WorldBNB

A trust-minimized Web3 World Mini rental app with sybil-proof auth, fair pay and onchain listings.

WorldBNB

Created At

ETHGlobal New Delhi

Winner of

World

World - Best Mini App Honorable Mention

Project Description

WorldBNB: Decentralized Property Rental Platform

What is WorldBNB? WorldBNB is a decentralized property rental platform built on the World Chain blockchain that aims to revolutionize the short-term rental market by addressing fundamental trust and transparency issues that plague traditional platforms like Airbnb and VRBO. Core Problem and Solution

The traditional property rental market suffers from three critical issues:

  1. Identity Verification and Sybil Resistance Traditional platforms struggle with fake accounts, duplicate listings, and unverifiable user identities. WorldBNB solves this by integrating World ID authentication, ensuring that each user is a unique human being. This prevents hosts from creating multiple accounts to manipulate reviews or guests from booking properties they don't intend to use.

  2. Payment Disputes and Fraud Prevention Current platforms often leave hosts and guests vulnerable to payment disputes, booking cancellations, and fraudulent transactions. WorldBNB implements a comprehensive compensation system with escrow payments, automated dispute resolution, and stake-based penalties for bad actors.

  3. Centralized Data and Limited Composability Traditional platforms keep property data, reviews, and booking information locked in siloed databases. WorldBNB stores all property listings, reviews, and booking data on-chain, making it publicly verifiable and composable with other decentralized applications. Technical Architecture

Blockchain Infrastructure WorldBNB is built on World Chain-Mainnet, leveraging its EVM compatibility for smart contract deployment while maintaining the security and decentralization benefits of blockchain technology.

Smart Contract System The platform consists of multiple interconnected smart contracts: PropertyHosting contract for listing and managing properties PropertyBooking contract for handling reservations and payments DisputeResolution contract for automated conflict resolution SimpleStaking contract for user verification and penalty enforcement

World Chain Integration via MiniKit WorldBNB leverages World Chain's unique features through World's MiniKit with 23 Million Active Users to provide a seamless user experience and instant exposure to a large userbase.

World's Native Wallet: Users interact with the platform through World's native wallet system, providing a familiar and secure interface for managing their digital assets and transactions. This functionality is native to World's MiniKit, ensuring seamless integration with the World ecosystem, allowing users to pay directly from their wallet without hassle.

World ID Verification: The platform uses World's verification system to ensure each user is a unique human being, preventing sybil attacks and fake accounts. This verification system is built into the app with the use of Humanity Verification by World Mini App, providing robust identity management without external dependencies.

World's sendTransaction: All blockchain interactions use World's Mini App;s native sendTransaction functionality, providing a streamlined experience for users who don't need to understand complex wallet management. This transaction system is native to World's MiniKit, ensuring consistent and reliable blockchain interactions along with no hassle for paying gas fees for contract deployment as it is sponsored by World.

Sponsored Gas Fees: World Chain sponsors all gas fees for smart contract interactions, making the platform completely free to use for all users. This removes the traditional barrier of gas fees that often prevent users from engaging with decentralized applications.

Authentication and Identity World ID integration provides sybil-resistant authentication, ensuring each user is a unique human being with the help of the ORB. This prevents fake accounts and improves the overall quality of the platform.

Payment and Escrow System All payments are handled through smart contracts with escrow functionality. Funds are held in escrow until booking completion, with automatic release mechanisms and dispute resolution processes.

Key Features Property Listings Hosts can list properties with detailed information, pricing, and availability. All listing data is stored on-chain, ensuring transparency and preventing manipulation.

Booking System Guests can search and book properties directly through the platform. Booking confirmations are recorded on-chain, providing immutable proof of reservations.

Review and Rating System The platform includes a comprehensive review system where guests can rate and review properties after their stay. Reviews are verified through World ID to prevent fake reviews and are stored on-chain for transparency.

Dispute Resolution Automated dispute resolution system handles conflicts between hosts and guests, with stake-based penalties for bad actors and compensation for legitimate grievances.

Filecoin Integration Property images are stored on Filecoin's decentralized storage network, ensuring permanent and censorship-resistant access to property photos and documentation.FileCoin is used as a service to allow users to store huge videos that are taken to reclaim security deposits and could be settled in the dispute system.

User Experience For Hosts Hosts can easily list properties, set pricing, manage availability, and receive payments directly to their wallets. The platform provides tools for property management, preventing double booking and guest communication.

For Guests Guests can search for properties, view detailed information, make bookings, and leave reviews. The transparent pricing and on-chain booking confirmations provide confidence in the booking process.

For the Ecosystem The on-chain nature of all data makes it composable with other applications, allowing for innovative use cases like property analytics, cross-platform booking, and decentralized property management.

Economic Model Staking System Users must stake a small amount of cryptocurrency to use the platform, creating economic incentives for good behavior and providing a mechanism for penalties.

Platform Fees The platform charges small fees for transactions, which are distributed to maintain the network and provide compensation for dispute resolution.

Compensation System A portion of platform fees and penalties from bad actors fund a compensation pool for legitimate disputes and platform maintenance.

Zero Gas Fees World Chain's sponsored gas fee model means users never pay for transaction fees, making the platform accessible to users regardless of their cryptocurrency holdings or technical knowledge.

Benefits Over Traditional Platforms Transparency All transactions, reviews, and property data are publicly verifiable on the blockchain.

Decentralization No single entity controls the platform, reducing censorship and ensuring fair treatment for all users.

Composability On-chain data can be used by other applications, creating a more open and innovative ecosystem.

Security Smart contracts provide automated execution of agreements, reducing the need for trust in intermediaries.

Global Access World's Mini App instantly provides exposure to 23 million users, allowing a much more higher chance of adoption among web3 users.

Zero Cost Transactions World Chain's sponsored gas fees eliminate the traditional barrier of transaction costs, making the platform truly accessible to all users.

Technical Implementation The Platform is a NEXTJS Project that runs in webview inside the World App as a WORLD MINI APP. This allows us to use World Minikit's inbuilt verification to ensure humanity.

The smart contract architecture deployed with hardhat, ensures that all critical operations are automated and transparent, from property listings to payment processing and dispute resolution. Future Development The platform is designed to be extensible, with plans for additional features like property insurance, cross-chain compatibility, and integration with other decentralized services. The on-chain nature of all data provides a foundation for continuous innovation and improvement. WorldBNB represents a fundamental shift from centralized, trust-based platforms to decentralized, transparent, and composable property rental solutions that benefit all participants in the ecosystem.

With further support, I would love to publish my app on the World's App Store and build it into a bigger project

How it's Made

The app is built exclusively as a World Mini App, making it rooted deep in the World Mini App Ecosystem. Every single action from listing properties to booking properties and even posting a review requires the user to verify himself with ORB Level Verification, making it undeniably secure.

Payments are done entirely through your World Wallet, payments are sent to an escrow which splits the Tokens and delivers everyone their piece of the cut.

Booking and Listing Contracts make sure there is no double booking and the app is available only to users who have staked a small amount of 0.1WLD. In the case of causing harm/damage to the user or the host scamming the users, a small part of their stake is slashed and is given as compensation to the party of the victim. This ensures trustless fairness, providing a sense of easiness to the users.

Filecoin's Synapse SDK is used as a Storage service for users to store large videos of the property, which is usually taken for reclaiming the security deposit. This gives users room to breathe by not having to worry about storage on their personal devices.

World Mini App's smart contract interactions are gasless as they are invoked with sendTransaction commands, which makes it such that World Sponsors the gas fees, making it easier on the platform owner by not having to worry about the gas fees.

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