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No money? Your time and judgement are already capital here.

When you have no capital, your attention, your judgement and your spare devices become the capital, and a surprising number of open networks count them. You can train AI, forecast world events, review research or lend your idle internet, all for free, and each one leaves a public record of good work that follows you.

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Do this now · 10 min

Make one free forecast

Open Metaculus, pick one question you know something about and make a forecast. It is free, it is scored, and sponsors fund cash prizes in tournaments. The forecast Unlock has the steps.

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5 ways out

Your routes

cheapest first, never a dead end
  1. Live today

    Label data that trains AI

    Accuracy builds a public record that unlocks better-paid work.

    15 min · $0

    Start open Perle Labs
    How it works

    Perle Labs, founded by Scale AI veterans, runs an open contributor app where accurate labels build an on-chain reputation. See label data for AI.

  2. Live today

    Forecast for free and chase sponsor prizes

    Good judgement alone can win here; no stake needed.

    10 min · $0

    Start open Metaculus
    How it works

    Metaculus scores every forecast and runs tournaments where sponsors fund cash prizes. Start with forecast on Metaculus.

  3. Live today

    Get paid to peer review research

    Peer review is usually unpaid. Here open reviews can earn.

    30 min · $0

    Start open ResearchHub
    How it works

    ResearchHub pays reviewers in ResearchCoin for open reviews of preprints. Pick a field you know. See peer review on ResearchHub.

  4. Live today

    Let your spare internet do useful work

    Set it once; it counts while you sleep.

    5 min · $0

    Start open Grass
    How it works

    Grass runs as a browser extension and routes public web requests through your unused bandwidth, giving you points toward network rewards. See share bandwidth.

  5. Possible to build

    A free-work board for your language

    Most of these programs only speak English. Yours could too, translated.

    a weekend · your time

    How it works

    A simple board that lists free contributor programs in one language, with a short how-to for each, would open this lane to millions. Build it, or have the House build it.

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Straight answers

Can I really start in web3 with no money?

Yes. Forecasting, data labelling, peer review and bandwidth sharing all start at zero. Your cost is time, and no reward is guaranteed.

Do I need to buy crypto to have a wallet?

No. A wallet is free to make, and many free programs pay into it. See wallets explained.

How much can I earn this way?

Nobody can promise an amount. Treat these as a way to build a record and skills, with a chance of rewards, not as a salary.

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