NimiqEarn Quest

Proposals & Bounties
#1

NimiqEarn Quest
AI-Powered Telegram Task & Bounty Marketplace for the Nimiq Ecosystem

Hello Nimiq Community Council,

I’m submitting NimiqEarn Quest, a Telegram-native task and bounty marketplace designed to drive real utility, wallet activity, and repeat NIM transactions across the Nimiq ecosystem.

The idea is simple: users complete quests inside Telegram and receive instant NIM rewards, while startups, DAOs, creators, and communities use the platform to publish paid tasks, campaigns, and contribution-based bounties.

A supporting product concept document is available here:
GitHub Repository: NimiqEarn Quest
Prototype Document: NimiqEarn Quest Product Concept

  1. Project Description
    What is NimiqEarn Quest?

NimiqEarn Quest is a Telegram-native microtask and bounty marketplace built around a simple reward loop:

discover tasks, submit proof, get verified, receive NIM

It is designed to make NIM useful in a practical, recurring way by turning Telegram into a lightweight earning and participation channel.

The MVP combines:

  • Telegram bot infrastructure
  • Nimiq wallet onboarding
  • Instant NIM payouts
  • AI-assisted task verification
  • Reputation and anti-spam controls
  • Creator task publishing and management flow

Problem

There are two major gaps this project addresses.

First, many users want access to simple online earning opportunities, but existing platforms are often:

  • too complex for mobile-first users
  • slow with payouts
  • dependent on banking systems
  • difficult to access in emerging markets
  • not designed for lightweight community-driven work

Second, Web3 projects and digital communities need better tools to:

  • grow and activate users
  • run bounty programs
  • test products quickly
  • reward community participation
  • recruit contributors
  • execute structured engagement campaigns

NimiqEarn Quest addresses both sides by combining community incentives and instant crypto payouts in a Telegram-first experience.

Target Users

Workers

  • students
  • freelancers
  • creators
  • developers
  • community contributors

Task Creators

  • startups
  • DAOs
  • Web3 projects
  • creators
  • marketing and growth teams

2. Project Goal

The goal of NimiqEarn Quest is to increase real Nimiq ecosystem usage through repeated earning, contribution, and reward activity inside Telegram.

Ecosystem Impact

This project is intended to:

  • drive Nimiq wallet adoption through simple onboarding
  • increase NIM transaction volume through micro-rewards
  • create real-world utility for NIM payments
  • expand Telegram-native participation in the ecosystem
  • give communities a practical incentive layer for engagement and growth

Expected MVP Outcomes

  • 2,000–5,000 onboarded wallets
  • 20,000+ NIM transactions
  • 500+ completed tasks
  • 50+ active task creators

3. Budget Request
Total Request: $4,500 USD (or equivalent in NIM)

Category - Amount

Telegram Bot Developmen - $1,500
Nimiq Wallet + Payment Integration - $800
AI Verification System - $900
Backend & Infrastructure - $500
UI / Dashboard (Lightweight) - $400
Testing, Security & Optimization - $300
Community Launch & Growth - $100

Budget Justification
This budget is focused on delivering a functional MVP that proves:

  • user demand
  • reliable NIM reward distribution
  • repeated transaction activity
  • practical ecosystem utility

It covers end-to-end development of the MVP, NIM payout integration, AI-assisted validation, infrastructure, testing, optimization, and initial launch support.

4. Timeline

Delivery Window: 6 Weeks
Start Date: June 2026
End Date: July 2026

| Week - Milestone |

Week 1 - System architecture and Telegram bot setup
Week 2 - User onboarding and wallet integration
Week 3 - Task marketplace and submission system
Week 4 - NIM payout engine and verification flow
Week 5 - AI moderation and reputation system
Week 6 - Testing, optimization, and public beta launch

5. Terms of Completion

The project will be considered complete once the MVP is live and the core reward flow is working end to end.

Deliverables

  • live Telegram bot for NimiqEarn Quest
  • working task marketplace
  • NIM wallet onboarding flow
  • instant payout mechanism
  • AI-assisted verification engine
  • reputation and anti-spam controls
  • public beta launch

Proof of Completion

  • live product demo
  • public GitHub repository
  • transaction logs for NIM payouts
  • onboarding metrics
  • usage analytics report

Supporting Technical Reference

6. Milestones

Milestone 1: Core MVP Infrastructure
Weeks 1–2 | $2,000

  • Telegram bot foundation
  • wallet onboarding system
  • basic quest creation and task posting flow

Milestone 2: Marketplace and Payments
Weeks 3–4 | $1,500

  • task discovery and submission system
  • NIM payout integration
  • reward automation flow

Milestone 3: Verification and Launch
Weeks 5–6 | $1,000

  • AI-assisted verification
  • anti-spam moderation
  • reputation layer
  • beta launch

7. Compliance

NimiqEarn Quest will be developed in alignment with the Nimiq Community Council Legal and Ethical Guideline Framework.

The system will be designed to:

  • reduce fraud and spam through moderation and verification
  • ensure transparent and trackable payouts
  • avoid misleading earning claims
  • maintain responsible task listing standards
  • protect user data and platform integrity

8. Founder Background

I am David Patrick Chuks, a full stack and blockchain developer specializing in AI agents, Telegram automation systems, and Web3 infrastructure.

Relevant experience includes:

  • building AI agent systems, including Riona AI link: https://github.com/David-patrick-chuks/Riona-AI-Agent
  • developing Telegram bots and automation products
  • shipping Web3 tools and blockchain applications
  • winning 7 blockchain hackathons
  • building production-ready technical products

GitHub: github.com/davidpatrickchuks

Closing Statement

NimiqEarn Quest is designed to turn Telegram into a practical earning economy powered by Nimiq. By combining mobile-first task participation, instant NIM payouts, and AI-assisted verification, this project creates a simple and scalable path to wallet adoption, transaction activity, and real ecosystem utility.

I believe this project can serve as both a useful product for end users and a meaningful growth mechanism for the Nimiq ecosystem, and I would be excited to build it with the support of the community.

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#2

Hey @David thanks for your proposal!
Can you tell us a bit more about how would the “submit proof, get verified (AI assisted)” part work?

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#3

Hello Paul,
Thanks for the question. We also have a verification architecture doc that explains the full flow in more detail:

In short, the “submit proof, get verified (AI assisted)” flow works as a layered pipeline:

  • The user submits the required proof for the campaign, such as a transaction hash, wallet interaction, screenshot, social link/post, referral activity, text feedback, or uploaded media.
  • The system first runs deterministic checks to validate objective conditions. For example, it can confirm that a transaction exists, a post is public and matches the campaign rules, a referral event actually happened, or required fields are present.
  • If the submission passes those checks, the AI-assisted layer reviews it for quality and abuse signals. This include OCR and image analysis for screenshots, duplicate or manipulated content detection, spam filtering, NLP checks for text responses, and behavior analysis to catch farming or Sybil activity.
  • The system then assigns a confidence score:
    • high confidence submissions can be auto-approved
    • medium confidence cases can go to lightweight human review
    • suspicious or low-confidence cases can be manually moderated or rejected

Contributor reputation also plays a role over time, so trusted users can get faster approvals while risky or new accounts may face stricter checks.

The goal is to keep verification scalable and fast while protecting payout integrity and reducing spam, fake engagement, and reward farming.

#4

Thank you @David, sorry for having missed that page!

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#5

Hello David,

Thank you for submitting the NimiqEarn Quest proposal.

After reviewing it, we find the concept compelling and appreciate the effort that has gone into preparing a serious, well-structured, and detailed proposal. The milestones and deliverables are clearly defined, and we believe the project has the potential to bring meaningful utility and transaction activity to the Nimiq ecosystem.

We’re pleased to say the Community Council is approving your proposal.

To facilitate the milestone-based funding process, we would simply like to be able to follow the project’s development as it progresses. Having visibility into the codebase and development work would allow us to confirm the completion of milestones and release subsequent funding payments with confidence. Please confirm that we would be able to follow all this on the public Github repo.

In addition, we would appreciate regular updates being posted here in this forum thread so that the community can follow the project’s evolution and stay informed of progress.

Finally could you provide us the Nimiq address where you would want to receive the funding and let us know if you want a particular date to receive the first payment or if it should be as soon as possible.

We look forward to your response and are excited about seeing NimiqEarn Quest come to life.

#6

Thank you, Paul.

I can confirm that development will be public and tracked through the public GitHub repository, and I’ll also share regular progress updates in this thread.

Nimiq Address: NQ48 VAXG JD1K YSCM X6H6 DJSL AYN7 FTYF 0KAH

If possible, I would appreciate receiving the first payment by mid June…

Looking forward to getting started!

#7

Hi @David

Team has been briefed with the following funding schedule :

Milestone 1 : 2026-06-15
Milestone 2 : 2026-07-01
Milestone 3 : 2026-07-15

Happy coding :slight_smile:

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#8

Hello Nimiq Community, here is Nimiq Earn Quest week 1 update (Day 1–4).

First proper progress update — waited until there was something real to show, not just repo setup. Everything is public on GitHub as agreed.

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Repo: GitHub - David-patrick-chuks/NimiqEarn-Quest: Telegram-native AI-powered task and bounty marketplace for earning and distributing NIM rewards. · GitHub
Latest on main: Add main menu for returning users and bot testing docs. · David-patrick-chuks/NimiqEarn-Quest@a84752f · GitHub

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Days 1–2 [ Foundation ]

• Monorepo (API, Telegram bot, web landing, shared packages)
• Database schema — users, wallets, quests
• Fastify API with health checks
• Docker for local Postgres + Redis
• GitHub Actions CI on every push
• Dev setup docs

Main commit: Start Milestone 1 foundation work for NimiqEarn Quest · David-patrick-chuks/NimiqEarn-Quest@f89bd78 · GitHub
(CI follow-ups: d92566f, 1087618)

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Days 3–4 [ bot + onboarding ]

End-to-end worker path is working:

Telegram → bot → API → database

• Bot runs with Redis sessions
• /help + command handling
• /start → welcome → terms → profile saved to DB
• Returning /start → recognised + main menu
• User API (create + lookup by Telegram ID)
• 19 automated tests in CI

Commits:
• Add automated tests for core packages and API health checks. · David-patrick-chuks/NimiqEarn-Quest@fea5e5a · GitHub — tests
• Make the Telegram bot live with sessions and help command. · David-patrick-chuks/NimiqEarn-Quest@61b736a · GitHub — bot live
• Add user profile API for Telegram worker registration. · David-patrick-chuks/NimiqEarn-Quest@67dbaea · GitHub — user API
• Add /start onboarding so new Telegram users create a profile. · David-patrick-chuks/NimiqEarn-Quest@7d00479 · GitHub — onboarding
• Add main menu for returning users and bot testing docs. · David-patrick-chuks/NimiqEarn-Quest@a84752f · GitHub — main menu + docs

Run locally: NimiqEarn-Quest/docs/setup.md at main · David-patrick-chuks/NimiqEarn-Quest · GitHub

Thanks as you follow our progress.
Looking forward to you all support.

-David

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#9

Thank you @David for this very detailed first update!

#10

Hey @David
Can we get another Update? How is everything going?

#11

Hello Nimiq Community
Here is the latest progress update for NimiqEarn Quest.

First, apologies for the silence. We put our heads down to build and didn’t want to post until we had a massive leap in progress to share.

I am very excited to announce that Milestone 1 (Core MVP Infrastructure) is officially complete, and we have seamlessly transitioned deep into Milestone 2 (Marketplace & Payments)

The product has evolved significantly since the Week 1 update. We decided to go far beyond a simple text-based bot and have built full Telegram Mini Apps for both Workers and Creators.

Our landing page is also officially LIVE! Check it out here: https://www.nimiqearn.com

Our X account is live NimiqEarn Quest (@NimiqEarn) / X - Kindly give us a follow, we will be posting and sharing updates.

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Repo: GitHub - David-patrick-chuks/NimiqEarn-Quest
Everything remains public on GitHub.
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Milestone 1 Completed: Wallet Integration & Quest Creation

We’ve finalized the foundation promised in Milestone 1, but we upgraded the UX drastically:

  • Wallet Onboarding & Security: Users can now securely link their Nimiq wallets. We implemented real wallet ownership verification, built native signing support via the Nimiq Pay Mini App SDK (with a browser fallback), and added secure-action passwords + CAPTCHA gates to protect the ecosystem from bots.
  • Web Landing Page Live: As mentioned above, our professional, glassmorphic marketing landing page is fully deployed at nimiqearn.com with legal and FAQ documentation.
  • Sentry & Observability: Sentry error monitoring is now fully integrated across the API, Bot, and Web to catch any issues in real-time.

Milestone 2 Progress: Marketplace, Studio, & Instant Payouts

Instead of stopping at M1, we pushed forward and built the core engine of Milestone 2:

1. The Creator Studio (Mini App)
Instead of a clunky text wizard, Creators now use a highly polished, tabbed Creator Studio Telegram Mini App.

  • Features: Create quests, schedule deadlines, manage budgets, track analytics with time-series data, and fund quests directly from a secure custodial balance.
  • We also added support for “Promoted Quests”, platform fees, and dynamic OG-card thumbnails for shared quests.

2. The “Browse & Earn” Marketplace (Mini App)
Workers don’t need to leave Telegram to find work.

  • They can open the Browse & Earn Mini App directly from the bot.
  • It features paginated quest discovery, category filter chips, and personalized feeds (it automatically hides quests a worker has already completed).

3. Submissions & Instant NIM Payouts
The reward loop is officially live!

  • Instant Payouts: When a worker submits proof for an auto-verified quest, they receive an instant NIM payout directly to their custodial wallet.
  • Notifications: Workers get an instant Telegram notification with a NimiqWatch link to verify their transaction.
  • Earnings Dashboard: Workers have a “My Earnings” view to track submission history and total NIM earned.

Demo & Next Steps

Test the Bot Live: https://t.me/NimiqEarnBot

If you want to view the source code or run the full stack locally yourself, check out our setup documentation on GitHub.

We are currently wrapping up the final touches of Milestone 2 (Payouts and Deterministic Verification) and will soon be moving into Milestone 3 — which brings AI-assisted verification, reputation scoring, and the public beta launch!

Thank you all for your patience and support. Let me know if you have any questions or feedback!

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#12

Hey there David!
Awesome news and progress! :clap:
The project is really taking shape!

May I ask you what this Collab.land / nimbottybot bot is? The Nimiqearn website links to it.

I’ve also tried to open the Creator Hub that tells me “Invalid or missing Telegram authentification”

#13

Hey Paul! Thanks for checking it out so quickly

@Nimbottybot was simply a leftover test bot from local development. The website environment variables accidentally still had its link.

That old token was also what caused your authentication error! Our backend API had a mismatched bot token, so the security check was failing when it tried to verify your session.

I’ve just updated the backend API token and the website links, so everything is running smoothly now. You can test the real, fully functional bot directly here: https://t.me/NimiqEarnBot

Let me know if you run into anything else