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+import React, { useState } from 'react';
+
+interface BountyOpportunity {
+  id: string;
+  title: string;
+  category: 'Development' | 'Design' | 'Content' | 'Community';
+  rewardUsdc: number;
+  rewardSol: number;
+  tags: string[];
+  daysLeft: number;
+}
+
+const mockBounties: BountyOpportunity[] = [
+  {
+    id: "g-01",
+    title: "Solana Anchor Smart Contract Security Optimization",
+    category: "Development",
+    rewardUsdc: 2500,
+    rewardSol: 18.5,
+    tags: ["Rust", "Anchor", "Solana"],
+    daysLeft: 4
+  },
+  {
+    id: "g-02",
+    title: "DeFi App UI/UX Redesign & Interactive Component Kit",
+    category: "Design",
+    rewardUsdc: 1200,
+    rewardSol: 9.0,
+    tags: ["Figma", "Tailwind", "UI/UX"],
+    daysLeft: 6
+  },
+  {
+    id: "g-03",
+    title: "Technical Documentation & On-Chain Bounty Guidebook",
+    category: "Content",
+    rewardUsdc: 850,
+    rewardSol: 6.2,
+    tags: ["Docs", "Markdown", "Ecosystem"],
+    daysLeft: 3
+  }
+];
+
+export const FeaturedOpportunities = () => {
+  const [activeFilter, setActiveFilter] = useState<string>('All');
+  const categories = ['All', 'Development', 'Design', 'Content', 'Community'];
+
+  const filtered = activeFilter === 'All' 
+    ? mockBounties 
+    : mockBounties.filter(b => b.category === activeFilter);
+
+  return (
+    <section className="py-20 bg-[#08090D] text-slate-100 border-t border-slate-850">
+      <div className="max-w-7xl mx-auto px-6">
+        <div className="flex flex-col md:flex-row md:items-end justify-between mb-12 gap-6">
+          <div>
+            <span className="text-purple-400 font-mono text-xs uppercase tracking-widest bg-purple-950/60 border border-purple-800/60 px-3 py-1 rounded-full">
+              Live Opportunities
+            </span>
+            <h2 className="text-3xl md:text-5xl font-extrabold tracking-tight mt-4 text-white">
+              Featured Opportunities
+            </h2>
+          </div>
+          <div className="flex flex-wrap gap-2">
+            {categories.map((cat) => (
+              <button
+                key={cat}
+                onClick={() => setActiveFilter(cat)}
+                className={`px-4 py-1.5 text-xs rounded-lg font-medium transition ${
+                  activeFilter === cat
+                    ? 'bg-purple-600 text-white'
+                    : 'bg-slate-900 text-slate-400 border border-slate-800 hover:text-white'
+                }`}
+              >
+                {cat}
+              </button>
+            ))}
+          </div>
+        </div>
+
+        <div className="grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-3 gap-6">
+          {filtered.map((bounty) => (
+            <div
+              key={bounty.id}
+              className="p-6 rounded-2xl bg-slate-900/60 border border-slate-800 hover:border-purple-500/50 transition duration-300 flex flex-col justify-between"
+            >
+              <div>
+                <div className="flex items-center justify-between mb-4">
+                  <span className="text-xs font-mono text-slate-400">{bounty.category}</span>
+                  <span className="text-[11px] font-semibold text-purple-400 bg-purple-950/50 px-2 py-0.5 rounded border border-purple-800/40">
+                    {bounty.daysLeft}d left
+                  </span>
+                </div>
+                <h3 className="text-base font-bold text-white mb-4 line-clamp-2">
+                  {bounty.title}
+                </h3>
+                <div className="flex flex-wrap gap-1.5 mb-6">
+                  {bounty.tags.map(t => (
+                    <span key={t} className="text-[10px] text-slate-400 bg-slate-800/80 px-2 py-0.5 rounded">
+                      #{t}
+                    </span>
+                  ))}
+                </div>
+              </div>
+
+              <div className="pt-4 border-t border-slate-850 flex items-center justify-between">
+                <div>
+                  <div className="text-lg font-black text-emerald-400 font-mono">
+                    ${bounty.rewardUsdc.toLocaleString()} USDC
+                  </div>
+                  <div className="text-[11px] text-slate-500 font-mono">
+                    ≈ {bounty.rewardSol} SOL
+                  </div>
+                </div>
+                <a
+                  href="https://gib.work"
+                  target="_blank"
+                  rel="noopener noreferrer"
+                  className="px-4 py-2 bg-slate-800 hover:bg-purple-600 text-white text-xs font-semibold rounded-lg transition"
+                >
+                  Apply Task
+                </a>
+              </div>
+            </div>
+          ))}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </section>
+  );
+};