Vangrid offers USDC bounties for smartphone scans used in 3D models

Vangrid has opened a USDC-funded market for smartphone footage of real places, with a public post citing more than $675,000 in settlements for captures turned into 3D models. Summary Vangrid lets buyers commission smartphone captures of real locations and receive reconstructed 3D models. Accepted bounties settle in USDC on Base or Arc, with funds held in escrow. Vangrid’s $50 bounty example pays contributors $40 after platform fees and reconstruction costs. AI agents can post capture requests through x402, with default bounties ranging from 50–5,000 USDC. Vangrid described the service in an Oct. 20 X post, saying a requester can commission a location, have someone nearby film it, and receive the resulting model while proof of capture is recorded onchain. “Post a bounty for a real place. Someone nearby films it on their phone,” the company wrote. A separate post from RifatOfficial said the bounty board showed more than $675,000 in settlements and requests covering warehouses, loading docks and stairwells. The post described payments in USDC on Base or Arc after a submission is accepted, with funds held in escrow. Vangrid’s enterprise documentation lists robotics, autonomous platform...