livestream or blog post.