Bubble Maps prioritizes community-driven governance through its Intel Desk initiative. This token-based platform allows the community to collectively decide research priorities. Official sources describe it as “the first community-driven platform for on-chain investigation.” Users deposit $BMT tokens into the Intel Desk pool and allocate them to proposed cases. Each week, the Bubble Maps research team distributes investigative resources proportionally to the $BMT staked on each case. This ensures the community directly votes—with real tokens—on which scams or tokens to analyze, promoting transparency and democratization of research.
Governance Mechanism: The system operates on a weekly cycle: users stake on cases, and researchers focus on the highest-voted ones. For example, if 60% of staked tokens go to Case A, that case receives 60% of research effort that week. This token-powered, crowdsourced model aligns incentives, ensuring only cases with substantial community support are investigated.
Incentives: Users proposing selected cases earn $BMT rewards, voters on winning cases gain early access to insights, and contributors assisting investigations can also be rewarded. These mechanisms encourage active participation and sustain an engaged analyst community.
Community Engagement: Beyond Intel Desk, Bubble Maps boasts a large, active audience, with over 500K monthly active users and 10M monthly social media views as of early 2025. The team engages via Twitter, Discord, and other platforms, sharing findings and soliciting tips. Its transparent governance and track record of uncovering scams (e.g., memecoins like $TRUMP and $MELANIA) cultivate a vibrant, committed community of on-chain analysts.
