Giftr

Crypto made it easy to move money. It did not make it easy to show care.

Giftr

Role

Founder, Designer, Engineer

Year

2025 – 2026

Scope

Brand, Product, Contracts, Fulfillment

Feeds move fast. People launch projects, take risks, shut things down, try again. The moment passes. Maybe there's a like. Maybe there's a tip. Then the scroll continues.

I kept thinking about the gap between “that deserved something” and “I guess a tip will do.”

Giftr exists inside that gap.

Care builds trust. Trust builds community.

It turns digital moments into physical memory. It uses crypto for coordination and infrastructure, but the experience leads with care. A surprise. A gesture. Something you can hold.

Not another token. Not another metric. A story.

The thesis is simple. If crypto is going to fulfill its promise, it has to feel human. Giftr is my attempt to make that true.

The Experience

Browse. Send. Delivered.

01 — Browse

Browse the gift catalog in the Giftr mini app

Find the perfect gift

02 — Send

Send a gift with just a Farcaster handle

Send with a handle

03 — Delivered

Cameron unboxing a Giftr package on Farcaster
1 / 4

Delivered IRL

Spec Sheet

Solo build. End to end.

Smart Contracts

ChainBase Mainnet
IterationsV1 → V4
V4 FeatureOn-chain credit lots, FIFO spend, lazy expiry
NFTs2 contracts — gasless receipt + commemorative
ToolingSolidity, Hardhat, verified on BaseScan

Identity

AuthFarcaster-native (no Privy)
VerificationSIWE (Sign In With Ethereum)
MobileAuto sign-in inside Warpcast frames
DesktopQR-code polling flow
AdminHMAC-signed tokens, FID-based RBAC

Fulfillment Pipeline

TriggerOn-chain USDC payment
VerificationMulti-RPC blockchain event matching
PIIAES-256-GCM, scrypt-derived keys
CarriersShippo + direct UPS API
InternationalCanada DDP customs, HS codes
PickupUPS Access Point lockers

Ownership

BuilderSolo
ArchitectureMonorepo, 3 workspaces
Contract SDKTyped wrappers from compiled ABIs
ScopeBrand, product, contracts, DB, fulfillment, admin
Audit Trail40+ event types, decryption logging

News

Selected to join Skycastle.

Giftr was accepted into Skycastle Network as their sixth incubated project. Skycastle is a curated incubation network for early-stage builders across Base and Farcaster. Thirty partners. A hundred-member operator council. Growth infrastructure, strategic support, and a coordinated network of builders working together to help projects scale.

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