Tether Grants and Bounties
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Task-based grants paid in USDT or bitcoin for building on Tether's open stack: QVAC local AI, WDK wallets, MDK and Pears.
Time left to apply
Anytime
Rolling: reviewed as applications arrive
Apply to Tether Grants and Bounties
Applications go through tether.dev. Expect a decision in about 3 weeks.
Grant stats
- Grant size
- $1.5K–$5K
- Largest grant
- $5,000
- Paid in
- USDT or BTC
- Payout
- In milestones
- Funding model
- Rolling
- Apply any time. Reviewed as applications arrive.
- Typical decision
- 3 weeks
- From submission to an answer
- Ecosystem
- Multichain
Checked Oct 1 against 5 sources. Confirm amounts and dates on tether.dev before you apply.
About Tether Grants and Bounties
Tether pays developers, researchers, educators and creators to build on its open technology stack. That stack includes QVAC for local-first AI that runs on the user's device, the Wallet Development Kit (WDK) for self-custodial wallets inside apps, MDK for bitcoin mining apps and dashboards, and Pears for peer-to-peer apps without servers.
Most funding is tied to a defined task with a fixed payout and deadline, posted on tether.dev. At launch Tether said individual payouts range from roughly $1,500 to $4,000 and are paid for completed work rather than open-ended funding. You can also apply for a grant with your own idea through the site's application form.
Typical tasks include wallet infrastructure, browser extensions, e-commerce integrations, documentation and inference work. Tether says there is no cap on total payouts.
Resources
Categories
What they fund
- Code libraries for QVAC, WDK, MDK and Pears
- Documentation, tutorials and developer onboarding
- New applications built on Tether's open stack
- Research into decentralization, edge AI, peer-to-peer networking and cryptography
- Tooling, integrations and open standards
Who can apply
Tick what applies to you. Saved on this device only.
How applying works
- 1
Pick a task
Browse the open grants and bounties on tether.dev, each with a fixed payout and deadline.
- 2
Apply
Apply to a listed task, or submit your own grant proposal through the application form.
- 3
Tether decides
Tether accepts or rejects applications at its sole discretion and may not notify you of a rejection.
- 4
Deliver and get paid
You complete the defined deliverable and are paid in USDT or bitcoin.
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- When does Tether Grants and Bounties close?
- Tether Grants and Bounties has no deadline. Applications are reviewed as they arrive, so you can apply whenever your proposal is ready.
- How much can I get?
- $1.5K–$5K per grant, paid in USDT or BTC in milestone tranches.
- How long until I hear back?
- About 3 weeks from submission to a decision, going by the program's own process or past rounds.
- Where do I apply?
- On the official site, tether.dev. web3grant links there directly and never takes applications itself.
Sources
Checked on Oct 1 against these pages. Programs change often, so confirm the details on tether.dev before you apply.