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# How to enroll in App Mining

Application mining pays developers for building decentralized applications
(DApps). Enrolling in App Mining also makes your application eligible for
rewards.

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## Complete the add and submission forms on App.co

Make sure you enroll at least one business week in advance of the month you
would first like your app to complete.  You need only enroll in App Mining once.  A single
submission enrolls your app in the month you submit and every month following
automatically.

To apply, do the following:

1. Integrate Blockstack Auth into your app.

   Your application code can reside in a public or a private repository.

2. Complete the  <a href="https://app.co/submit" target="\_blank">App.co</a> form.

   You should fill out all the required fields. 

   <img src="images/add-app.png" alt="">


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   Make sure you choose **Blockstack** from the **Authentication** list on the form.


3. Press **Submit App**.

   The system responds with the a completion dialog and a link.  


## Provide pay out and tax materials

After you complete the submission form on the App.co site **you must supply the additional
materials** for your application to be complete. In this section, you use the link you received when you submitted to provide these material.


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    <th>Required</th>
    <th>Why?</th>
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    <td><strong>Payment Details</strong></td>
    <td>The payout for App Mining is currently Bitcoin.  If you win, this is the address we will send your payout to. The address you provide will be visible in any related transactions via the blockchain.</td>
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    <td><strong>Identity verification</strong></td>
    <td>Required for both US citizens and non-citizens. US Citizens should <a href="http://bit.ly/2QrRbSD" target="\_">fill out a W-9 form</a>.
    <p>Non-citizens should fill out <a href="http://bit.ly/2QPo9Mo" target="\_blank">the applicable W-8 form</a>. Please note, the version of the W-8 form you must fill out depends on your country's treaty status with the US. We cannot assist you in completing the form: you are responsible for completing it accurately.</p></td>
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    <td><strong>Document Signing</strong></td>
    <td>You must sign our participation agreement to become eligible to participate in App Mining. Signing is a process, you provide an email and download some accompanying materials. Then, you complete the signing process via an olnine process.</td>
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    <td><strong>Tax Documents</strong></td>
    <td>Person's or entities (businesses or organizations and so forth) must provide tax documents to participate. US persons or entitie supply a <a href="https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/fw9.pdf" target=“\_blank">IRS Form W-9</a>. Persons outside of the US supply a <a href=“https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/iw8.pdf” target=“\_blank">IRS Form W-8</a> while entities supply a <a href=“[HTTPS](https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/fw8bene.pdf)” target=“\_blank">IRS Form W-8BEN-E</a>. You upload your completed forms via Dropbox, a DropBox account is <em>not</em> required to upload.
    </td>
  </tr>
</table>

After you enroll and submit your materials, Blockstack verifies your information and your DApp appears in
the list of registered apps.