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1 year ago Hi @HashBoxBlockchain, thank you for your proposal and for your interest in our grants program. Unfortunately, we will not be proceeding with a grant at this time. Wishing you all the best as you continue to build!
Open Grant Proposal:
HashBox Mail - The Smart Contract MailProject Name: HashBox Mail
Proposal Category:
ApplicationsIndividual or Entity Name:
HashBox Blockchain LTDAProposer:
HashBoxBlockchainDo you agree to open source all work you do on behalf of this RFP under the MIT/Apache-2 dual-license?:
Yes.Project Summary
It's a mail built on the blockchain using smart contracts to send and receive messages and files, eliminating the need for middlemen controlling the data. Without intermediaries, data cannot be changed or censored by a company.
Impact
Due to the nature of the blockchain that all data on it is public, anyone who knows a user's wallet address can know how much money the user has. If it is an exorbitant amount, this information could put that person's safety at risk if a criminal knows where the user lives or goes to.
For this reason, no user should link his personal information (SSN, home address, telephone number or workplace address) to his wallet address. A criminal knowing someone's email address, can easily discover his home address or sensitive information from a resume posted online.
The solution removes this need for the user to expose personal information, using only his wallet address to communicate, to receive information or files from a company or another user. An online platform only needs to know the user's wallet address - if he has the necessary amount or if he has already paid for the product/service offered.
To know more, please read the White Paper: https://hashbox.app/white-paper
It's important because this is one of the few applications on the blockchain that is not:
This is a project for communication: Communication on the blockchain.
Many apps work like this:
a) User A sends a message to the App; b) The App resends the message to User B.
The core of HashBox Mail is to remove the "App".
The "App" is not needed with the blockchain and the smart contracts, everything is peer-to-peer (P2P).
Note: IPFS is used to storage the messages on the blockchain.
Outcomes
The project is already working: https://mail.hashbox.app
The main objective is to create a utility project not linked to the cryptocurrency market: you don't need to know how much 1 Bitcoin costs if you have to communicate with someone. If you need to communicate, you'll do it without worrying about the price of Bitcoin.
If the project is successful, I support the project by selling the credits (HBMs).
Adoption, Reach, and Growth Strategies
The target audience is the blockchain user.
Blockchain mass adoption involves creating daily applications.
The adoption, reach and growth will be driven by applications using the HashBox Mail, the “daily apps”, like: a carpool app, a delivery app, a house rental app, etc.
In order to have these applications using the protocol, it is necessary to reach out to blockchain companies, blockchain builders and blockchain users to make them aware that blockchain has more functions than just functioning as a financial infrastructure.
For the project be succeeded, I must to create networks first.
With the core of this project, you can build:
With all the rules written using smart contracts. Immutable, forever.
"Blockchain Day By Day" - This is HashBox's motto.
Note: This project can be used by people even in the bear market, because this is a utility project not tied to the crypto market.
Development Roadmap
The project is already working: https://mail.hashbox.app
1) Porting the solution to FVM network (the solution is currently working on the Polygon Network); 2) To rent and install the dApp on a better VPS server (current has only 2GB of RAM); 3) To rent and install the dApp on a better RPC server (I'm using a free tier); 4) To fix few issues about paging results; 5) To improve UI/UX for Feeds Settings; 6) To create responsive pages; 7) To create a UI for sending multiple emails and so on.
Note: The project is developed only by Silvio Guedes.
Total Budget Requested
Total: $50,000.
Maintenance and Upgrade Plans
The project will have upgrades for deprecated libraries (HTML and Javascript). The smart contracts code will never be upgraded, because they are immutable and don't use proxies. The project is open source, so anyone can improve it too.
Team
Team Members
Silvio Guedes: https://github.com/SilvioGuedes
Team Member LinkedIn Profiles
Silvio Guedes: https://www.linkedin.com/in/silvio-guedes-santana-4b506442/
Team Website
https://hashbox.app
Relevant Experience
I have more than ten years of professional experience in development, with deep knowledge of the languages Java, C/C++ for the platforms of mobile devices as Android, Bada and Windows Mobile. I also know to develop cross-platform applications with Unity 3D and Xamarin (C# language). This is my first blockchain project.
Note: the project is already built: https://mail.hashbox.app
Team code repositories
https://github.com/HashBoxBlockchain/HashBoxMailMatic
Additional Information
I learned about Open Grants Program on BlockchainGrants: https://www.blockchaingrants.org/.
Thanks for your attention.
If you have any questions, please contact me: contact@hashbox.app. If you want to thank me, please send an email on the blockchain (Fee 1 MATIC): https://mail.hashbox.app/address/0x55555E09bc39767C48Eb02863029Cb0838a80f2B.