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Lots of Bounty Hunters were disappointed after the Bounty Campaign ended, allocation cuts, tokens had no selling value until the development team ran away after the token value soared which resulted in Bounty Hunter never receiving payment. Forget about joining the Bounty Campaign, you should focus on increasing your rank and account reputation. When the time comes, you can get paid much more definitely in Bitcoin paid signature campaigns than Bounty Campaigns.
Now I understand - apparently this is the reason why many bounty hunters start hunting merit on various merit topics so they can join the bitcoin campaign. I know this isn't a mistake as long as they actually improve the quality of their post - but I believe the genuine intent to discuss has been completely ignored.
Some bounties still profitable as much as they pay their participants - but I don't think bounty participants can expect a large payout after the bounty ends. Projects can change payment plans unilaterally if their project is successful - it happens in some cases.