Hi, sorry for the late answer, we were taking the decision.
Current status: HNTR token will be among the first tokens to be listed  on TimeX exchange: brand new decentralised exchange that utilizes the 0x protocol (learn more about it: https://chronobank.io/products/timex)


As the launch of TimesX exchange has been shifted from December to January, the listing is also delayed.
Sorry for long waiting, everything will be done soon in the best way!

We have 2 distribution options for our bounty hosts. Common airdrops may also be used. But as "traditional" airdrops may soon go to the past, and as they may affect projects in a negative way, we offer an alternative solution as well. Its still up to bounty hosts to decide.

First of all, not ALL the tokens require the claiming process. Most of rewards for our latest campaign are to be sent automatically, as a usual airdrop.

Second: there is an option to create a wallet within the system or to sign transactions with Metamask plugin.

Merkle airdrop is not only about cutting the costs of an airdrop. Please read the information we have provided.
Currently we have implemented an option to create new wallet right within the system, as well as an options to sign transactions with Metamask plugin, so your claims that "we have no clue how to implement it safely" have no more ground.

Here is a video explanation of the situation made by Mikhail Savchenko (CEO at BountyHunters.io, CTO at chronobank.io): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ffX7tmW2vA&t=2s

(Linkedin profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikhail-savchenko-78291916/)

Take a note, that BuntyHunters is a project created by the ICOPromo team (https://icopromo.com/): a subsidriary of ChronoBank.io (one of the first successful ICOs on the market, that raised over 5,400 BTC in their in early 2017). ChronoBank, in its turn, is well known for its good reputation and strong developer team. Our main investor is Sergei Sergienko (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sergeisergienko/), a well-know figure of the blockchain market.

Our company is totally legit and transparent, and we care about the reputation of our products.

We admit that launching the new system without decent preparation was an incorrect step. Currently we have no any new accusations from the community, as our users can choose between different options to sign their transactions (including Metamask app).  Our bounty hosts are also free to choose between different systems of processing payouts (so traditional airdrops can also be produced).

In the main discussion thread (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5067062) we have given enough of information for those who are really interested in the situation. We ask all the participants of the current thread to read it carefully.

As we explained for many times, we DO know how to pay bounty tokens without any confirmations. Traditional airdrop is not a difficult task, but it has disadvantages we want to avoid by moving to the Merkle airdrop system.
In this message you can find detailed explanations about it: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5067062.msg48315041#msg48315041

The answer is «yes» and «no».
   
   From our FAQ:
- Confirm your transaction via your private key or with a help of MetaMask plugin. Note, we would highly recommend that you DO NOT use your main Ethereum wallet for this step. Instead, choose a new wallet that contains a minimal amount of funds. (If our website is compromised or you accidentally visit a different website, your funds can be stolen. You are doing this at your own risk). 

   
- The transaction is then formed and signed in the user’s browser. We don’t store or transfer any private data, as we care about the security of your wallet. This operation is only needed when you personally sign a transaction; otherwise we will not be able to transfer your tokens. 
   

Hello. We have implemented KYC verification system right into our platform, so there is no need to go to any other site)
Russian documents are accepted as well.

Note, that it's not an obligation to pass it, but successful verification allows to participate in bounty campaign with KYC requirement.

Well, we are never tired to explain «why»

From this sources your can learn why the traditional airdrop is doomed to become an anachronism soon (and this is not some kind of our fantasy, as you presumed):

1.Merkle Airdrop: the Basics https://medium.com/smartz-blog/merkle-airdrop-the-basics-9a0857fcc930
«First things first: the term «traditional airdrops» refers to the widely used method of token distribution applied by the projects who try to promote themselves by intrusively sending out their tokens to thousands of addresses whose users are usually not even aware of the project’s existence. This method is considered as a spamming tactics: in most cases the amount of tokens sent to each address is so negligibly small that the users are not even capable of spending them since the commission rates applied by the exchanges are higher than the received sum. On top of it, users sometimes can’t even dispose of them — metaphorically these tokens can be compared to the throw outs off-loaded onto the community whose members are practically forced to store them on their wallets as a reminder of the project’s existence — till the end of time.»

2. Evolution of Airdrop: from Common Spam to the Merkle Tree
https://hackernoon.com/evolution-of-airdrop-from-common-spam-to-the-merkle-tree-30caa2344170
«This approach consists in simply iterating over a large list of addresses and sending tokens to each of them. In decentralised systems, this push strategy is usually far from the best; it is expensive, generates security vulnerabilities and is, in fact, just spam. The disadvantages can be described in slightly more detail as follows:
Fees depend on the number of addresses and can be prohibitively large. In addition, at the time of distribution, the fees may increase, because the cost of the transaction increases as the load on the network increases».

3. https://btcmanager.com/introducing-smartdrops-an-efficient-alternative-to-cryptocurrency-airdrops/ (this article introduces another Merkle-Tree based project)
«However, it has also been observed that users are merely accumulating digital tokens acquired in such airdrops and have little to no inclination to spend it. This has negative implications for the project as users are holding on to these tokens as an investment vehicle and also creating an artificial shortage in the open market.»
«It has been reported that around 80 percent of all users that sign up for receiving digital tokens are either a bot or spam accounts. Transferring a majority of these digital tokens to a few closed groups of users kills the primary aim of the airdrop. It is also tough for the team to measure returns from the airdrop or receive feedback about the platform or service.»

4.Merkle Air-Drops: Make Love, Not War

https://blog.ricmoo.com/merkle-air-drops-e6406945584d
So, I would like to suggest a friendlier way to scatter tokens with a wide distribution using redeem-based Merkle Air Drops.
-   Deploy of any number of tokens in a single, cheap fixed-cost transaction
   The receiver pays the gas*; which provides a bound on spam and dust as most people won’t pay a 12 cent transaction fee for 10 cents worth of tokens
   - All token holders have access to claim and use their tokens immediately and do not need to wait for seed transactions
   - Lost private keys and contracts without approve proxy methods do not waste blockchain state size with un-spendable balances or seeding transactions and do not waste ether
   - Tokens are often only needed on-chain in specific circumstances, such as transferring; hodlers can keep them off-chain (or at the very least move them on-chain during dips in gas prices)
 
5. "Is your airdrop a distribution of securities?»
https://www.parrbusinesslaw.com/is-your-airdrop-a-distribution-of-securities/
"We believe that Private ICOs that comply with Reg D on issuance but disregard the rules on secondary trading will be short-lived, as it is only a matter of time before SEC enforcement turns to this issue. The SEC is unlikely to see 50% compliance as a passing grade. Given the new environment, we think the approach of Private ICOs that rely on “lockup + airdrop” for distribution is too risky, and a more complete approach is needed.»

Update:
We have implemented an option to sign transactions with a help of MetaMask wallet, providing a secure, neutral, third-party place for our users to sign their transactions. MetaMask keys are stored on the user’s own browser, not on any remote servers. This gives the user more control over their public and private keys.

Learn more about MetaMask: https://kb.myetherwallet.com/migration/moving-from-private-key-to-metamask.html


Thanks for your understanding of the situation! We have a lot of plans for the future, so the test is 100% to be passed.

Update:
We have implemented an option to sign transactions with a help of MetaMask wallet, providing a secure, neutral, third-party place for our users to sign their transactions. MetaMask keys are stored on the user’s own browser, not on any remote servers. This gives the user more control over their public and private keys.

Learn more about the MetaMask plugin: https://kb.myetherwallet.com/migration/moving-from-private-key-to-metamask.html

Do you seriously think, that hacking of wallets of hunters (who are not investors or traders, and usually don't posses thousands of dollars in their wallets) could bring us more funds, than honest work? That we've been developing the platform for more than 1 year only for to scam our users? It's a little bit complicated way to steal several thousands dollars...

ONCE AGAIN (for those who read only what they wish to read):
From November 2018 BountyHunters is an Ethereum dapp. Unlike other bounty platforms.  If you know any solution to work with Ethereum or other blockchain without keys - share it with the community, please, everyone would be grateful.

Yes, in a classical airdrop model all the transaction are being carried by the sender. And the more massive the airdrop is - the larger are risks, that the token will be perceived by the system as spam. We have already described, why we are going away from it, in our article: https://bountyhunters.io/blog/26

Then you have an option to claim you tokens to you wallet, the same way like you have withdraw option on exchange, when you are making withdrawn on exchange you pay withdrawn fee, when you are making claim here you are sending a transaction and paying the transfer tx fee, to send a transaction you need a wallet, you are creating a new one, or providing you current keystore data to use it to sign the transaction. All operations take place on a client side (same way like MyEtherwallet does for example). We never transfer your keystore data anywhere, you can easily check this using network scanner.

Next version we will support Trezor/Ledger wallets to sign the claim TXs and MetaMask. We are working hard to make user experience as mach flexible and secure as possible.

He we are explaining why did we move to the new system in details:
https://bountyhunters.io/blog/26

As an evidence that we don't hide ourselves (unlike scammers do), we've made a short video explanation with our CEO, Mikhail Savchenko: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ffX7tmW2vA&feature=youtu.be (Linkedin profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikhail-savchenko-78291916/).

Firstly, the gas price (as well as transaction limits) seriously varies along with fluctuations on crypto market. Secondly, the lowest fee would result as the slowest airdrop distribution ever. So no, this digits are not some kind of a fantasy. For example, one os our distributions in July (for Levelnet bounty with about 10 000 participants) costed $2300. Do you think the bounty host would spent this money if he had other options? It's not about "saving $200-$300", as it was stated before.
Moreover, claiming process helps us exclude any bot accounts from the campaign.



If your are talking about scam compensations, it will be proceeded after we implement integrated KYC system (until the end of December).

We currently have an option to escrow bounty rewards, but it's up to bounty hosts to use it (as not every project have the token launched on pre-ICO marketing stage). Anyway, escrow option is preferable for bounty hosts, as they attract more professional bounty hunters.

We are planning to move 100%-escrowed system in the future, as well as to add more functional allowing to set larger variety of marketing tasks.

Note, that we personnaly communicate with each bounty host and we provide overall audit of each project, minimizing risks of no-payments.

As you can see, we actually don’t ask anyone to provide key from their main wallets (and we've placed a warning against it in our dashboard). You always can create new keys exactly to work with Bounty Hunters and provide ones, if you don’t trust our wallet implementation.

BTW next week we will add MetaMask support for those who not enough familiar how to deal with crypto and keys.

As an evidence that we don't hide ourselves (unlike scammers do), we've made a short video explanation with our CEO, Mikhail Savchenko: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ffX7tmW2vA&feature=youtu.be (Linkedin profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikhail-savchenko-78291916/).

Once again: from November 2018 BountyHunters is an Ethereum dapp. Unlike other bounty platforms.  If you know any solution to work with Ethereum or other blockchain without keys - share it with the community, please, everyone would be grateful.



 Short likbez: //hackernoon.com/solutions-for-private-key-management-in-decentralized-apps-24f95634be16


Thanks for your opinion.
We still are not sure it would help us avoid any accusations, as the word "private key" affects the community like red rag to a bull. It will take some time for people to understand the new system and its benefits. But as we are going to develop our platform as blockchain project (not just an automated tracking system), we are not going to get back to "traditional" airdrops. 

All users also have the option to generate separate wallets, which can then be used within our platform. An other option is to import your existing wallet into the system. After creating or importing the wallet you will be asked to save its address and private key for managing all future transactions. All operations take place on a client side (same way like MyEtherwallet does for example). We never transfer you keystore data anywhere, you can easily check this using network scanner.
If you don’t have the ability to sign your transaction automatically, there is also an option to do it manually.

In this case, you will need to enter one of the following data sets:
-Private key of your whitelisted wallet

-Mnemonic seed

-Wallet File + passphrase


The transaction is then formed and signed in the user’s browser. We don’t store or transfer any private data, as we care about the security of your wallet. This operation is only needed when you personally sign a transaction; otherwise we will not be able to transfer your tokens.



KRATOS will start the distribution in 10 days after the end of their token sale.
 You can monitor the ICO on their official website:
https://kratospct.io/

Yes, and our next destination is Bangkok Blockchain Summit. Quite an untypical behavior for scammers, who risk to be prosecuted by law, isn’t it?
Would real scammers show themselves to the community? The blockchain world is being secured by law. We are not hiding from anyone and we are ready to answer any questions personally. That’s one of the evidences of our legitimacy.

As experience shows, any innovation needs to be demonstrated on practice. Even if we made an explanations before the upgrade - how many users would read it and understand? Would it allow us to avoid any accusations made by our competitors (who are ready to use any pretext to claim some project to be a "scam")? Maybe... But we are not sure about it.

Yes, in a classical airdrop model all the transaction are being carried by the sender. And the more massive the airdrop is - the larger are risks, that the token will be perceived by the system as spam. We have already described, why we are going away from it, in our article: https://bountyhunters.io/blog/26

Moreover, to send tokens to let say 3000 users cost about 3000k to our clients. We are working to optimize payments scheme. This way you have two options now - leave tokens on escrow smart contract (still available in your dashboard but not in your wallet) you can consider this the same way like then you are having some funds on centralized exchange.

Then you have an option to claim you tokens to you wallet, the same way like you have withdraw option on exchange, when you are making withdrawn on exchange you pay withdrawn fee, when you are making claim here you are sending a transaction and paying the transfer tx fee, to send a transaction you need a wallet, you are creating a new one, or providing you current keystore data to use it to sign the transaction. All operations take place on a client side (same way like MyEtherwallet does for example). We never transfer your keystore data anywhere, you can easily check this using network scanner.

Next version we will support Trezor/Ledger wallets to sign the claim TXs and MetaMask. We are working hard to make user experience as mach flexible and secure as possible.



BountyHunters is Ethereum dapp on the first place. If you know any solution to work with Ethereum or any other blockchain without keys - let us know.
Just another one useful article for you:https://hackernoon.com/solutions-for-private-key-management-in-decentralized-apps-24f95634be16


Do you seriously think, that in the time of governmental regulations any scammer would visit a blockchain conference or summit?  It wouldn’t be so easy to hide afterwards. We are not anonymous. We are not hiding our faces and data.  And we are responsible for the safety of our users.