README.md

tig-breakthroughs

A folder that hosts submissions of algorithmic methods made by Innovators in TIG.

Each submissions is committed to their own branch with the naming pattern:

<challenge_name>\method\<method_name>

Making a Submission

1. Read important docs for what is a Breakthrough and how it is rewarded:

   • Implementations vs Breakthroughs

   • Voting Guidelines for Token Holders

2. Copy template.md from the relevant challenges folder (e.g. knapsack/tempate.md), and fill in the details with evidence of your breakthrough

3. Copy invention_assignment.doc, fill in the details, and sign

4. Email your invention assignment to [email protected] with subject "Invention Assignment"

5. Submit your evidence via https://play.tig.foundation/innovator

   • 250 TIG will be deducted from your Available Fee Balance to make a submission
   • You can topup via the Benchmarker page

Method Submission Flow

1. New submissions get their branch pushed to a private version of this repository
2. A new submission made during round X will have its branch pushed to the public version of this repository at the start of round X + 2
3. From the start of round X + 2 till the start of round X + 4, token holders can vote on whether they consider the method to be a breakthrough based off the submitted evidence
4. At the start of round X + 4, if the submission has at least 50% yes votes, it becomes active
5. Every block, a method's adoption is the sum of all algorithm adoption, where the algorithm is attributed to that method. Methods with at least 50% adoption earn rewards and a merge point
6. At the end of a round, a method from each challenge with the most merge points, meeting the minimum threshold of 5040, gets merged to the main branch
   • Merged methods are considered breakthroughs, and receive rewards every block where their adoption is greater than 0%