Secure Web3 freelance payments with automated smart contract escrow.
Web3 freelancers experience burnout from the constant hustle required to chase payments from DAOs and NFT projects that ghost them after milestone delivery.
Freelancers lock client funds into on-chain escrow upon milestone agreement, releasing automatically on approval or dispute resolution. DAOs and NFT projects deposit crypto upfront, eliminating ghosting risks. Burnout ends with guaranteed, transparent payments without endless chasing.
Web3 freelancers contracting with DAOs and NFT projects
On-chain escrow tailored for DAO/NFT gigs with one-click milestone templates, unlike generic Web3 wallets.
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Create multi-milestone escrow contracts with wallet connect
Clients approve/reject milestones via dashboard or wallet sig
Smart contract auto-pays on approval or timeout
Simple arbitration form with on-chain evidence upload
Track all escrows, payments, and statuses in real-time
Seamless connect with MetaMask, WalletConnect
Automated alerts for milestones and releases
Pre-built escrow templates for common DAO gigs
Payment history and earnings charts
Extend to Base, Optimism
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| text | No | |
| wallet_address | text | No |
| role | text | No |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| client_wallet | text | No |
| contract_address | text | No |
| total_amount | text | No |
| status | text | No |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| escrow_id | uuid | No |
| title | text | No |
| amount | text | No |
| status | text | No |
| proof_url | text | Yes |
/api/escrowsCreate new escrow
/api/escrows/:idGet escrow details
/api/milestones/:id/approveApprove milestone
/api/disputesFile dispute
/api/user/escrowsList user escrows
No disputes, 1 milestone max
Up to 10 escrows/month
Unlimited
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 100 | 2% | $74 | $888 |
| Month 6 | 800 | 5% | $1,480 | $17,760 |
MilestoneLock secures your Web3 freelance gigs with on-chain escrow. Get paid automatically, no more ghosting.
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Task management
No escrow enforcement
Guaranteed on-chain payments
Streaming payments
Not milestone-based
Escrow for discrete gigs
Network effects from growing escrow templates and user-verified contracts data
DAOs paying $1B+ in bounties yearly but 30% freelance disputes; L2s make cheap on-chain escrow viable
Smart contract bugs
Audit with OpenZeppelin Defender, testnet first
Low adoption by DAOs
Free client invites, templates
Crypto regs
Non-custodial, fiat off-ramp optional
Success: 80% confirm pain and WOY
Success: 3 paid conversions
Success: 100 users week 1
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