diff --git a/src/cljc/commiteth/model/bounty.cljc b/src/cljc/commiteth/model/bounty.cljc
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+(ns commiteth.model.bounty
+  (:require [commiteth.util :as util]))
+
+;; Most of the functions in here are currently intended for use inside the CLJS codebase
+;; record maps look vastly different on frontend and backend due to simple things like kebab/camel
+;; casing as well as more complex stuff like Postgres views shuffling data around
+
+;; In the future we may want to establish Clojure records to assign names to the various
+;; incarnations of maps we currently have adding the following functions to those records
+;; via a protocol. Clojure records could also be serialized via transit making it easier
+;; to communicate what datatypes are returned where.
+
+
+(defn merged? [claim]
+  (= 1 (:pr_state claim)))
+
+(defn paid? [claim]
+  (not-empty (:payout_hash claim)))
+
+(defn bot-confirm-unmined? [bounty]
+  (empty? (:confirm_hash bounty)))
+
+(defn confirming? [bounty]
+  (:confirming? bounty))
+
+(defn crypto-balances [bounty]
+  ;; TODO add some assertions
+  (cond-> (:tokens bounty)
+    (< 0 (util/parse-float (:balance-eth bounty)))
+    (conj [:ETH (:balance-eth bounty)])))
diff --git a/src/cljc/commiteth/util.cljc b/src/cljc/commiteth/util.cljc
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+(ns commiteth.util)
+
+(defn parse-float [x]
+  #?(:cljs (js/parseFloat x)
+     :clj  (Float/parseFloat x)))