Thoughts

Thoughts
Dashboard for Creators
Claimed paid articles as NFTs by users
Pay to read monetised articles

Problems

Over years, platforms like Medium and Substack have gained popularity as centralized blogging platforms. However, they bring forth various constraints and challenges that impede the expansion and creative freedom of content creators. Among these challenges, a prominent concern is the limited autonomy afforded to creators regarding their content. Such platforms retain the authority to remove or restrict content they find objectionable, silencing creators. Furthermore, creators often receive less compensation than their true worth, as these platforms claim a substantial portion of the revenue generated from their content.

Our Solution

To solve these issue we are building a decentralised publishing platform with following principles:

Decentralized Blogging Infrastructure: We aim to create a robust and decentralized infrastructure for bloggers and content creators. Traditional blogging platforms often centralize content and revenue control, limiting the freedom of creators. Our goal is to provide an alternative that is fully decentralized.
Full Content Control: With “Thoughts,” content creators will have complete ownership and control over their content. They can publish, edit, and delete their posts at any time, ensuring that their voice remains unfiltered and uncensored.
Immutable and Tamper-Proof Content: We are using the InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) for content storage. This technology ensures that all content published on “Thoughts” is immutable and tamper-proof. Once a piece of content is published, it cannot be altered or deleted, ensuring data integrity and reliability.
Direct Earnings: Our platform allows creators to set their own rules for monetizing their content. They can earn directly from their audience without intermediaries taking a significant cut. This empowers creators to maximize their earnings and build sustainable income streams.
Transparency: Blockchain technology, provides transparency in content distribution and earnings. All transactions and interactions are recorded on the blockchain, creating a transparent and trustworthy environment for creators and consumers.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

We successfully built and deployed our contracts on XRP-EVM testnet, along with a fully functional UI.

What's next for Thoughts

To enhance user experience for onboarding actual users on the platform
Go on to the mainnet, as soon as the mainnet version of chain goes live
Aim to be to go-to platform for writing technical content atleast for the users in XRP ecosystem to begin with.