From posted to paid, one path.
A bounty on The Gazette moves through a fixed sequence: it's funded, it's screened, it's published, it's claimed, and the reward releases on proof. Here's each step from both sides of the board.
If you're posting
Write the task and fund it
Set the task, the proof you'll accept, the deadline, and the reward. You'll see Reward · Fee · Total before you confirm. The total leaves your balance immediately — the reward goes into escrow, the fee is held.
Your listing is reviewed
Every listing passes automated checks; flagged or high-value listings always reach a human reviewer. Approved listings publish to the board. Declined ones are refunded — in full if the decline was an honest miss.
Accept, or raise a dispute
When a hunter submits proof, you get a review window to accept or dispute. Accept early and the reward releases at once. Do nothing and it releases automatically when the window closes. Dispute, and a human arbiter decides.
If you're hunting
Browse the board
Everything you see is already screened and already funded. The reward shown is exactly what you'll receive — the poster covers the fee on top.
Claim it, do the work
Claiming reserves the bounty for you for a set time. Submit your proof before your claim lapses and before the bounty's deadline.
The escrow releases to you
Once the poster accepts — or the review window passes without a dispute — the full reward lands in your balance, ready to withdraw as USDT on Polygon.
The review window scales with the money.
After proof is submitted, the poster has a window to respond. Bigger rewards get longer windows. If the window closes with no response, the reward releases to the hunter automatically — silence can't be used to hold someone's payment hostage.
| Bounty value | Poster's review window | If the poster does nothing |
|---|---|---|
| Under 1,000 USDT | 12 hours | Reward auto-releases to the hunter |
| 1,000 – 10,000 USDT | 24 hours | Reward auto-releases to the hunter |
| Over 10,000 USDT | 48 hours | Reward auto-releases to the hunter |
Two ways to price a task
However the price is set, two things never change: the full amount is escrowed before the listing is public, and the hunter receives exactly the price that was struck.
Fixed reward
The classic bounty. You set the reward when you post; that's the number on the board and the number the hunter is paid. Most tasks live here.
Escalating reward
For tasks that might otherwise sit unclaimed. The reward starts low and rises on a schedule you set, up to a cap you fund up front. When a hunter claims, the price freezes at its current value — and anything between that and your cap comes straight back to you.