How Gigs works
Gigs is a job board for online crypto work. People post gigs with a budget in SOL or USDC, workers apply, and the budget is held in escrow until the work is delivered.
The escrow isn't our wallet. Every gig gets its own Squads vault on Solana that needs two of three signatures to move: the poster's, the worker's and the referee's. No single person can take the money, us included.
A gig, start to finish
- PostPosterLists the job, deadline and budget. Nothing leaves their wallet yet.
- ApplyWorkersSend a pitch and a portfolio link.
- HirePosterOne signature creates the vault and locks the full budget in it.
- DeliverWorkerSubmits the work and approves the payout to themselves (1 of 2).
- PayPosterApproves the payout (2 of 2). The vault sends the money to the worker.
The vault
Vaults are created with Squads, the audited multisig most Solana teams use for their treasuries. Each one is set to two of three signers with no admin, so the signers can never be changed. You can open any gig's vault on Squads or Solscan from its page.
The referee key can only vote. It can't start a payment and can't move funds on its own.
Messages
Once someone is hired and the budget is locked, the gig page opens a private thread between the poster and the worker for questions, drafts and links. Nobody else can read it. If a dispute is opened, the referee can read the thread too, so keep the important details there.
Nobody on Gigs will ever ask for your seed phrase or private key, and messages that ask for one are blocked.
Disputes
If the poster doesn't approve delivered work, or the worker disappears, either side can open a dispute. The referee reads the gig description, the delivered work and both explanations, then signs whichever side is right: payment to the worker or a refund to the poster. That vote is the second signature, and the winning side sends the funds.
A clear description of what “done” means is the best protection for both sides.
Profiles and reviews
Every wallet has a public profile built from finished gigs: what it earned, what it paid out, and reviews left by the other side once a gig is paid. Only paid-out gigs count toward the leaderboard.
What's allowed
Online work only: design, video and motion, writing and threads, development and bots, community management, engagement and research. No dangerous stunts, harassment, adult content, illegal work, or wallet and market manipulation. Listings that get reported are reviewed and removed.
Fees
Gigs doesn't take a fee right now. Solana network fees are a fraction of a cent. Creating a vault also has a small one-time account cost, which your wallet shows before you sign.