How to earn in web3

Airdrops are one path. Here are the others - getting paid in crypto for real work, clipping, content, training AI, and onchain quests. Each one explained, with how it works and a tested way to start.

Web3 jobs & bounties

Superteam Earn

Get paid in crypto for real work across the Solana ecosystem.

Clipping (clip-to-earn)

Mimix

Clip short videos for projects and get paid per view.

Content-to-earn

Tunnl

Earn for the content you already post about web3.

Earn with AI (web4)

ActionModelinvite-only

Train AI and monetize AI workflows — the web4 edge.

Onchain quests & USDC

RallyOnchaininvite-only

Earn USDC for onchain tasks — and RLP for your content.

Hackathons & grants (build-to-earn)

RevenueCat Shipaton 2026

Ship a mobile app by Sep 30 for a share of $1M+ in prizes.

Colosseum (Solana)

Win $250k pre-seed and a Solana accelerator seat as a founder.

Circle Developer Grants (Arc)

Get $5k-$100k in USDC to build on Arc, Circle's stablecoin L1.

Arbitrum Trailblazer 2.0

Up to $10k per build from a $1M agentic-DeFi grant pool.

OKX X Layer Build-X Hackathon

Build on OKX's X Layer for a share of $600k+ and the $100M Vision Fund.

MagicBlock Founders Camp (Thailand)

Fully sponsored 10 days in Bangkok (Sep 21-30) to turn your project into a funded startup.

ETHGlobal

The Ethereum hackathon circuit - about $1M+ in prizes across global events.

Algorand Builder Programs

Enterprise, agentic commerce (x402) and a $125k Startup Challenge on Algorand.

Base Builder Grant Program

Up to $5,000 seed + GTM & product support - and a builder position for a future BASE token.

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