AEZ QF Round 3 Funding Announcement - InterChain NFT Gateway ICS721
Amount Matched: $1,340
Status: Complete

Interchain NFT Gateway – Round 3

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Empowering the Cosmos Ecosystem with Seamless InterChain NFT Interoperability and Enhanced Utility.

Description

Part 1: High-Level Overview

Ark Protocol stands at the forefront of the InterChain NFT revolution, building and safeguarding an interconnected NFT ecosystem. As the key contributors to cw-ics721 and the cw-nfts repositories, we’re driving innovation across multiple blockchain networks.

Ark Protocol

Our mission: facilitating seamless and secure NFT interactions across the Cosmos ecosystem.

Ark Protocol stands at the intersection of innovation and utility, enabling NFTs to navigate through various blockchain networks, with partnerships bolstering our reach to chains like Ethereum. Our InterChain gateways at interchain.arkprotocol.io offers diverse utilities for Stargaze, Terra, and Juno, with Aura soon joining the fold.

Our end-of-year goal is ambitious: integrating over 20 blockchains to expand and diversify our platform’s capabilities. Ark Protocol is committed to empowering the NFT community, encompassing creators, collectors, marketplaces, and app chains, by providing essential tools for a robust InterChain experience. Join us in reshaping the NFT landscape.

Our collaborations with Stargaze, Terra, Juno, and Cosmos Hub aim to extend NFT interoperability, including Ethereum integration. Ark Protocol empowers the NFT community with robust utilities and infrastructure, fostering a seamless cross-chain experience for creators and collectors.

Part 2: Detailed Descriptions and Workflows

Our platform, interchain.arkprotocol.io, serves as an interchain gateway, offering diverse utilities for Stargaze, Terra, and Juno, with upcoming integrations including Aura. By the end of the year, we plan to integrate over 20 blockchains.

All video demoes can be viewed here:

1. NFT InterChain Gateway: Profile with InterChain Utilities

URLNFT InterChain Gateway

NFT InterChain Gateway

YouTubehttps://youtu.be/nERk6lkuoI8

Objective: Enabling seamless InterChain NFT utilities across different blockchain networks, thereby enhancing the user’s ability to manage their NFT portfolio effectively.

Utility Highlights:

  • Cross-chain NFT management: View and manage NFTs from various chains in one place.
  • Simplified InterChain transfers: Transfer NFTs between chains with ease and reliability.
  • User-centric design: Focused on providing a streamlined and intuitive user experience.

Roadmap: Future enhancements will include comprehensive holder-specific utilities, showcasing all owned NFTs across chains, transaction history, and additional features like airdrops and giveaways.

The process involves:

  • Chain Selection: Choose from Stargaze, Terra, and Juno. Additional chains will be integrated soon.
    Chain Selection
  • Wallet Connection: Choose wallet and connect.
    Wallet Connection
  • Collection Overview: View owned NFTs. Collections from other chains display the original address.
    Collection Overview
  • InterChain Transfer Process:
    InterChain Transfer Process

    • Select a target chain and target address for the NFT to be transferred to.
    • Submit the transfer and execute via “Go InterChain!”

2. Community Engagement Gateway: Whitelist and POAP Giftcard Minter

URLCommunity Engagement Gateway

Community Engagement Gateway

YouTubehttps://youtu.be/3Ci5-00gpNc

Objective: Educate users on InterChain utilities while providing an engaging and seamless community experience.

Utility Highlights:

  • Interactive whitelisting: Participate in whitelisting by submitting PFPs, encouraging active community engagement.
  • POAP NFT Reward: Each WL request is acknowledged with a unique POAP NFT, enhancing user engagement and experience.
  • Gamified competition: Scorecards and competition between chains to spur community interaction. The more a user updates and submits WL request, the higher XP points and ranks increases in minted POAP.

Roadmap: Aim to contribute and merge this InterChain whitelist contract and additional InterChain NFT contracts into the cw-nfts repository.

This utility exemplifies how InterChain processes can enhance community involvement and streamline the WL process for NFT collections, adding a new dimension to the conventional WL systems. It demonstrates the complexity of NFT utilities going InterChain, addressing multiple chains and defining rules for whitelisting (WL).

Whitelisting Process:

  • Whitelisting Rule: Obtain a WL spot by submitting image URLs as PFPs.
  • Reward Mechanism: Receive a POAP NFT for each WL request.

Workflow Steps:

  • Community Involvement Scorecard: View the “Stargaze vs Terra” scorecard to gauge community engagement on each chain.
    Community Engagement Gateway
  • Wallet Connection and Chain Selection: Connect your wallet, choose a chain, and enter the WL process.
    Wallet Connection and Chain Selection
  • Submission of Images for Whitelisting: Users submit their PFPs as image URLs for WL consideration.
    Submission of Images for Whitelisting
  • Minting of POAP WL Request and Status NFTs: Upon submission, users are rewarded with 2 NFTs:
    • “POAP WL Request” NFT
      "POAP WL Request" NFT
    • “POAP WL Launched Status” NFT
      "POAP WL Launched Status" NFT
  • Minting Final Status NFT (Success or Fail): Transferred WL NFT is validated on target chain, and on source chain either a Success or Failed Status NFT is minted:
    • “Final POAP Success Status” NFT
      "Final POAP Success Status" NFT
    • “Final POAP Error Status” NFT
      "Final POAP Error Status" NFT

3. Creator’s Gateway – InterChain Launchpad

URLCreator’s Gateway

YouTubehttps://youtube.com/shorts/ArUBwLShIGU

Creator’s Gateway

Objective: To provide creators with a platform to launch their NFT collections across multiple blockchain networks, expanding their reach and audience.

Utility Highlights:

  • InterChain minting: Launch NFTs on various chains for a single collection.
  • Customizable launches: Tailor launch parameters like chains, pricing and supply on each chain.
  • Enhanced creator tools: Access to advanced features for managing launches, airdrops, and more.

Roadmap:

  • Creator’s Gateway: The development of a dedicated “creators gateway” for managing collections and interchain utilities, including whitelists, snapshots, and airdrops.
  • Launchpad Overview: View active and upcoming collections, along with minting schedules and supply details.
  • Chain-Specific Minting: Shows which chains support minting, along with prices and total mints per chain.

4. InterChain Compass Gateway (Explorer)

URLInterChain Compass Gateway

YouTubehttps://youtu.be/0vDV8gMohmQ

InterChain Compass Gateway

Objective: To offer a comprehensive explorer for InterChain contracts and NFT movements, providing transparency and insights into the InterChain ecosystem.

Utility Highlights:

  • Detailed contract views: Explore contract information, including configurations and proxy details.
  • NFT tracking: Monitor the movement of NFTs across different chains.
  • Insightful analytics: Gain valuable insights into NFT and contract interactions for better decision-making.

An explorer providing comprehensive data and insights for NFTs across chains:

  • Contract Availability and Configuration: Displays chains supporting InterChain contracts with incoming and outgoing proxy details.
    Contract Availability and Configuration
  • Collections and Proxies: View collections associated with ICS721 contracts and their proxies.
    Collections and ProxiesCollections and Proxies 3Collections and Proxies 2

Part 3: Ark’s contribution so far

The InterChain Compass is pivotal in releasing new InterChain utilities and onboarding additional chains. Key contributions include:

Ark Protocol’s contributions are volunteer-driven and self-funded, with significant support from Stargaze, Terra, Juno, and Cosmos Hub. Each chain integration requires meticulous testing and setup, with the complexity increasing exponentially as more chains are added.

Join us at Ark Protocol, where we’re not just building products; we’re shaping the future of InterChain NFTs.

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Ark Protocol stands at the forefront of the InterChain NFT revolution, building and safeguarding an interconnected NFT ecosystem. As the key contributors to cw-ics721 and the cw-nfts repositories, we're driving innovation across multiple blockchain networks.

Team: Ark Protocol
Current Status: Complete
Funding Program: Quadratic Grants
Funding Category: Interchain Public Goods

Amount Matched: Amount we contributed to this project through the matching pool. ATOM converted to USD value. $1,340
Amount Paid: $1,340

QF Round Start: Date when the QF round started. We consider this to be the 'Date Applied' Aug 15, 2024
QF Round Complete: Date when the QF round ended and this grant was considered approved Aug 30, 2024 (2 weeks)
Date Complete: Aug 30, 2024

Payments Made: View the DAO DAO prop on our Grants Wallet or Mintscan of the transaction $1,340 (Sep'24)

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