Milestone 1: UX Architecture & Open NFC Contract Spec
Artist and collector UX user flows, clickable Figma prototype, and open-source ERC-721 + ERC-2981 royalty contract specification.
Milestone 2: Testnet Prototype, Card Checkout & NFC Pairing
Deploy ERC-721/2981 contracts to Base Sepolia testnet, integrate card payment provider with custodial email accounts, and test physical NFC tag pairing.
Milestone 3: Mainnet Launch, Pilot Exhibition & Resale Royalties
Deploy production smart contracts to Base Mainnet, onboard 20 emerging African artists with physical artworks paired via NFC tags, and execute first on-chain secondary sale royalty payouts.
Deliverable 1: Base ERC-721/2981 Contracts & NFC Pairing Architecture
Develop and deploy open-source ERC-721 and ERC-2981 royalty contracts on Base, with physical-to-digital NFC tag security pairing.
Deliverable 2: Card Checkout Integration & 10-Artist African Pilot Showcase
Integrate card payments with custodial email accounts and launch pilot exhibition with 10 emerging African artists on Base.
Deliverable 1: IPFS/Filecoin Permanent Art Archival & Metadata Verification Pipeline
Build decentralized archival pipeline pinning high-resolution physical artwork documentation and cryptographic certificate metadata to Filecoin/IPFS via verifiable CIDv1 multihashes.
Deliverable 1: MiniPay & cUSD Mobile Art Checkout Integration
Integrate MiniPay walletless mobile checkout for emerging African artists, enabling instant cUSD settlements and QR/NFC physical art pairing.
Base Creator Economy: On-Chain Art Provenance & NFC Tag Engine
Open-source provenance and authentication protocol on Base L2 connecting physical art pieces to tamper-evident NFC tags, ERC-721 certificates of authenticity, and automated ERC-2981 secondary royalties for emerging artists.
Filecoin & IPFS Immutable Art Provenance & Verification Engine
Decentralized archival architecture pinning high-resolution physical artwork documentation, cryptographic certificate metadata, and ownership provenance histories permanently to Filecoin and IPFS.
Celo Emerging Creator Provenance & MiniPay Art Engine
Mobile-first physical art marketplace and provenance verification pipeline tailored for emerging African artists, integrating cUSD payments and MiniPay for instant, low-fee fiat-to-art checkout.
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