| description | Milestone-based crowdfunding with smart-contract escrow (TrustlessWork), community validation (voting), and backer protection on Stellar (XLM) with stablecoin support. |
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Boundless Crowdfunding is a milestone-based crowdfunding platform with smart-contract escrow.
Funds release only after verified delivery.
Traditional platforms have weak enforcement.
Boundless enforces delivery through escrowed tranches.
- Smart-contract escrow: Funds lock in TrustlessWork escrow.
- Milestone-based funding: Backers fund verified deliverables.
- Community validation: Campaigns can require on-chain voting before funding opens.
- Backer protection: Tranche releases, automatic refunds, and dispute handling.
- On-chain transparency: Pledges, releases, and milestone events are recorded on-chain.
- Stellar assets: Designed around Stellar (XLM) and stablecoins like USDC and EURC.
- Creators receive funds upfront.
- Backers have limited recourse.
- Progress is often opaque.
- “Raise-and-run” is possible.
- Milestone escrow: Funds lock in TrustlessWork escrow.
- Community validation: Campaigns pass voting before funding opens.
- Proof of work: Milestones require verifiable deliverables.
- Automatic refunds: If the goal is not met.
- Dispute resolution: Neutral arbitration when delivery is contested.
- Public records: Pledges, releases, and milestones are on-chain.
- Funding period: 15–60 days
- Validation period: 7–14 days
- Funding goals: 5,000–500,000+ XLM
- Milestones per campaign: 2–10
- Admin review time: 24–48 hours
- Assets: XLM, USDC, EURC
- Learn the lifecycle in Campaign state machine.
- See the technical flow in System architecture.
- Understand funding mechanics in Active funding phase.
- Dive into safety in Escrow & financial protection.
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