We (HomeBloks) are applying for a grant to create a platform that will allow all developers/creators to easily launch/grow their projects on the Proton Blockchain.

The BlastPad 🚀platform will allow anyone to quickly launch their project, and also cut down dramatically on the time and cost it takes to write code and smart contracts for airdrop claims and staking pools.

Our AirDrop page allows a creator to apply filters to narrow down recipients for their AirDrop.

Example: AirDrop 1000 XYZ tokens to accounts that have held at least 100 XPR for 30 days

Our platform is a front-end website that will allow creators to just fill in a web form to:

·       Create a token

·       Conduct a push airdrop (send to all users that qualify)

·       Conduct an airdrop claim (set filters and allow users that qualify to log in and claim)

·       Create a staking pool, add tokens to the pool, and disburse to stakers automatically.

The goal of the BlastPad 🚀platform is to enhance the onboarding process for new developers onto the Proton Blockchain and assist developers with a quick and easy launch, so they can take advantage of the fast and free Proton Blockchain.

We believe that by allowing quick and easy token creation, airdrops, and staking, we are overcoming a large barrier to entry for all developers.

Here is a link where you can get a decent idea of what the platform looks like (its a mock, not the actual live site):

BlastPad (blastpad2122.web.app)

Our Grant Proposal is for:

$23,700 usd, (paid in XPR) for the platform development. This $23,700 is strictly the cost of development for the platform. None of this is going towards income/profits for the CEO of HomeBloks (Jim Tacy) or CTO (Wade Berlin). It is development costs for the site/smart contracts only.

$14,000 usd (paid in XPR) for paid advertising (sponsored posts on social media). The $14,000 breaks down as follows:

• Includes $4,000 to advertise "Come Build on Proton" and will be geared towards developers and how they can easily create a token, do their airdrop, and set up a staking pool.

• Includes $10,000 to advertise the first 10 projects that launch and conduct airdrop claims. We will spend $1000 to advertise each of the first 10 airdrop claims (come see if you qualify for the airdrop) to get new users to the Proton Blockchain.

Total Grant Amount we are applying for $37,700

Our Goal is to get new developers to the Proton Blockchain as well as to build its user base.

Our original application is here grant-framework/applications/BlastPad.md at master · ProtonProtocol/grant-framework · GitHub

The only change to the github application is that we can not do independent domains on one website, due to the way Proton handles this (users would need to log in/out to each section of the site). So all pages will be part of the main domain.

Thank you for your consideration. We strongly feel this is what Proton needs and will help bring developers and additional users.