Winners
- 1stShakti Man@Shaktiman
120USDC - 2nd
120USDC80USDC
Manish Pokhrel@manishpoko50USDCPayRam, the world’s first private stablecoin payments gateway, is launching a LinkedIn Article Writing Contest to inspire founders, educators, merchants, and builders to explore the future of self-hosted, censorship-resistant payments using PayRam as a real, practical example of accepting crypto with no middlemen.
Put private stablecoin payments and permissionless commerce at the heart of your article. Add your own analysis, point of view, and real examples and weave in PayRam’s core building blocks:
Important: Your article must be high-quality, well-structured, clearly written, and thoughtfully researched.
Weak, half-baked, or purely AI-generated posts will not qualify.
We encourage using AI tools (ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Grok, etc.) for:
✔ research
✔ idea generation
✔ organizing structure
✔ improving clarity
But:
We will review submissions for heavy AI generation.
If the article appears fully AI-written, generic, or low-effort, it will be disqualified.
Writers can choose one of the main themes or adapt closely related topics to produce a deeper, research-driven article.
Some strong directions:
Stablecoin as the future of payments
Liberalization of finance
How payments gateways work
How prediction markets work
Launching Your First AI Tool: How, Pricing, and Accepting Payment
Centralized vs decentralized payments
Merchant struggles with payment gateways
Running an online business in a censorship-heavy world
You may tweak titles — as long as the article remains educational and well-researched.
Your LinkedIn article must:
✔ Mention and hyperlink PayRam at least once
✔ Hyperlink or meaningfully incorporate ideas from PayRam’s own blog library:
(You can cite examples, concepts, case studies, or explanations from PayRam blog posts but avoid copying text directly.)
To keep articles authentic and valuable:
80–90%: deep topic research, explanation, insights about the topic
10–20%: PayRam, woven naturally as an example or solution
No hard selling. No copy-paste promos.
PayRam should fit into the story — not dominate it.
📝 Word Limit: 800–2,000 words
📍 Platform: LinkedIn Articles (mandatory)
🌍 Language: English
🖼 Header image — MANDATORY
➕ Additional relevant images / charts are optional — but articles with strong visual storytelling will be graded higher.
🔗 Submit LinkedIn article link
🎯 Don’t forget to share the article on social media (X, Farcaster, Reddit, etc.) and tag @PayRamApp on X! Entries that complete this step will be ranked higher during the judging process.
Inside LinkedIn article Settings → SEO:
SEO Title:
Use a clear, search-friendly headline (not clickbait).
Include at least one keyword (ex: stablecoin payments, censorship-free payments, permissionless commerce).
SEO Description:
Write a short 140–160 character summary that:
explains what the article teaches
includes 1–2 keywords
makes people want to click
Judges will score:
⭐ Quality & structure
📚 Research depth & accuracy
🧭 Original thinking
🔗 Natural integration of PayRam
🛠 Practical value for readers
🖼 Visual quality (images, clarity)
Total Pool: $250 USDC
1st — $120
2nd — $80
3rd — $50
PayRam Blog: https://payram.com/blog
PayRam manifesto: Notion link
PayRam master doc: Notion link
Brand Kit: Notion link
Website: www.payram.com
Docs: www.docs.payram.com
X Account: @PayRamApp
PayRam is a self-hosted crypto payments processor that’s private, secure, and censorship-resistant. Accept BTC, ETH, USDT, USDC, and more— no middlemen, no KYC, borderless.
Usually announces winners 7 days after the deadline.
View PayRam’s page