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#11326 Upcoming Tender Rounds for Public RPC Bounty Program

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2nd Jan '25

The Public RPC Bounty program announces new tender rounds to onboard RPC service providers for Polkadot and Kusama. This is a prime opportunity to showcase your skills and contribute to blockchain innovation. Key highlights include:

  • Key Dates: Submission deadlines begin on 19th Jan 2025, with announcements on 29th Jan 2025. Tender 2 starts 1st Feb 2025 and ends 31st July 2025.
  • Eligibility: Proof of incorporation, expertise in RPC services, and operational readiness.
  • Service Standards: 99% uptime, <200 ms latency, and adherence to strict SLAs.

For more details on submission requirements, scoring criteria, and timelines, read the full document here.

Interested parties can join the group via the following link: Telegram Group

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The Public RPC Bounty program announces new tender rounds to onboard RPC service providers for Polkadot and Kusama. This is a prime opportunity to showcase your skills and contribute to blockchain innovation. Key highlights include:

  • Key Dates: Submission deadlines begin on 19th Jan 2025, with announcements on 29th Jan 2025. Tender 2 starts 1st Feb 2025 and ends 31st July 2025.
  • Eligibility: Proof of incorporation, expertise in RPC services, and operational readiness.
  • Service Standards: 99% uptime, <200 ms latency, and adherence to strict SLAs.

For more details on submission requirements, scoring criteria, and timelines, read the full document here.

Interested parties can join the group via the following link: Telegram Group

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I am sending this message as a reminder to those who are interested in participating, please pay attention to the deadlines indicated below.

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Tender Round 2 Update

Hey everyone,

Thank you to all the providers for submitting their proposals for this tender round. Over the past week, curators have been thoroughly reviewing the submissions. The competition was incredibly close, with many decisions coming down to the smallest details.

During Tender Round 2 , we received a total of 8 tenders . The results, including the winning tenders for each chain, the selected service providers, their final scores, and the cost for their services, are available here.

We sincerely thank all service providers for their participation and for the excellent services delivered to support the network. Congratulations to the winning providers on their successful tenders.

Thank you all!

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Official Announcement – Tender 2B Now Open

We’re pleased to announce that the Public RPC Bounty Tender Document has been officially updated to include several new system chains under the additional Tender 2B round.

This short-term tender will follow a similar process to previous rounds and is aimed at expanding coverage across additional networks in both the Polkadot and Kusama ecosystems.

Tender Document:
Public RPC Bounty - Tender Requirements Document (Tender 2B Extension)

Tender 2B Key Dates:

  • 7th Apr 2025 – Tender document distributed to all interested entities
  • 20th Apr 2025 – Deadline for submission of tender hash
  • 22nd Apr 2025 – Deadline for submission of tender documents
  • 27th Apr 2025 – Deadline for scoring of tender submissions
  • 29th Apr 2025 – Announcement of successful tenders
  • 1st May 2025 – Start of Tender 2B
  • 31st July 2025 – End of Tender 2B

Scope of this tender includes:

  • Kusama Coretime (1 provider)
  • Kusama People (1 provider)
  • Polkadot People (2 providers)
  • Polkadot Collectives (2 additional providers)

Please review the updated document for full details, eligibility criteria, and submission steps.

Thank you to all contributors helping grow and maintain open RPC infrastructure across the ecosystem!

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Tender Round 2B Results

Thank you to all the providers for submitting their proposals for this tender round. Curators have now completed the evaluation, with each submission reviewed and scored independently based on the published criteria.

During Tender 2B, we received a total of 9 tenders , covering 36 RPC services . After review, 2 service providers were selected to deliver 6 RPC endpoints across Polkadot and Kusama system chains.

Two tenders were disqualified due to eligibility issues:

  • OnFinality: Did not connect to the usage monitor before April 15th
  • RadiumBlock: Missed the monitor connection deadline, hash submission, and tender document deadline

The full Tender 2B results document is now available and includes the winning tenders for each chain, selected service providers, final scores, and costs.
The total monthly cost for all selected services is $856.32 , with the following breakdown:

  • Polkadot services: $647.78
  • Kusama services: $208.54

Thank you again to all participants, and congratulations to the selected providers! Public RPC Bounty - Tender 2B Results - Google Docs