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Only applications that integrate Blockstack authentication and
Only applications that integrate Blockstack authentication and
that are accessible to review can participate in application mining (App Mining).
that are accessible to review can participate in application mining (App Mining).
To submit an application for App Mining, you select <ahref="https://app.co/mining"target="\_blank">App Mining</a> from the App.co menu and then select the **Submit your app for qualification** button.
To submit an application for App Mining, you select <ahref="https://app.co/mining"target="\_blank">App Mining</a> from the App.co menu and then select the **Submit your app for qualification** button. Blockstack sample applications that you create from our tutorials such as this one don't qualify for application mining.
Blockstack sample applications that you create from our tutorials such as this one don't qualify for application mining.
Your submission is evaluated internally to check if it passes the basic
requirements. After it passes, we accept the app and contact you to <ahref="{{ site.baseurl }}/develop/mining_enroll.html"target="\_blank">submit
additional materials</a>.
## How Blockstack helps App Miners market
Blockstack reviews each submission to App Mining. Through this contact, Blockstack helps
developers refine business models and facilitating interactions with investors.
Two areas that Blockstack assists are pre-funding and pitching.
* **Pre-funding.** Directed toward developers that have a proof of concept of either a blockchain application or an integration with Blockstack’s technology. Blockstack helps with sourcing of developers and designers. We can also help with direct access to our core team members that can help you refine or optimize your product.
* **Pitching investors.** Blockstack can help you with access to an extensive investor community. Prior to arranging meetings we can give you resources to refine and craft your pitch for the blockchain market.
In addition to App Mining, Blockstack offers both a community reward program.
Community rewards give users the ability to earn tokens for accomplishing tasks.
For example, some of the latest ways user can earn money include:
- Organize a Blockstack Hackathon
- Message of the founders of `stealthy.im` with feedback and ideas
- Use graphite to write a message about the problems decentralization solves
Learn more about <ahref="https://blockstack.org/blog/blockstack-community-rewards-program/"target="\_blank">participating in community rewards</a>.
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This will allow Blockstack user to write to your Gaia hub, without any social proofs required. You can change this later on, and do other things to lock-down this Gaia hub to just yourself, but that is outside the scope of this document.
This will allow Blockstack user to write to your Gaia hub, without any social proofs required. You can change this later on, and do other things to lock-down this Gaia hub to just yourself, but that is outside the scope of this document.
At this point, the json.config file should be completed and appear similar to the following &emdash; but with your values.
At this point, the json.config file should be completed and appear similar to the following &—; but with your values.