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Solutions · 52 problems solved
Every problem we have solved so far.
Each one starts with a real thing people say, then shows the part nobody tells you, what it really costs, and a route you can walk today.
The wow pages
Seemingly impossible, solved
- Seemed impossible“Get paid even if your app is blocked”Who knew? A wallet keeps working even if the company that made the wallet app leaves your country.See how it is solved
- Seemed impossible“I fled with no papers. Who will believe me?”Who knew? UNHCR has already paid war-displaced people in Ukraine in USDC to a phone wallet, cashable at MoneyGram.See how it is solved
- Seemed impossible“Our charity's funds keep getting frozen”Who knew? Every outgoing payment from a group wallet can need, say, three of five members to sign, so no treasurer can run off with it.See how it is solved
- Seemed impossible“Protect our land papers from forgery”Who knew? Georgia's public registry began recording land titles on a private blockchain anchored to Bitcoin in 2016, built with Bitfury.See how it is solved
- Seemed impossible“Borrow with no credit history”Who knew? Aave never asks your name, income or credit score.See how it is solved
- Seemed impossible“Get paid each time your art resells”Who knew? OpenSea made creator fees optional for new collections in August 2023 and stopped enforcing them on older ones from early 2024.See how it is solved
- Seemed impossible“Streaming pays my band almost nothing”Who knew? A track needs at least 1,000 streams in the past 12 months before Spotify pays any recording royalty on it.See how it is solved
- Seemed impossible“I need to prove my video is real”Who knew? Editing a single pixel changes a file's fingerprint completely, so tampering shows.See how it is solved
- Seemed impossible“Our village wants to pool for a well”Who knew? Relatives abroad can send straight to the village fund, with no wire fee and no middleman holding it.See how it is solved
- Seemed impossible“Get paid after processors drop me”Who knew? A paywall can charge a fraction of a cent, which card processors cannot do profitably.See how it is solved
- Seemed impossible“Keep evidence online for good”Who knew? Files under about 100 KiB are free to store permanently through ArDrive Turbo.See how it is solved
- Seemed impossible“Stripe and PayPal don't serve my country”Who knew? Stripe's supported country list does not include Pakistan or Bangladesh for merchant sign-up.See how it is solved
- Seemed impossible“Perp DEX points with little or no money”Who knew? Some perp apps pay points just for signing up.See how it is solved
- Seemed impossible“I can't afford to lose, so I never start”Who knew? Forecasters are judged by calibration: of the things you called at 70%, did about 70% happen?See how it is solved
- Seemed impossible“Points cost too much to farm”Who knew? Buying PT gives up the points; buying YT collects them on the full underlying amount.See how it is solved
- Seemed impossible“Raise $10,000 for my community”Who knew? In quadratic funding, 100 people giving $1 can unlock more matching than one person giving $1,000.See how it is solved
- Seemed impossible“Give dead tokens a second life”Who knew? Token-gating does not care about price, only that a wallet holds the token.See how it is solved
- Seemed impossible“I'm good at research but nobody pays me”Who knew? x402 revives the long-unused HTTP 402 Payment Required code.See how it is solved
- Seemed impossible“I only have a phone and spare time”Who knew? Grass paid its Stage 2 rewards in USDC, not its own token.See how it is solved
- Seemed impossible“Earn from memecoins without gambling”Who knew? Polymarket pays makers for resting limit orders, daily at midnight UTC.See how it is solved
- Seemed impossible“Give our token a real use after TGE”Who knew? Listing as collateral creates demand from people who never wanted to sell.See how it is solved
- Seemed impossible“Earn from your audience and keep trust”Who knew? Onchain activity is public, so you can prove you use what you recommend.See how it is solved
52 solutions
Own what is yours
Own
- “I fled with no papers. Who will believe me?”Who knew? UNHCR has already paid war-displaced people in Ukraine in USDC to a phone wallet, cashable at MoneyGram.3 stops
- “Get paid each time your art resells”Who knew? OpenSea made creator fees optional for new collections in August 2023 and stopped enforcing them on older ones from early 2024.3 stops
- “I need to prove my video is real”Who knew? Editing a single pixel changes a file's fingerprint completely, so tampering shows.3 stops
- “Give dead tokens a second life”Who knew? Token-gating does not care about price, only that a wallet holds the token.3 stops
- “I can't prove my work history”Who knew? A reference that lives onchain does not disappear when your old boss changes jobs or the company shuts down.3 stops
- “I'm scared of wallet drainers”Who knew? A second signer can refuse a drain even if a scammer tricks you.3 stops
- “I want a name nobody can take”Who knew? One ENS name can hold your wallet addresses, links and avatar in one place.2 stops
- “Check a crypto site before you sign”Who knew? Connecting a wallet is usually harmless; signing is where the danger is.2 stops
- “I have no ID papers”Who knew? Your identity can grow from what others vouch for, not from papers.3 stops
- “I can't prove my income to rent”Who knew? You can prove one number, like a monthly payout total, without revealing everything else in the account.2 stops
Earn from what you do
Earn
- “Perp DEX points with little or no money”Who knew? Some perp apps pay points just for signing up.3 stops
- “Points cost too much to farm”Who knew? Buying PT gives up the points; buying YT collects them on the full underlying amount.3 stops
- “I only have a phone and spare time”Who knew? Grass paid its Stage 2 rewards in USDC, not its own token.3 stops
- “Get paid for my data”Who knew? Your idle home internet can be shared with AI data collectors while you sleep.3 stops
- “Put my old laptop to work”Who knew? A laptop that is simply plugged in and on Wi-Fi can be enough to take part.3 stops
- “Earn online with only a phone”Who knew? A free planner can filter routes to phone only and zero budget.3 stops
- “Bridging eats my small balance”Who knew? One bridge can fund many moves on the other side if you plan the route first.2 stops
Publish without a gatekeeper
Publish
- “Protect our land papers from forgery”Who knew? Georgia's public registry began recording land titles on a private blockchain anchored to Bitcoin in 2016, built with Bitfury.3 stops
- “Keep evidence online for good”Who knew? Files under about 100 KiB are free to store permanently through ArDrive Turbo.3 stops
- “Earn from your audience and keep trust”Who knew? Onchain activity is public, so you can prove you use what you recommend.3 stops
- “Turn a demonetized channel into owned income”Who knew? Your Farcaster followers move with you if you change apps, so one ban cannot reset you to zero.3 stops
- “Keep my work online forever”Who knew? Your portfolio can outlive any website, host or social app you first put it on.2 stops
- “Send my tip straight to the creator”Who knew? A tip to an ENS name reaches the creator anywhere in the world.3 stops
Pay and get paid anywhere
Pay
- “Get paid even if your app is blocked”Who knew? A wallet keeps working even if the company that made the wallet app leaves your country.3 stops
- “Borrow with no credit history”Who knew? Aave never asks your name, income or credit score.3 stops
- “Stripe and PayPal don't serve my country”Who knew? Stripe's supported country list does not include Pakistan or Bangladesh for merchant sign-up.3 stops
- “Give our token a real use after TGE”Who knew? Listing as collateral creates demand from people who never wanted to sell.3 stops
- “Get paid from abroad, no bank needed”Who knew? A wallet address works like an international account number that nobody can refuse to open for you.3 stops
- “Sending money home costs too much”Who knew? Your family does not have to cash out the whole amount at once, so they choose the day with the best rate.3 stops
- “I have no card to pay online”Who knew? Your dollar savings become spendable online without a bank account.2 stops
Build and ship
Build
- “Streaming pays my band almost nothing”Who knew? A track needs at least 1,000 streams in the past 12 months before Spotify pays any recording royalty on it.3 stops
- “Get paid after processors drop me”Who knew? A paywall can charge a fraction of a cent, which card processors cannot do profitably.3 stops
- “Raise $10,000 for my community”Who knew? In quadratic funding, 100 people giving $1 can unlock more matching than one person giving $1,000.3 stops
- “I need an app but can't code”Who knew? You can own the contract of an app without writing a line of it.2 stops
- “Launch a coin people can trust”Who knew? A launch can carry proof instead of promises.2 stops
Put an agent to work
Agents
Read the chain
Read
- “I can't afford to lose, so I never start”Who knew? Forecasters are judged by calibration: of the things you called at 70%, did about 70% happen?3 stops
- “Earn from memecoins without gambling”Who knew? Polymarket pays makers for resting limit orders, daily at midnight UTC.3 stops
- “My token went to zero”Who knew? You can see whether the team is still active by watching their wallets, not their announcements.3 stops
- “See who's likely to win, free”Who knew? You can use a betting market as a free forecasting tool without ever placing a bet.3 stops
- “Can I trust this crypto influencer?”Who knew? You can check every past call against what the price actually did.2 stops
Back an opinion
Predict
Play for real
Play
Do it together
Together
- “Our charity's funds keep getting frozen”Who knew? Every outgoing payment from a group wallet can need, say, three of five members to sign, so no treasurer can run off with it.3 stops
- “Our village wants to pool for a well”Who knew? Relatives abroad can send straight to the village fund, with no wire fee and no middleman holding it.3 stops
- “My bank froze my account”Who knew? A self-custody wallet is a backup account that keeps working on weekends, holidays and during bank outages.3 stops
- “Keep my savings worth something”Who knew? A 2 of 3 family Safe is a savings jar that protects against both theft and an impulsive withdrawal.3 stops
- “Fund our group with no bank account”Who knew? Every donation and payment is public, so donors can check the money themselves without an audit.3 stops
- “Make sure my family gets my crypto”Who knew? A multisig can work like a will that executes itself, with no lawyer holding a seed phrase.2 stops
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