Status: community-owned pilot
Not endorsed by Nexa / Bitcoin Unlimited (endorsement welcome later, not claimed now)
Pilot length: 4 weeks, starting only after the prize pool hits the minimum below
Why this exists
In 2023 Nexa got a lot of X activity from LunarCrush rankings and pay-per-tweet. That worked as a volume machine. It did not leave many people who still post now.
The problem is not “too little shouting.” The problem is that useful explanations, demos, and on-chain proof are rare, while cashtag posts are cheap.
Nexa now has something 2023 did not: AI-assisted development / Nexa AI Skills and a starter app that a non-developer can actually run.
This pilot pays for that kind of output — not for tagging five friends.
What Nexa Signal is
A weekly, public contest with a small community pot.
Each week, anyone can submit max 2 entries in one of four tracks:
- Explain — thread or short article on one real Nexa feature (Tailstorm, native tokens, fees, UTXO, fair launch, wallets). Link a checkable source on Nexa website or forum.
- Build — tiny app or script using Nexa AI Skills + the official starter app. Repo or screenshots + how to reproduce.
- Use — real action on Nexa (PayDeck, NiftyArt, Otoplo, Wally, token, POS, tip). Explorer / txid.
Wrong-chain posts (Solana “$NEXA”, car dealerships, mining stock NEXA) score zero.
Week 1 challenge (locked in)
Explain Tailstorm in 8–12 posts (or one short article).
Must include:
- What changes for a normal user (confirmation time / subblocks)
- What does not change (still PoW, still UTXO)
- A link to the September 2026 node / Tailstorm forum update
- One sentence on why this is different from “just another L1 pitch”
Build / Use / Translate entries are also allowed in week 1.
Week 2 preview: Prompt-to-Proof — use Nexa AI Skills to build a simple tip jar and show a mainnet or testnet tx.
Skills: nexa / NexaAISkills · GitLab
Guide: Build on Nexa: AI-Assisted Development with David Thibodeau
Weeks 3–4 challenges posted Monday 00:00 UTC.
How scoring works
Public score out of 100:
- 40 Quality — two volunteer reviewers, 0–10 averaged ×4. Factual about Nexa? Can a beginner verify it? Anything new vs last week? Optional AI pre-check, advisory only. Tie-break if reviewers differ by more than 2 points.
- 30 Reach — engagement, logged so large accounts cannot sweep the pot. Formula: min(30, 6 × log10(1 + impressions_or_likes)). Metric announced before week 1 (impressions screenshot, otherwise likes + replies + reposts).
- 30 Proof — on-chain tx, working repo/demo, or primary-source link. No proof → this component is 0.
Disqualifiers (score = 0): cashtag-only / “wen moon”; copy-paste; bot farms / throwaway accounts; claiming this is official; giveaway farming as the whole post.
Caps: max 2 entries per account per week. Account older than 90 days or visible Nexa history. Ranking Saturday 18:00 UTC. Payouts Sunday after a 48-hour protest window.
Streak: valid entry 3 weeks in a row → extra share from a 10% streak slice of that week’s pot.
Prize pool
- Minimum to start: 1 billion NEXA
- Target pot: 2 billion NEXA
- Campaign wallet: nexa:nqtsq5g53kp6svejz9mj6ucj7le2s9hpxx0fzg9293hjytnr
- Signers: Lenn Treve + __ + __ (2-of-3 if we get three people)
This wallet is only for this pilot. It is not the official Nexa donation address.
Weekly split: 50% / 30% / 20% for 1st / 2nd / 3rd, plus 10% of the week pot for streak winners (rolls over if none).
If fewer than 5 valid entries in a week, we still pay top places and say the week was thin. No fake volume.
Incoming donations and payouts will be posted in this thread (txid).
How to enter (every week)
Reply in this thread with:
- Track: Explain / Build / Use / Translate
- Link to the X post, article, repo, or demo
- Nexa address for payout
- Proof (txid, repo, or source link)
- Three sentences: what is new this week
On@NexaMoneyX use #NexaSignal@NexaMoneyNexaMoney Mention @NexaMoney as the project, not as the organiser.
What I am asking from the community
- Two r@NexaMoneyviewers — ~30 min@NexaMoneytes on Saturday.
- Donations into the wallet above until we hit the minimum.
- No fake official branding. Quote this thread; do not say “Nexa team launched…”.
- From the team, only if they want it: a retweet of the weekly winner, or a 15-minute BONFire slot to demo a Build winner. Not required to start.
What success is (after 4 weeks)
We keep going only if most of these are true:
- At least 8 valid entries per week by week 4
- Some on-chain or repo proofs, not only threads
- Some 2023-era posters come back and stay after week 2
- This thread stays readable
If we only get impressions and no proofs, the pilot ends. That is a feature.
Timeline
- Now: comments, reviewers, donations
- Start Monday after the minimum pot is reached and two reviewers are named here
- Each Monday: challenge
- Saturday 18:00 UTC: ranking
- Sunday: payouts
- Week 5: public recap — stop, continue, or ask about matching funds
Disclaimer
I am a community member. This is not financial advice, not an official Nexa program, and not a promise that the team will match funds. Rewards come only from the wallet published here. DYOR. Do not dump low-quality AI text onto the timeline and call it education.
If a moderator wants this moved to Crowdfunding or Community events, please do.
— Lenn Treve
Contact: Telegram