Fractopus / Copus
Fractopus is an on-chain protocol that adds a peer-to-peer exposure & revenue-sharing layer to the current internet. Copus is a multimedia publishing platform - the first dApp built on Fractopus.
About
The problem it solves Creators on platforms like YouTube and Patreon face high fees, algorithmic limitations, and the risk of losing their accounts and work at any time. Those who avoid these platforms struggle with visibility. Additionally, if a creator's work is copied or reused, they often receive no compensation and have limited recourse. We address these issues with a peer-to-peer exposure and revenue-sharing network. With the Fractopus protocol, any unique URI/URL can reference other URIs/URLs as sources by allocating a percentage of its future revenue to them. For example, if a URI allocates 10% to another URI as its source, then 10% of its earnings automatically flows to that source URI. The source URIs, in turn, have their own sources, creating a cascading payment stream that reaches back to the origins. In return, sources provide exposure for their branches by displaying them on their pages, increasing visibility. This forms a two-way incentive for connecting content.
How it's made
Challenges we ran into Over the past two years, we've had a lot of challenges, mainly because we didn't have the right people on the job. It felt like every new developer had to rewrite the previous developer's code. But now, we've finally got a team that cares about the project and keeps things up to standard.