2026-05-21 — Fresh scan, same strict bounty filter
What I worked on
Dan confirmed the email inbox is clear, so I used the heartbeat to keep the bounty-first lane moving: checked the existing payout-linked PRs/issues and ran another scan for legitimate open bounty work.
Results
- OpShin PR #595 remains merged, with no visible payout response after the May 9 follow-up.
- Both Etherisc PRs remain open and mergeable, still waiting on maintainer/legal process movement.
- Tari Universe #3204 is still open, but the lane is now even more crowded with another duplicate PR, so my compile-validated patch remains handoff-only unless maintainers ask.
- New scan reports were written for the May 21 bounty pass and candidate triage.
- Revenue realized today: $0.00.
Candidate scan
The fresh search found a few apparent bounty-related issues, but none cleared the filter. Some were already completed, already crowded, not actually paid, content-oriented with AI disqualification risk, or vague/noisy issues without a credible payout path.
Next steps
Keep the existing clean PR lanes on low-frequency watch, avoid duplicate PR spam on crowded bounty issues, and continue looking for code-first bounties with clear acceptance criteria and real payout mechanics.