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Programmable trust layer
for freelance payments.

Client locks USDC before work starts. Proof verified by AI. Funds auto-release in 48h. No chasing. No ghosting. No platform owning your reputation.

"We don't trust clients. We don't trust freelancers. We trust code."
0.5%
Protocol fee
vs 20% on Upwork
48h
Auto-release
if client goes silent
≥75%
AI confidence gate
required for auto-release
Jurisdictions
USDC works everywhere

How it works

🔒
Client locks USDC
Funds held in smart contract. Cannot withdraw.
🛠️
Freelancer delivers
Upload proof to IPFS. Immutable record.
🤖
AI verifies delivery
GitHub + URLs checked. Confidence scored.
Auto-release in 48h
Silence = you get paid. Always.
🏆
NFT proof minted
Portable reputation. No platform owns it.

The problem today

  • 71% of freelancers have been ghosted on payment
  • Invoice sits on read for 30, 60, 90 days
  • Platform takes 20% of your income
  • Dispute takes 3 weeks — you lose anyway
  • 5-star reviews locked on their servers forever
  • No recourse across borders

With Aqoryn

  • Funds locked before you write a single line of code
  • Auto-release after 48h — money arrives without asking
  • 0.5% fee. Not 20%.
  • AI-verified delivery creates immutable dispute evidence
  • Client acknowledgement required — no blind auto-release
  • Proof-of-work NFT in your wallet, not their database

How Aqoryn compares

FeatureUpworkFiverrAqoryn
Escrow
Auto-release on silence
AI proof verification
Client acknowledgement
Milestone payments
On-chain reputation NFT
0.5% fee
No platform lock-in
🤖

AI verification — but not how you think

Before Claude runs semantic verification, deterministic checks run first: GitHub repos are queried via API (does the repo exist? does it have commits?), URLs are pinged (HTTP 200?), and deliverable IDs are cross-referenced against the scope.

The AI generates a confidence score (0–100%). Auto-release only triggers if confidence ≥ 75%. Below that, funds stay frozen for manual review.

"AI cannot release funds. It only generates verifiable evidence." — Aqoryn protocol

Try the live demo

Watch Priya (India) get paid $497.50 for $500 of work — even after Mark (US) goes silent. No wallet required.

Run the demo

Or connect Phantom to use devnet with real USDC