🌟 Auriya

Decentralized Permissionless Creator Economy Platform on Sui

Walrus Haulout Hackathon 2025
Track: Data Marketplaces | Data Security & Privacy

Empowering creators with permanent content storage, encrypted access control, and 97% revenue share

🎥 Video Demo • 📊 Pitch Deck • 🚀 Live Demo

💡 Problem

The Problem

The $104B+ creator economy suffers from:

1. Exploitative Platform Fees

Patreon: 15% total fees (platform + payment processing)
OnlyFans: 20% platform fee
YouTube: Takes 45% of ad revenue
Impact: Creators lose $15-20 of every $100 earned

2. Deplatforming & Censorship

Platforms can ban creators without warning
Content can be deleted at any time
No ownership of audience relationships
Real Example: Patreon banned 200+ creators in 2021

3. Lack of True Ownership

Creators don't own subscriber lists
Content stored on centralized servers
Platform controls access to audience
No portability between platforms

4. Payment Delays

7-14 day processing delays
Geographic restrictions
High minimum payouts
Bank account requirements

5. No Subscription Transferability

Fans can't transfer or resell subscriptions
No secondary market for access rights

The Solution: Auriya

Decentralized creator platform on Sui where creators mint Subscription NFTs for tiered access to content stored permanently on Walrus, with Seal encryption for premium content.

Unique Value Propositions:

🎯 For Creators (Data Producers)

97% revenue share - Keep nearly all earnings (vs 55-90% on Web2)
Instant settlements - On-chain payments in 3-5 seconds (vs 7-14 days)
True ownership - Content + audience data fully portable
Censorship-proof - No platform can ban you or delete content
Flexible pricing - Set your own tier prices, change anytime
Global reach - No geographic restrictions or payment processor limits

💎 For Subscribers (Data Consumers)

Own your access - Subscription NFTs are yours to keep, transfer, or sell
Transparent pricing - All fees visible on-chain, no hidden charges
Privacy-first - zkLogin means no email required, anonymous access
Permanent content - Access paid content forever, can't be deleted
Composable NFTs - Use subscription across multiple dApps
Secondary market - Sell unused subscriptions on NFT marketplaces

🔐 Platform Advantages

Decentralized storage - Walrus ensures content lives forever
Smart contract automation - Trustless revenue splits, no intermediaries
Threshold encryption - Seal provides NFT-gated content access
Web2 UX - zkLogin removes crypto complexity for mainstream users
Scalable - Sui's 10,000+ TPS supports millions of transactions

📊 Creator Platforms Comparison

Feature-by-Feature Analysis

Feature	Patreon	OnlyFans	YouTube	Substack	Gumroad	Auriya
Total Creator Revenue	85-92%	80%	55%	90%	86.5%	97% ✅
Payment Speed	7-14 days	7-21 days	Monthly	Monthly	7 days	Instant ✅
Censorship Risk	High	Very High	Very High	Medium	High	None ✅
Content Ownership	Platform	Platform	Platform	Platform	Platform	Creator ✅
Content Permanence	Can be deleted	Can be deleted	Can be deleted	Can be deleted	Can be deleted	Forever (Walrus) ✅
Transferable Access (NFTs)	No	No	No	No	No	Yes ✅
Privacy & Auth	Email	KYC	Email	Email	Email	zkLogin ✅
Decentralized Storage	No (AWS)	No (AWS)	No (GCP)	No (AWS)	No (AWS)	Yes (Walrus) ✅
Encrypted Content	No	No	No	No	No	Yes (Seal) ✅
Data Portability	Limited	None	None	Email list only	Limited	Full ✅

Economic Impact Example

Scenario: Creator earns $10,000/month from 200 subscribers

Platform	Gross Revenue	Platform Fee	Payment Processing	Net to Creator	Creator %
Patreon	$10,000	$800 (8%)	$290 (2.9%)	$8,910	89.1%
OnlyFans	$10,000	$2,000 (20%)	$0	$8,000	80.0%
YouTube	$10,000	$4,500 (45%)	$0	$5,500	55.0%
Substack	$10,000	$1,000 (10%)	$0	$9,000	90.0%
Gumroad	$10,000	$1,000 (10%)	$350 (3.5%)	$8,650	86.5%
Auriya	$10,000	$0	$300 (~3% gas)	$9,700	97.0% ✅

💰 Auriya Advantage: Creator earns $700-$4,200 MORE per month than competitors!

Real-World Deplatforming Examples

Patreon (2021): Banned 200+ creators for "community guidelines" violations
OnlyFans (2021): Attempted to ban adult content (reversed after backlash)
YouTube: Thousands of creators demonetized annually
Substack: Rare but possible for controversial content
Auriya: Impossible to deplatform - content on Walrus is permanent

🏗️ Technical Architecture

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                    AURIYA PLATFORM                           │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│                                                               │
│  FRONTEND (Next.js 15 + TypeScript)                          │
│  • Creator Dashboard  • Landing Page Builder                 │
│  • Content Viewer  • Subscription Management                 │
│  • Direct Donations                                          │
│                                                               │
│  BLOCKCHAIN LAYER (Sui Network)                              │
│  ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────┐          │
│  │  Smart Contracts (Move)                       │          │
│  │  • creator_profile.move - Identities          │          │
│  │  • subscription.move - NFT access            │          │
│  │  • content.move - Content registry            │          │
│  │  • creator_landing.move - Landing pages      │          │
│  │  • content_access.move - Seal integration    │          │
│  └───────────────────────────────────────────────┘          │
│                                                               │
│  STORAGE & ENCRYPTION                                         │
│  ┌──────────────┐              ┌──────────────┐            │
│  │   Walrus     │              │     Seal     │            │
│  │  • Content   │              │  • Access    │            │
│  │  • Images    │              │    policies  │            │
│  │  • Landing   │              │  • Decrypt   │            │
│  │    pages     │              │    keys      │            │
│  └──────────────┘              └──────────────┘            │
│                                                               │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Data Flow

Content Upload: Creator → Seal Encryption (if gated) → Walrus Storage → Blob ID
On-Chain Storage: Blob ID + Metadata → Sui Smart Contract
Access Control: Fan → Subscription NFT → Seal Verification → Content Decryption
Revenue: Fan Payment → Smart Contract → 97% Creator, 3% Platform

🐋 Walrus Integration

Walrus Usage Across Platform

Feature	Component	Walrus Usage
Profile Photos	`WalrusUploader`	Avatar & banner images → Walrus blob IDs stored in `CreatorProfile`
Landing Pages	`useLandingPage`	Full landing page JSON → Walrus, blob ID in `LandingPageConfig`
Content Posts	`useCreatePost`	Videos, images, files → Walrus, blob ID in `ContentPost`
Encrypted Content	`encryptContent`	Seal-encrypted data → Walrus, blob ID + encryption metadata on-chain

Storage Breakdown

Data Type	Storage Location	Size	Cost (5 epochs)
Profile Photo	Walrus	~500KB	~$0.005
Cover Photo	Walrus	~1MB	~$0.01
Landing Page JSON	Walrus	~10KB	~$0.0001
Video Content	Walrus	~50MB	~$0.50
Blob ID Reference	Sui Blockchain	~100 bytes	Gas fee only

Result: 99.98% of data on Walrus, 0.02% on-chain (references only)

Key Files

frontend/src/lib/walrus.ts - Upload/download functions
frontend/src/components/walrus/WalrusUploader.tsx - Upload UI component
frontend/src/app/dashboard/setup/page.tsx - Profile creation with Walrus
frontend/src/app/dashboard/landing/page.tsx - Landing page builder with Walrus
frontend/src/app/dashboard/content/new/page.tsx - Content upload with Walrus

🔐 Seal Integration

Key Files

frontend/src/lib/seal.ts - Seal client, encrypt/decrypt functions
frontend/src/app/dashboard/content/new/page.tsx - Encryption during upload
frontend/src/app/creators/[address]/posts/[id]/page.tsx - Decryption for viewing
backend/move/seal_access/sources/content_access.move - Access policy contract

Seal Usage in Platform

Step	Component	Seal Function
1. Content Upload	`dashboard/content/new/page.tsx`	`encryptContent()` - Encrypt before Walrus upload
2. Store Metadata	`useCreatePost`	Store encryption metadata in `ContentPost.encryption_metadata`
3. Access Check	`creators/[address]/posts/[id]/page.tsx`	Check if user has valid subscription NFT
4. Session Key	`useZkLogin`	`createSealSessionKey()` - Create decryption session
5. Verification Tx	Content viewer	`createAccessVerificationTx()` - Prove NFT ownership
6. Decrypt	Content viewer	`decryptContent()` - Decrypt and display

Encryption Decision Logic

Gated Content (Tier > 0):

File → Seal encryption → Walrus upload → Store blob ID + encryption metadata on-chain
Implementation: dashboard/content/new/page.tsx

Public Content (Tier = 0):

File → Direct Walrus upload → Store blob ID on-chain
No encryption metadata needed

Encryption Flow

Define access policy (NFT type, min tier, creator)
Encrypt content with Seal → Get policy ID
Upload encrypted blob to Walrus → Get blob ID
Store both IDs on-chain

Implementation: frontend/src/lib/seal/encrypt.ts

Decryption Flow

Fetch encrypted blob from Walrus
Prove NFT ownership
Request decryption key from Seal
Decrypt content client-side
Display content

Implementation: frontend/src/lib/seal/decrypt.ts

📜 Smart Contracts

Full documentation: CONTRACT.md

Deployed Contracts (Sui Testnet)

Contract	Package ID	Purpose
Creator Profile	`0x1ba3dac9...`	Creator identities with Walrus-stored media
Subscription	`0x9e0516bd...`	NFT-based subscriptions with 97/3 revenue split
Content	`0x35bfc572...`	Content registry with Walrus blob IDs
Landing Page	`0x4b97d0f4...`	Landing page configs stored on Walrus
Seal Access	`0x1435b35c...`	Access policies for encrypted content

Key Features:

creator_profile.move - Create/update profiles, link SuiNS
subscription.move - Mint NFTs, handle renewals, 97% revenue to creator
content.move - Create posts, set tier access, track views/likes
creator_landing.move - Create/publish landing pages
content_access.move - Seal integration for access verification

👥 User Flows

More Detailed User Flows are in User_Flow.md

Creator uploads content → Walrus (permanent storage)
                       ↓
                    Sets tier requirement (Bronze/Silver/Gold)
                       ↓
                    Fan purchases Subscription NFT
                       ↓
                    Smart contract verifies NFT ownership
                       ↓
                    Seal decrypts content → Fan accesses from Walrus

✨ Key Features

For Creators

Profile Creation - Create on-chain identity with Walrus-stored media
Tier Management - Set up Bronze/Silver/Gold subscription tiers
Content Publishing - Upload to Walrus, encrypt with Seal (optional)
Landing Page Builder - Customizable landing pages stored on Walrus
Direct Donations - Accept SUI donations from supporters (NEW)
Analytics Dashboard - Track subscribers, revenue, views, likes
97% Revenue Share - Keep nearly all earnings (3% platform fee)

For Subscribers

zkLogin Authentication - Sign in with Google (no seed phrases)
NFT Subscriptions - Transferable, tradeable access tokens
Tier-Based Access - Bronze/Silver/Gold content gating
Encrypted Content - Seal-protected premium content
Direct Support - Donate any amount in SUI to creators
Subscription Management - Renew, cancel, transfer NFTs

Platform Features

Permanent Storage - All content on Walrus (censorship-resistant)
Instant Payments - On-chain settlement (no delays)
No Deplatforming - Creators own their content and audience
Secondary Market - Trade subscription NFTs on marketplaces
Privacy - Optional zkLogin (no email required)

⚙️ Tech Stack

Frontend Architecture

Tech Stack

Framework: Next.js 15 (App Router with React Server Components)
Language: TypeScript 5.3 (strict mode)
Styling: Tailwind CSS 3.4 + Shadcn UI components
State Management:
- React Query (server state)
- Zustand (client state)
- @mysten/dapp-kit (wallet state)
Blockchain Integration: @mysten/sui.js v1.0+
Authentication: Sui zkLogin

1. Sui Blockchain - Smart Contract Logic

Why Sui?

Object-centric model (NFTs are first-class objects)
10,000+ TPS for instant transactions
$0.001-0.01 per transaction (vs $5-50 on Ethereum)
3-5 second finality

Smart Contracts:

creator_profile.move - Identity, bio, revenue tracking
subscription.move - Tiered NFTs with expiry & auto-renewal
content.move - Content registry with Walrus references
membership_tiers.move - Configurable pricing
landing_page.move - Customizable creator pages

2. Walrus - Decentralized Storage

Why Walrus?

Permanent storage (can't be deleted)
Cost-effective (~$0.01 per MB)
Verifiable (cryptographic blob IDs)
Fast retrieval (CDN-like performance)

What We Store:

Creator avatars & banners
Post media (images, videos, audio)
Landing page configurations
Downloadable files

Integration:

Upload: uploadToWalrus(file) → Returns blob ID
Store: createContentPost({ walrus_blob_id }) → On-chain reference
Retrieve: ${AGGREGATOR_URL}/v1/${blobId} → CDN-like access

3. Seal - Conditional Encryption

Why Seal?

On-chain access policies
NFT-gated decryption
Tier-based access control
Provable authenticity

Use Cases:

Encrypt premium content (only Gold tier can decrypt)
Content authenticity attestations
Privacy-preserving access (zero-knowledge proofs)

4. zkLogin - Privacy-Preserving Auth

Why zkLogin?

No passwords or seed phrases
Sign in with Google/Apple/Facebook
OAuth provider doesn't see blockchain activity
Web2 UX for Web3

Impact:

10x easier onboarding
Privacy (email not stored on-chain)
Security (OAuth can't access funds)

5. SuiNS - Human-Readable Identities

Why SuiNS?

Memorable handles (creator.sui vs 0x123...)
Portable identity across dApps
Verified profiles
Easy discoverability

✨ Key Features

For Creators

Customizable Landing Pages - Drag-and-drop builder, stored on Walrus
Tiered Subscriptions - Bronze/Silver/Gold with flexible pricing
Content Management - Upload media, set tier access, analytics dashboard
Revenue Dashboard - Real-time earnings, subscriber growth, instant withdrawals
Community Engagement - Direct messaging, exclusive updates, polls

For Fans

Discover Creators - Browse by category, search, filter by price
Subscription Management - One-click subscribe, transfer NFTs, trade on marketplaces
Content Access - Instant unlock, stream from Walrus, download files
Privacy & Security - zkLogin, anonymous browsing, encrypted content

Platform Features

Censorship Resistance - Content on Walrus can't be deleted
Composability - NFTs work across dApps (Discord, events, etc.)
Transparent Economics - All fees visible on-chain
Scalability - Sui's 10,000+ TPS supports millions of users

🚀 Getting Started

Prerequisites

Node.js 18+
Sui CLI
Sui Wallet extension

Installation

# Clone repository
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/auriya.git
cd auriya/frontend

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Set up environment
cp .env.example .env.local
# Edit .env.local with your keys

# Run development server
npm run dev

Environment Variables

NEXT_PUBLIC_SUI_NETWORK=testnet
NEXT_PUBLIC_WALRUS_PUBLISHER_URL=https://publisher.walrus-testnet.walrus.space
NEXT_PUBLIC_WALRUS_AGGREGATOR_URL=https://aggregator.walrus-testnet.walrus.space
NEXT_PUBLIC_ENOKI_API_KEY=your_enoki_key

Deploy Smart Contracts

cd backend/move/creator_profile
sui move build
sui client publish --gas-budget 100000000

🗺️ Roadmap

✅ Completed (Hackathon)

Phase 2: Q1 2026

Subscription renewal automation
Content recommendations algorithm
Creator verification badges
Enhanced analytics (engagement metrics)
Fiat on-ramps (Stripe integration)
Multi-language support

Phase 3: Q2 2026

Phase 4: Scale (Q3-Q4 2026)

🤝 Team & Vision

Vision: Democratize the creator economy by giving creators true ownership of their content, audience, and revenue—powered by the Sui Stack.

Mission: Build the 10x better Patreon where:

Creators keep 97% of revenue (vs 80% on Web2)
Content lives forever on Walrus (censorship-resistant)
Fans own their access rights as NFTs (transferable, composable)
Privacy is built-in (zkLogin, Seal encryption)

Built for: Walrus Haulout Hackathon 2025 🦭

** Built by**: Shikhar Singh ( senior full stack dev ) Kryptonian ( full stack dev )

📞 Links

GitHub: github.com/0xshikhar/auriya
Demo: auriya-chi.vercel.app
Video: Video Demo
Twitter: @0xShikhar

Auriya: Own Your Content. Own Your Audience. Forever.

Built with ❤️ on Walrus with Seal Encryption

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🌟 Auriya

** Decentralized Permissionless Creator Economy Platform on Sui**

📋 Table of Contents

💡 Problem

The Problem

The Solution: Auriya

📊 Creator Platforms Comparison

Feature-by-Feature Analysis

Economic Impact Example

Real-World Deplatforming Examples

🏗️ Technical Architecture

Data Flow

🐋 Walrus Integration

Walrus Usage Across Platform

Storage Breakdown

Key Files

🔐 Seal Integration

Key Files

Seal Usage in Platform

Encryption Decision Logic

Encryption Flow

Decryption Flow

📜 Smart Contracts

Deployed Contracts (Sui Testnet)

👥 User Flows

✨ Key Features

For Creators

For Subscribers

Platform Features

⚙️ Tech Stack

Frontend Architecture

Tech Stack

1. Sui Blockchain - Smart Contract Logic

2. Walrus - Decentralized Storage

3. Seal - Conditional Encryption

4. zkLogin - Privacy-Preserving Auth

5. SuiNS - Human-Readable Identities

✨ Key Features

For Creators

For Fans

Platform Features

🚀 Getting Started

Prerequisites

Installation

Environment Variables

Deploy Smart Contracts

🗺️ Roadmap

✅ Completed (Hackathon)

** Phase 2: Q1 2026**

** Phase 3: Q2 2026**

Phase 4: Scale (Q3-Q4 2026)

🤝 Team & Vision

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