Smart Contracts

High-level references for the escrow system that powers programs on FlareHub.

Registry

• Purpose — orchestrates creation, upgrades, and permissions across escrow instances.
• Governance — changes move through the same review path as other program updates, keeping sponsors and ops aligned.
• Operators — optional co-signers who help pause, resume, or double-check sensitive actions.

Bounty escrow

• Designed for one-to-many rewards where multiple contributors share a funding pool.
• Sponsors lock funds, define success signals, and review the final distribution before it goes live.
• Claimants use the app to prove eligibility; unclaimed balances can be rolled back when the timeline expires.

Contract escrow (milestones)

• Supports deeper engagements that unfold over milestones with staged funding.
• Sponsors top up individual milestones as work progresses and approve releases after reviews.
• Optional co-signers add extra assurance for high-value steps, keeping payouts gated until all criteria are met.

Approvals & signatures

• Structured signing keeps milestone approvals auditable while preventing replayed requests.
• Direct-release paths exist for moments when both sides agree to fast-track payment without extra ceremony.

Safety considerations

• Pause controls stop movement when issues surface and resume once resolved.
• Allowlisted assets and access guards protect against unsupported tokens or stale requests.
• Transparent ledgers ensure every action can be traced during governance or compliance reviews.

Contributor experience

• The app abstracts contract interactions behind plain-language workflows and dashboards.
• Sponsors and talent stay focused on outcomes while the system manages the on-chain mechanics in the background.