Week #4 #

Progress Report #

During this week, the BlockFunders project saw substantial progress across multiple areas. We continued the development of our first prototype, focusing on both frontend and backend functionalities. The campaign creation page is now complete, and the backend CRUD operations for campaigns have been thoroughly tested and optimized. Additionally, we have implemented enhanced security measures for user authentication and KYC verification, ensuring the safety and privacy of our users.

We also finalized the integration between the frontend, backend, and smart contracts, ensuring seamless data flow and user interactions. The CI/CD pipelines have been further refined to support efficient deployment and testing processes.

Challenges and Solutions #

1. Seamless Integration Across Technologies:

   • Challenge: Ensuring smooth communication and data flow between the frontend (Next.js), backend (Laravel), and smart contracts (Solidity).
   • Solution: Conducted regular integration sessions and implemented middleware to handle data transactions, ensuring consistency and reliability across the platform.

2. Advanced Transaction Handling:

   • Challenge: Managing complex transactions and ensuring accurate tracking and recording on the blockchain.
   • Solution: Enhanced our smart contract logic to handle various transaction scenarios and implemented robust testing to ensure accuracy and security.

3. KYC Process Implementation:

   • Challenge: Integrating a comprehensive KYC verification process to ensure the legitimacy of fund recipients.
   • Solution: Partnered with a third-party KYC provider to streamline the verification process and integrated their API into our backend, ensuring seamless user verification.

4. Maintaining Platform Stability:

   • Challenge: Balancing the addition of new features with maintaining a stable build environment.
   • Solution: Prioritized the development of a robust CI/CD pipeline early on, allowing for automated testing and continuous integration, ensuring stable builds with each update.

Next Steps #

In the next iteration, we plan to:

• Finalize the user dashboard and campaign management features on the frontend.
• Implement advanced analytics and reporting features for project creators.
• Conduct extensive user testing to gather feedback and identify areas for improvement.
• Optimize the performance of smart contracts and ensure their security through comprehensive audits.
• Enhance the user experience by refining the UI/UX based on initial feedback.

Overall, our focus will be on delivering a polished and fully functional prototype, ready for initial user testing and feedback.