Proof of IOCUS
Prove you
understand
IOCUS.
Proof of Work proves work.
Proof of Stake proves stake.
Proof of IOCUS asks you to prove that you understand IOCUS.
01 / What counts
The format is open.
- A line
- A joke
- A meme
- An image
- A short video
- Unexpected creative work
We judge understanding of IOCUS, originality, and execution.
Likes, reposts, and follower count do not determine winners.
02 / AI
Tools are tools.
AI tools are allowed.
Using AI neither improves nor disqualifies a submission. The original idea and the result matter.
Plagiarism is disqualified.
03 / Entry
One account.
One submission.
One round.
- Publish one public X post.
- Include @iocus_ICS.
- Include #ProofOfIOCUS.
- Reply with the post link to the official Round post.
No purchase or ICS holding required.
No follow, repost, or “tag five people” requirement.
Rounds are announced on X. No fixed schedule is promised during the pilot phase.
04 / Prize
Each round announces
its own prize pool.
Prize amounts are not permanently fixed. A round may have no winner if the quality threshold is not met.
05 / Winner safety
IOCUS will never
DM winners first.
The real process
Winners are announced publicly by the official IOCUS X account.
The winner must DM @iocus_ICS first with a compatible Solana wallet address.
IOCUS will never ask for
- Seed phrase
- Private key
- Wallet connection
- Transaction signature
- Crypto payment
- A fee to receive a prize
Any account contacting a winner first and claiming to be IOCUS is not IOCUS.
06 / Rights & conduct
Yours remains yours.
Creators retain ownership. By entering, a creator grants IOCUS non-exclusive permission to repost or display the submission with reasonable attribution.
- No spam or mass submissions
- No impersonation
- No plagiarism
- No multi-account circumvention
- Judging is final
- Participants are responsible for legal and tax eligibility
- Prohibited jurisdictions are excluded
Current status