🚀 Fork Work

Revolutionizing Freelancing with Web3 — The only cut taken? Your gas fees.

🔗 Live Demo: fork-wrok.vercel.app
📜 License: MIT
⚡ Built with Next.js 15.3.4, Solidity 0.8.19, Prisma, PostgreSQL, and Tailwind CSS.

🌍 Problem Statement

Traditional freelancing platforms charge 10–30% fees, delay payments, and lack transparency. Freelancers face trust issues, late payouts, and unfair disputes, while clients struggle with quality assurance and accountability.

Fork Work solves this by using blockchain-powered smart contracts, creating a trustless, fee-free, and global freelancing ecosystem.

💡 Our Solution

Fork Work is a decentralized freelance marketplace built on Ethereum and USDT stablecoin.
It eliminates intermediaries, guarantees secure escrow-based payments, introduces a staking mechanism to ensure freelancer commitment, and supports bounty-style competitions.

✨ Freelancers keep 100% of their earnings (minus gas fees) while clients enjoy transparent, secure, and global hiring.

✨ Key Features

🎯 Bounty System

• Competitive bounty-based projects

• USDT stablecoin payments for stability

• Automated deadlines & penalty enforcement

• Organized by categories (Design, Dev, Content, Marketing, etc.)

💼 Freelance Escrow

• Smart contract-based escrow payments

• Staking system for accountability

• Auto-expiring proposals for urgent gigs

• Minimal fee: only 2.5% + gas

🔐 Security & Trust

• Secured with OpenZeppelin libraries

• Reentrancy protection & admin safeguards

• On-chain verification of contracts

🎨 Modern UI/UX

• Built with Next.js, Tailwind, and Framer Motion

• Fully responsive with smooth animations

• Wallet integration + dark mode

• Real-time status tracking

🛠️ Tech Stack

Frontend: Next.js 15, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, Framer Motion, Radix UI, Wagmi
Backend & Database: Next.js API Routes, Prisma ORM, PostgreSQL
Blockchain: Solidity, OpenZeppelin, USDT (ERC20), Ethereum Sepolia Testnet

🔧 Smart Contracts

• Bounty.sol — 0x0caE75...e787e28

• Freelance.sol — 0xfa8058...5285d311

• Mock USDT — 0x82d512...B00d8b61

🚀 Getting Started

Prerequisites:

• Node.js 18+

• npm / yarn / pnpm / bun

• MetaMask or any Web3 wallet

• Sepolia Testnet USDT

Setup:

1. Clone repo: git clone https://github.com/Debanjannnn/ForkWrok.git

2. Install dependencies: npm install

3. Configure .env.local with:

   • DATABASE_URL

   • NEXT_PUBLIC_CONTRACT_ADDRESS

   • NEXT_PUBLIC_USDT_ADDRESS

4. Run migrations: npx prisma migrate dev

5. Start server: npm run dev → Open http://localhost:3000

📖 How It Works

For Clients

1. Connect wallet

2. Post project or bounty

3. Fund escrow in USDT

4. Review submissions

5. Approve & release payment

For Freelancers

1. Connect wallet

2. Browse projects

3. Stake tokens & apply

4. Deliver work

5. Get paid instantly in USDT

🌟 Benefits

👨‍💻 Freelancers

• Zero platform fees (only gas)

• Instant, secure payouts

• On-chain reputation system

• Global client access

🏢 Clients

• Quality assurance via staking

• Transparent, immutable contracts

• Cost-effective hiring

• Escrow-backed payments

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! See CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.

📄 License

Licensed under MIT.

🔗 Links

• Live Demo: fork-wrok.vercel.app

• GitHub Repo: github.com/Debanjannnn/ForkWrok

• Documentation: Coming soon

🙏 Acknowledgments

• Next.js

• OpenZeppelin

• Radix UI

• Framer Motion

⚡ Fork Work — Redefining the Future of Work, One Smart Contract at a Time.