Architects: Contribution Opportunities

Opportunities to give back and engage within the Arc community

Architect Contribution Opportunities

This document outlines the current and planned activities community members can complete to build their reputation and progress within the Architects program.

Architect points recognize participation and contribution within the Arc community. Points have no monetary value and do not represent eligibility for tokens, financial rewards, or an airdrop.

Activities listed under Current Point-Earning Opportunities are currently eligible for points. Activities listed under Planned Contribution Opportunities are not yet available and will not earn points until their eligibility requirements, verification process, limits, and rewards are formally announced.

Some activities require an approved Arc community role, are not automatic, and/or require Circle approval and verification.

Current Point-Earning Opportunities

General Account

Title	Description	Reward
ID Verified	Completed identity verification	50
Finish Onboarding	Completed user profile	50

Hackathons, Bootcamps, Challenges, Accelerators

Title	Description	Reward
Hackathon Participant	Participated in a hackathon after March 31, 2026	500
Hackathon Winner	Placed as a winner in a hackathon after March 31, 2026	1000
Developer Challenge	Won an approved Developer Challenge after March 31, 2026	100
Bounty Winner	Won an approved Developer Bounty after March 31, 2026	150
Partner Bootcamp	Graduated from an Arc × Encode technical bootcamp or another bootcamp to come How to get the points? Points are allocated monthly in batches and will not appear immediately upon graduation. Register for the bootcamp using the same email address associated with your Arc House account. If you registered with a different email address, contact Encode and ask them to update it and report the change to Circle. If you registered through GitHub, contact Encode to verify your account using your Arc House email address and tell them to report this change to Circle. If you have completed these steps and still have not received your points within two months of graduating, notify your Chapter Lead, who will escalate the issue to Circle.	300
Accelerator	Graduated from the Crecimiento or Encode Accelerator	2,000

Community Engagement

Title	Description	Reward
Daily Active	Active on Arc House, awarded once per day	1
Arc Product Beta Tester	Provided approved feedback on Arc products or services	200
Arc Technical Beta Tester	Provided approved feedback on Arc products or services (Available for Verified Arc Developers only — role coming soon!)	300
Circle Grant Recipient	Recipient of a Circle Developer Grant	2000
Course Champion	Completed an eligible Arc House course (Arc House courses coming soon!)	200
Join a Club	Joined a small group or club within the community	20

Content and Community Participation

Title	Description	Reward
Author	Published an approved guest post in Arc House	500
Watch a Video	Viewed eligible video content, up to four times per 24 hours	4
Read Content	Read an eligible article or other content, up to five times per 24 hours	2
Comment / Reply	Commented and interacted with posts in the community forum, up to two times per 24 hrs	5
Publish a Post	Published a post in the community forum, up to once per 24 hours	10
Accepted Answer	Published an answer marked as accepted, up to once per 24 hours	30

Arc Community Events and Speaking

Title	Description	Reward
Organized an Arc Meetup	Organized an approved in-person Arc Community meetup in coordination with the Arc team. Meetup Organizer role required.	1,000
Hosted an Virtual Chapter Event	Hosted an approved virtual chapter event in coordination with the Arc team. Chapter Lead role required.	500
Arc Community Speaker	Spoke at an approved in-person or virtual event in coordination with the Arc team or an Arc Chapter Lead.	500
Virtual Event Participation	Attended and participated in an eligible virtual Arc House event	20
In Person Event Participation	Attended an eligible Arc House in-person event (event has to be hosted in Arc House and you have to officially check-in with the organizer to get points)	200

Onchain Tracking (Coming Soon!)

We are developing a process to create more ways for Architects to earn points through verified builder activity.

These activities are not currently eligible for points. Final requirements, verification processes, limits, and point values are still under development and may change before launch.

Planned Opportunity	Description	Reward
Verified Arc Builder	Submit a working application, integration, developer tool, or open-source project built on Arc through an approved verification process	Coming soon; verification process and reward to be determined

Additional point-earning opportunities may be introduced through time-limited campaigns, partner courses, developer challenges, or community initiatives. Planned activities will not be awarded retroactively unless the applicable launch announcement explicitly says otherwise.

Architects are independent Arc community participants and are not employees or agents of Circle Technology Services, LLC ("CTS"), any of its affiliates or the Circle Arc team (collectively, "Circle"). Participation in the Architects program does not create any employment, agency, partnership, joint venture, fiduciary, or other formal relationship with Circle. Architects may not make statements on behalf of Circle, unless expressly authorized in writing to do so. Architects may not bind Circle in any respect. Certain roles or opportunities are subject to additional terms and prior approval.

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