Srivate

Srivate is an AI-native, transparent micro-tipping infrastructure designed to solve the "black box" problem of the traditional service industry. In today’s world, tipping often lacks transparency; customers don't know if their money truly reaches the staff, and employees often struggle to track their fair share. Srivate bridges this gap by leveraging the Base blockchain and decentralized storage to create a verifiable tipping ecosystem.

The platform offers a seamless, POS-like experience where customers can pay tips in USDC with a single click. Our AI-native engine analyzes the bill and service quality to suggest optimal tip amounts, while the backend ensures that every tip is split among the staff (Front of House, Back of House, Bar) according to pre-defined, on-chain policies. What sets Srivate apart is its commitment to transparency: every distribution is backed by a "Proof of Distribution" archived on decentralized storage, ensuring that the allocation of funds is immutable and verifiable by all parties. Srivate isn't just a payment tool; it’s a trust-building protocol for the future of the service economy.

Srivate is built with a modern full-stack architecture, featuring a Next.js frontend with a premium glassmorphic UI and an Express/TypeScript backend optimized for blockchain interactions. We chose Base Sepolia as our core network for its high throughput and low fees, which are essential for micro-tipping.

We integrated several partner technologies to achieve a production-ready experience:

KeeperHub: We utilized the Direct Execution API as our automated settlement layer. This allowed us to abstract the complexity of gas management and wallet nonces away from the merchant, enabling "one-click" on-chain settlements triggered directly from our backend. 0G Network: To ensure permanent transparency, we integrated the 0G Storage SDK. For every transaction, we generate a "Proof of Distribution" JSON and archive it on the 0G Storage testnet. This provides a verifiable, off-chain but decentralized record of how tips were allocated, serving as a source of truth even if off-chain databases are compromised. Uniswap: We integrated the Uniswap Trade API to fetch real-time market quotes. This ensures that our tip calculations and "auto-swap" estimates are always based on live market liquidity on Base, providing accurate accounting for both customers and staff.

Notable Hacky Detail: To provide a real-time UX despite blockchain latency, we built a custom Polling Execution Tracker that bridges KeeperHub’s asynchronous execution with our frontend state. This allows us to trigger "Success" animations and 0G archiving concurrently, creating a seamless flow that feels as fast as a traditional credit card transaction while maintaining full on-chain integrity.