Minds <-> Arbitrum Prototype - Layer 2

[markharding]

Please see https://gitlab.com/minds/minds/-/issues/2486

Background

Minds is an open source social network dedicated to Internet freedom. Our goal is to put users back in control of their data and reward them for their various contributions to the growth of the network.

In 2018, Minds converted its legacy digital currency reward system called Points to the Ethereum blockchain and launched the MINDS token to give users more control of their earnings. Users earn MINDS tokens every day for three major buckets of contributions:

1. Liquidity Mining - users earn daily tokens based on their percent share of the MINDS/ETH liquidity pool on Uniswap
2. Engagement Mining - users earn daily tokens based on the amount of unique engagement they receive on their content
3. Holding - users earn daily tokens based on their on-chain MINDS balance relative to the community

All daily rewards are currently issued off-chain. Off-chain tokens have a 1:1 representation to on-chain tokens, and users can transfer their rewards on-chain at any time. MINDS tokens are used on the platform every day by users who want to boost their content for more views, subscribe to premium memberships from other users, or tip creators for their content.

The off-chain system has proven to be effective for issuing daily rewards at little to no cost (no gas fees) and they allow users to easily transact without having to overcome the barriers of web3 infrastructure (MetaMask, etc). However, the off-chain token system is lacking in transparency and decentralization.

The on-chain system has proven to be effective for transparency and giving users total ownership of their tokens, but it lacks in seamless usability and rising gas fees have made it very expensive/impractical for users to do simple, low volume transactions like tipping or boosting a post for a few dollars.

Our goal with this project is to integrate a layer 2 solution to sit in between our off-chain and on-chain systems, so that we may allow our users to enjoy the benefits of low fees and seamless UX while also providing them with a decentralized solution to provide full ownership of their token balance.

Tasks

• Allow users to transfer their existing on-chain tokens to Arbitrum
• Allow users to transfer their existing off-chain tokens to Arbitrum
• Allow users to send MINDS tokens to other users via Arbitrum within Minds Pay modal
• Allow users to select preference for receiving daily rewards off-chain or via Arbitrum in settings
• Display MINDS balance on Arbitrum in Minds wallet
• Investigate Arbitrum compatability with Minds web3 modal and wallet connect

What we expect

We are aspiring to introduce an agnostic layer 2 solution to improve the speed and reduce the cost of transactions. The solution should be architected in a way that allows other Layer 2 solutions to be introduced at a later and allow users to select which layer 2 solution they wish to receive tokens with.

• Spec/unit tests
• Basic documentation
• Adherence to our existing user interface and wallet connect flows

Bounty

https://gitcoin.co/issue/Minds/minds/172/100025923

Tips

• Users can transfer tokens from off-chain to on-chain and view both balances in their wallet, which can be found at https://www.minds.com/wallet/tokens/rewards once you have created an account.

• To view the Minds Pay modal, you can visit any Minds channel from a logged-in state (such as https://minds.com/jack) and simply press "Tip" on any newsfeed post

• All user settings can be accessed from a logged-in state in the left hand navigation menu (https://www.minds.com/settings)

• You can access our web3 modal and wallet connect by logging into Minds and selecting Connect Wallet in the top bar

Resources

• Developer Docs
• Minds.com
• Minds mobile apps
• MINDS token whitepaper
• MINDS Token on Etherscan

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Issue Status: 1. Open 2. Started 3. Submitted 4. Done

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[yashpatel5400]

Interested in giving this a shot!