About CEC

Community Engagement Centre

CEC helps creators run task-based engagement campaigns while community members can earn supported cryptocurrencies for completing approved actions.

Developed since 2021, the project has grown from a Telegram-based bounty bot into a broader platform with web-based campaign creation, automation, community tools, and blockchain wallet integrations.

Explore the public project history and find out more about the person behind the platform below. Follow the source links to learn how CEC became to be and has developed over time.

Built and maintained by Allar

The person behind the platform

“CEC started as a practical way to connect social engagement with cryptocurrency rewards. What began as a university project grew into a platform I have continued building, operating, and expanding across new communities and blockchain networks.”

- Allar Vendla, Founder & Developer of CEC
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Allar designed and developed CEC's Java backend, blockchain wallet integrations, automated reward distribution and transaction validation, and has operated and continuously developed the platform for more than five years.

He is a software engineer and engineering manager with more than 10 years of experience building and delivering business-critical software, including high-volume transactional systems.

CEC's early architecture, implementation, testing and real-world deployment were documented in Allar Vendla's 2021 Information Technology bachelor's thesis at Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech), An Application for Increasing Social Media Presence Using Cryptocurrencies. The platform continued to evolve after the thesis.

The academic record documents the early work; it does not imply university endorsement of CEC.

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CEC developer since 2021
Founder, backend and platform development
BSc Information Technology
Studied in Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech)
10+ years
Software engineering experience
Java + blockchain infrastructure
Automated rewards system, wallet integrations

Project history

Major milestones

Go through the major milestones and announcements, from the initial Telegram bot launch to the new ways to create community campaigns. Zoom in to explore more of the dated history.

  1. Product

    CEC launch

    CEC launched its Telegram-based bounty platform, connecting social tasks with cryptocurrency rewards.

  2. Product

    Web campaign creation

  3. Product

    Bounty Automation

    CEC introduced automated bounty creation from monitored X accounts.

  4. Product

    Weekly Revenue Share launch

    CEC reported the first distribution under its new Revenue Share system.

  5. Product

    Bluesky integration

    CEC announced Bluesky engagement bounties and support for Bluesky in Bounty Automation.

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  1. Network / Asset

    Electra Protocol integration

    The Electra Protocol community began using CEC, and XEP joined the platform's supported assets.

  2. Network / Asset

    DOGEC integration

    CEC added DOGEC for tipping, rain, and X/Twitter bounties.

  3. Community

    First user milestone

    Two weeks after launch, CEC reported nearly 500 users and around 100 active bounty hunters. These were self-reported historical figures.

  4. Product

    New X bounty type

  5. Community

    300 bounties created

    Three months after launch, CEC reported that users had created more than 300 bounties. This was a historical platform-reported figure.

  6. Network / Asset

    Multi-chain expansion

    CEC announced support for the Ethereum, Polygon, and Binance Smart Chain ecosystems.

  7. Network / Asset

    SUPERDOGE integration

    CEC added SUPERDOGE (SUPDOG) as an asset for creating bounties.

  8. Network / Asset

    Havens Nook integration

    CEC added Havens Nook (HXN) to its supported assets.

  9. Network / Asset

    DeviantCoin integration

    CEC added DeviantCoin (DEV) for distributing cryptocurrency rewards.

  10. Network / Asset

    WarpBeam integration

    CEC added support for WarpBeam (WBM).

  11. Community

    Indonesian community group

    CEC launched an official Indonesian-language Telegram group for its community.

  12. Product

    Reply bounties

    CEC added a bounty type for rewarding high-quality replies to social posts.

  13. Operations / Resilience

    Bot maintenance completed

    CEC announced a short bounty-bot maintenance window and confirmed its completion later that day.

  14. Operations / Resilience

    Bot maintenance completed

    CEC announced bot maintenance and confirmed that service had resumed later that day.

  15. Network / Asset

    BenTokenFinance integration

    CEC added BenTokenFinance on SmartBCH, with EBEN and BCH referenced in the announcement.

  16. Network / Asset

    SciFrog integration

    CEC added SciFrog to its platform, with FROG and BCH referenced in the announcement.

  17. Operations / Resilience

    Withdrawal improvements

    CEC completed withdrawal maintenance and improved visibility of pending or stuck transactions. The update also reduced token transaction costs.

  18. Operations / Resilience

    DeviantCoin maintenance

    CEC placed the DeviantCoin wallet into maintenance, temporarily making its assets unavailable.

  19. Product

    Balance valuations

    CEC added fiat and Bitcoin totals to the balance interface for assets with available CoinGecko prices.

  20. Operations / Resilience

    DeviantCoin service restored

    CEC completed DeviantCoin wallet maintenance and resumed DEV community-reward actions.

  21. Product

    Multi-recipient tipping

  22. Operations / Resilience

    Bot maintenance

  23. Network / Asset

    WAU integration

    CEC added WAU for Telegram tipping, rain, flood, and bounty functions.

  24. Network / Asset

    Bitcichain integration

    CEC added support for Bitcichain and its BITCI asset.

  25. Operations / Resilience

    Hosting disruption

    CEC disclosed bot instability and maintenance during a DDoS attack affecting its hosting provider. A later announcement provided further incident context.

  26. Operations / Resilience

    Hosting recovery update

    CEC discussed the aftermath of its hosting provider's DDoS incident, including processing instability and recovery improvements.

  27. Product

    Withdrawal interface update

    CEC introduced a more detailed withdrawal interface with transaction review and a step-by-step process.

  28. Product

    Network-based withdrawal fees

    CEC changed Smart Chain withdrawal fees from fixed amounts to network-derived fees. The announcement also explained how fee currencies worked.

  29. Operations / Resilience

    Bot maintenance completed

    CEC announced maintenance for its bounty bot and confirmed its completion later that day.

  30. Product

    Campaign setup improvements

    CEC expanded the bounty creation flow with separate cryptocurrency choices for rewards and fees.

  31. Operations / Resilience

    Twitter API changes

    CEC warned that the end of free Twitter API access could disrupt the platform.

  32. Safety / Transparency

    Impersonation warning

    CEC warned its community about account impersonation and the associated risk of scams.

  33. Network / Asset

    REAL integration

    CEC added support for REAL tokens in community rewards and bounties.

  34. Product

    Notification controls

    CEC gave users and groups the ability to pause bounty-notification messages.

  35. Safety / Transparency

    Impersonation warning

    CEC issued a further warning about accounts impersonating the project.

  36. Operations / Resilience

    Twitter API transition

    CEC explained the planned withdrawal of free Twitter API access and its implications for the platform.

  37. Anniversary

    Second anniversary

    CEC marked two years since its 1 April 2021 launch.

  38. Network / Asset

    WarpBeam migration

    CEC announced WarpBeam's migration from Binance Smart Chain to Polygon and published an updated supported-asset record.

  39. Operations / Resilience

    Twitter API disruption

    Loss of Twitter API access prevented new campaign creation and bounty claims. CEC described the adaptation work underway.

  40. ProductOperations / Resilience

    Twitter API adaptation

    CEC explained changes to bounty processing in response to Twitter API changes. Service restoration was also announced that day.

  41. Community

    NFT Tallinn participation

  42. Community

    NFT Tallinn recap

    CEC shared coverage from the NFT Tallinn Web3 conference and related meetings.

  43. Network / Asset

    AMBER integration

    CEC added support for DECISIONbet's AMBER token.

  44. Network / Asset

    Crystalbit integration

    CEC added support for Crystalbit (CBIT).

  45. Product

    Bounty pricing increase

  46. Product

    New bounty prices applied

  47. Network / Asset

    Payu integration

    CEC added Payu (PAYU) to its supported assets.

  48. Network / Asset

    PhoenixCo integration

    CEC added support for PhoenixCo's XPHX token.

  49. Product

    Bounty pricing decrease

  50. Community

    Discord development update

    CEC shared progress on its Discord integration and invited community members to help test it.

  51. Network / Asset

    The Magic Flute integration

    CEC added support for The Magic Flute project and its FLUT asset.

  52. Community

    Discord bot testing

  53. Product

    Discord support

  54. Product

    Create-post bounties

    CEC introduced a bounty type for creating tweets on Twitter, now known as X.

  55. Safety / Transparency

    Bounty response guidance

    CEC warned users against copying bounty descriptions into Twitter replies or quote posts.

  56. Product

    Campaign instruction tools

    CEC let bounty creators provide more detailed instructions, including required tags and descriptions.

  57. Network / Asset

    RussellCoin integration

    CEC added support for RussellCoin (RC).

  58. Safety / Transparency

    Bounty response guidance

    CEC issued a moderation warning about indiscriminate copy-pasting in bounty responses.

  59. Operations / Resilience

    XEP network incident

    CEC communicated an incident affecting the XEP blockchain and explained the network context.

  60. Network / Asset

    Stablecoin replacement planned

    CEC announced plans to replace BUSD with another stablecoin on the platform.

  61. Network / Asset

    TRX contract migration

    CEC completed its migration to a new TRX BEP-20 contract.

  62. Network / Asset

    BUSD-to-USDT migration

    CEC completed its BUSD-to-USDT migration on Binance Smart Chain.

  63. Network / Asset

    ReddCoin integration

    CEC added ReddCoin (RDD) for tipping, community rewards, and X bounties.

  64. Community

    Unclaimed bounty reminder

  65. Community

    Social engagement article

  66. Network / Asset

    OSAK migration planned

    CEC scheduled OSAK's migration from Ethereum to Polygon.

  67. Network / Asset

    OSAK migration completed

    CEC completed OSAK's migration to Polygon and updated platform balances.

  68. Product

    Custom community bots

    CEC introduced customized Telegram bot instances that shared balances with the main platform. OSAK was mentioned as an early implementation.

  69. Product

    Telegram membership bounties

    CEC introduced a bounty type for joining Telegram groups.

  70. Network / Asset

    RHINE Rewards integration

    CEC added support for RHINE Rewards and its RHINE asset.

  71. Network / Asset

    MemeLordz integration

    CEC announced the integration of MemeLordz RPG.

  72. Network / Asset

    Token delisting planned

    CEC announced that a selection of tokens would be removed from the platform.

  73. Safety / Transparency

    Job-offer scam warning

  74. Network / Asset

    Avalanche C-Chain support

    CEC added AKITAX and announced support for Avalanche C-Chain.

  75. Network / Asset

    Token delisting completed

    CEC reported completing token delistings, including PASTA, HXN, PAYU, IRENA, and PSIFROG.

  76. Network / Asset

    CapyCoin integration

  77. Network / Asset

    Baby Trump integration

    CEC added support for the Baby Trump token (BABYTRUMP).

  78. Network / Asset

    SmartHoldem integration

  79. Community

    Crypto Upcoming partnership

    CEC announced a partnership with Crypto Upcoming to give new cryptocurrency projects additional visibility.

  80. Product

    User referral rewards

  81. Network / Asset

    WillyBumBum integration

    CEC added support for the WillyBumBum token (BUM).

  82. Product

    Automated reply bounties

  83. Community

    Creator AMA announced

    CEC announced a public creator AMA hosted by an Electra Protocol community member.

  84. Operations / Resilience

    Database rollback disclosure

    CEC disclosed a code defect that caused an approximately 24-hour database rollback. The notice identified the affected transaction and bounty period and described a support response.

  85. Community

    Creator AMA

    A public AMA covered CEC's origins, product, community tools, and possible future directions.

  86. Safety / Transparency

    Peer-to-peer risk warning

    CEC warned its community about risks associated with peer-to-peer transactions.

  87. Network / Asset

    ReddCoin wallet update

    CEC communicated a ReddCoin wallet-update requirement following reported blockchain splits.

  88. Community

    Creator AMA recap

    CEC published a recap of its creator AMA on Medium.

  89. Network / Asset

    OmniXEP integration

    CEC announced the integration of Electra Protocol's OmniXEP Layer.

  90. Network / Asset

    POES integration

    CEC added POES, the first OmniXEP Layer token introduced on the platform.

  91. Network / Asset

    More OmniXEP tokens

    CEC added FBEER and a second OmniXEP Layer token. The X record calls the second token THNX, while Telegram uses THANX.

  92. Network / Asset

    BOOTY integration

    CEC added support for BOOTY, an Avalanche C-Chain token.

  93. Network / Asset

    Coq Inu integration

    CEC added support for Coq Inu (COQ).

  94. Network / Asset

    MEMEX integration

  95. Community

    EverForest integration

  96. Anniversary

    Fourth anniversary

    CEC marked four years since the platform's launch on 1 April 2021.

  97. Community

    WarpBeam collaboration

    An external account's repost documented a meeting concerning collaboration between CEC and WarpBeam.

  98. Operations / Resilience

    X access disruption

    CEC disclosed that new Cloudflare protection was blocking access to X content.

  99. Operations / Resilience

    Service status update

    CEC published a message announcing its return.

  100. Operations / Resilience

    X data access restored

    CEC announced the restoration of X data access. Older currencies were also disabled during this period.

  101. Network / Asset

    XDD integration

  102. Network / Asset

    Solana integration

    CEC announced Solana support and its first SPL-token integration, SINS.

  103. Network / Asset

    MEMEX support ending

    CEC announced the end of MEMEX support following its contract migration and rebrand to MMX.

  104. Network / Asset

    Addicted Token integration

    CEC added support for Addicted Token (AA).

  105. Community

    Project referral program

  106. Product

    Revenue Share preview

    CEC previewed its planned Weekly Revenue Share feature.

  107. Anniversary

    Fifth anniversary

    CEC marked five years since launch with an April Revenue Share promotion and shared an anniversary article on X.

Historical integrations do not establish current availability or uninterrupted uptime.

Technical background

Documented development

Wallet development

CEC's public history documents withdrawal-interface improvements, transaction visibility changes, and network-fee updates.

Reward automation

The history documents Bounty Automation, custom community bots, and the launch of Weekly Revenue Share.

Campaign creation

CEC expanded from a Telegram-based interface to web-based campaign creation and additional community channels.

Multi-chain development

The history records expansion across EVM ecosystems, Litecoin, Dash, Solana, and other networks. Historical integration is not a statement of current availability.

Additional materials

Sources and conversations

Meet the creator

In a public AMA recorded on 2 August 2024, CEC's creator discussed the project's origins, reward automation, community tools, and possible future directions. Watch the recording or read CEC's published recap for this dated account of the platform.