<h2 class="heading-node">About the Bounty</h2>Solana’s staking and validator system is crucial for decentralization, but many people still don’t fully understand how it works. IceStaking is offering a $500 bounty for clear, engaging educational content that simplifies staking and validators for a global audience.Your task: Create a Twitter thread, article, or video that breaks down staking and validators in an easy-to-understand way—while highlighting how IceStaking provides top APY, security, and reliability for stakers.<h2 class="heading-node">Scope of Work</h2>Your content should be beginner-friendly, accurate, and tailored to a worldwide audience.Key Topics to Cover:<ul class="list-node"><li>What is staking, and how does it work on Solana?</li><li>Why do validators exist, and how do they keep the network running?</li><li>What happens when you stake with a validator?</li><li>Where does IceStaking fit in? Explain how IceStaking provides high APY, security, and reliability for stakers.</li></ul><h2 class="heading-node">Resources &amp; Documentation</h2><ul class="list-node"><li><a class="link" href="https://x.com/icestaking_/status/1892254623328612408" target="_blank">Iceberg article – Running a Validator Guide</a></li><li><a class="link" href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1icOOrtMKb0SbaJl0CFZmwdgdojJbRX8Sk2vkFmezSTI/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Validator Economics</a></li><li><a class="link" href="https://stakewiz.com/validator/votem3UdGx5xWFbY9EFbyZ1X2pBuswfR5yd2oB3JAaj" target="_blank">IceStaking Metrics</a></li><li><a class="link" href="https://x.com/icestaking_" target="_blank">Ice Staking X account</a></li><li><a class="link" href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ZRp9cRglSaJq6FUZCO8x8yUbLfY-iaRB" target="_blank">Ice Staking’s design toolkit</a></li></ul><h2 class="heading-node">Evaluation Criteria</h2>Submissions will be judged on:<ul class="list-node"><li>Clarity &amp; Simplicity – Simple and easy to understand for staking beginners. Fake engagement or bots will be disqualified.</li><li>Engagement &amp; Creativity – Exciting and engaging for a global audience. Higher engagement is better but not the only factor.</li><li>Accuracy &amp; Depth – Correctly explains staking and IceStaking’s advantages.</li><li>Theme Alignment – Uses "icy" language and branding positively.</li><li>Hyperlinks – Tweets in a thread must be properly linked.</li></ul>&nbsp;<h2 class="heading-node">Submission Criteria</h2><ul class="list-node"><li>Post your content as a Twitter thread, Twitter article (500+ words), or Video (max 2 mins).</li><li>Tag @IceStaking, @Solana, and @SuperteamEarn.</li><li>Use words like ice, IceSol, icy, ice cold, chilly, chills, freezing, cool to match IceStaking’s theme.</li></ul><h2 class="heading-node">Reward</h2>🥇First Prize - $250🥈Second Prize - $150🥉Third Prize - $100Deadline: March 25, 2024.<h2 class="heading-node">Terms</h2>Participation in this bounty is entirely voluntary. Bounties are a way to learn and dabble in opportunities to build in web3. These are neither full time jobs nor project based engagement. Please be advised that the sponsors will not have time for individualized feedback due to the number of entries they receive.