Contribute 2 ETH from Nouns DAO to an existing open-source bounty challenging builders to create a useful AI research / info lookup app that runs entirely offline on Android.

What’s happening

On September 18, I launched a bounty on poidh with an initial $50 contribution, inspired by Vitalik’s request for a casual offline mobile research tool that could approach the usefulness of internet search + frontier AI.

Since launch:

• the bounty has attracted multiple independent contributors
• multiple open-source Android implementations are being built
• working submissions are already available
• Vitalik has publicly tested the apps, shared feedback on them, and contributed 1 ETH directly to the bounty

Bounty: https://poidh.xyz/mainnet/bounty/31

Vitalik’s post: https://x.com/VitalikButerin/status/2103762130554204651

Proposal

Contribute 2 ETH from Nouns DAO directly to the existing bounty prize pool.

This does not create a separate Nouns-specific competition or require Nouns to operate or judge the bounty. It simply increases the incentive for builders working on an open-source technical problem that is already attracting serious participation.

Why Nouns

This is an opportunity for Nouns to support open-source experimentation that is already producing working software and attracting direct participation from the person whose original request inspired the bounty.

Nouns would not need to run or judge a separate program. The DAO would simply add incentive to an existing permissionless competition where submissions are published openly on GitHub and anyone can participate.

Transaction

Contribute 2 ETH directly from Nouns DAO to the existing poidh bounty on Ethereum mainnet.

poidh’s contracts are open source and immutable.

Mainnet contract:

https://etherscan.io/address/0xE731dFadBFf20542E10D09D26Fc71445C70d4232

Funds contributed to the bounty remain subject to poidh’s onchain bounty rules.

The intended winner is a submission that Vitalik publicly confirms meets the bar described in his original post.

If no submission has been confirmed by October 31st, 2026, the bounty creator (me) and contributors may either:

• wind down the bounty and return contributed funds
• select a winner we believe best satisfies the published requirements and spirit of Vitalik’s request

I would nominate the winning claim, followed by a 48-hour contributor voting period.

Nouns’ contribution would give the DAO voting weight proportional to its contribution, although later contributions could change that share.

As bounty creator, I would not nominate a claim outside of Vitalik’s approval or discussion with contributors regarding their preferences for finalizing the bounty.

Full breakdown of the onchain confirmation process:

https://docs.poidh.xyz/using-poidh/voting-on-claims.html

Conclusion

Adding funds to this bounty supports the development of a relevant public good that can benefit internet users around the world while demonstrating the unique capabilities of fully onchain coordination.