Platform Features

Built Different

A focused feature set prioritizing reliability, security, and user experience — built natively for ApeChain with burn mechanics integrated at every layer from day one.

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Core Trading

Fixed-price listings with a non-custodial architecture — NFTs remain in the seller's wallet until purchase completes. One-click purchases with transparent fee breakdown shown before transaction confirmation. Atomic settlement ensures NFT transfer, payment, fees, and burn all occur in a single transaction with no partial states.

ERC-721 and ERC-1155 fully supported. Sellers can cancel or update listings at any time. Batch operations allow listing multiple NFTs from a collection in a single transaction. Creator royalties are automatically enforced based on on-chain metadata using EIP-2981.

  • Fixed-price listings: sellers set specific $APE price
  • Non-custodial: NFTs stay in seller wallet until sale completes
  • Instant listing updates and cancellations
  • Batch operations: list multiple NFTs in one transaction
  • One-click purchase with transparent fee breakdown upfront
  • Atomic settlement: NFT + payment + fees + burn in single tx
  • EIP-2981 creator royalty enforcement — automatic, on-chain
  • ERC-721 support for standard 1-of-1 NFTs
  • ERC-1155 support for semi-fungible and edition collections
Atomic Settlement
NFT transfer, payment, fee routing, and burn all execute atomically in a single transaction. Either all steps succeed or all revert — no partial states, no custody gaps.
Non-Custodial Architecture
The marketplace contract never takes custody of NFTs. Listings are signature-based approvals — the NFT physically stays in the seller's wallet until the moment of purchase.
Batch Operations
List multiple NFTs from a collection in a single transaction. Buyers can also execute multi-NFT purchases atomically — reducing gas overhead and improving UX for high-volume traders.
Discovery & Portfolio
Featured collections by activity and ecosystem relevance. Trending by 24hr/7day volume. New drops section for recent launches. Portfolio valuation estimates based on floor prices with batch management tools.
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Native Minting

Integrated minting capabilities designed to streamline creator onboarding and ensure all new NFT launches on ApeChain contribute to the burn mechanism from day one. The MintFactory contract deploys standardized ERC-721 and ERC-1155 contracts — creators don't need to write or audit their own Solidity code.

Creators receive approximately 99.5% of mint revenue (the 0.5% platform fee is routed through FeeRouter with 25% burned). Secondary royalties set at collection creation are enforced on-chain for all subsequent trades. Custom mint page generation with collection branding included.

  • Web-based contract deployment — no coding required
  • Standardized ERC-721 and ERC-1155 deployment templates
  • Configurable supply caps, mint prices, per-wallet limits
  • Optional allowlist/whitelist for phased launches
  • IPFS integration for metadata and asset hosting
  • Automatic 0.5% fee routing with 25% burn — integrated
  • Creator receives 99.5% of mint revenue minus burned portion
  • Custom mint page generation with collection branding
  • Real-time mint analytics and holder distribution dashboard
MintFactory.sol
Factory pattern deploys individual mint contracts per creator using standardized templates. Gas-efficient collection creation — single factory call deploys a fully configured ERC-721 or ERC-1155 contract.
Burn Integration
All mints automatically pay the 0.5% fee with 25% routed to ApeBurn. Creators don't configure this — it's built into every contract deployed via MintFactory, ensuring every launch contributes to deflation.
Allowlist / Whitelist
Optional phased launch functionality. Configurable per-wallet mint limits for allowlist and public phases. Separate mint prices for allowlist vs public sale.
IPFS Hosting
Metadata and media uploaded and pinned to IPFS during the collection creation flow. Decentralized storage ensures collections remain accessible indefinitely regardless of centralized hosting.
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Competition System

Long-horizon competitions running 90–120 days with clearly defined metrics and reward structures announced at competition start. Eligible activities: NFT purchases (volume and frequency), NFT sales (successful listings and sales), NFT mints (participation in new launches), and active participation (regular platform usage over the period).

The long duration is a deliberate anti-gaming mechanism. Fees accumulate significantly over 90+ days, making circular wash-trading economically unfeasible — the accumulated platform fees would exceed the value of any prize. Metrics consider both volume and frequency, not just total value. Wallet age and historical activity may factor into scoring algorithms.

  • 90–120 day competition periods — long duration defeats wash trading
  • Eligible: NFT purchases, sales, mints, and active participation
  • Multi-metric scoring: volume AND frequency, not just total value
  • Wallet age and historical activity may factor into scoring
  • Prize pools funded entirely by protocol treasury (no new tokens)
  • BAYC/MAYC/Otherside NFTs purchased on secondary markets
  • On-chain reward distribution via CompetitionManager.sol
  • Public real-time leaderboard with transparent scoring
  • Prize pools scale automatically with treasury balance
Anti-Gaming Design
90–120 day duration means accumulated platform fees from circular transactions would far exceed any reward value. Wash trading at 0.5% fees over 3+ months is self-defeating — the cost exceeds any prize.
Delayed Activation
Competitions launch only after the marketplace achieves baseline organic volume. Core functionality is battle-tested first, rewards are funded by actual protocol revenue, and baseline user behavior is established before incentives start.
Self-Funding Pools
Prize pools scale automatically with treasury balance — no governance votes needed. Higher volume means richer rewards, which attracts more users, which drives more volume and burns. A fully self-reinforcing loop.
Ecosystem Benefit
Every reward NFT purchased on secondary generates creator royalties and provides buy-side liquidity for BAYC/MAYC/Otherside floors. Competition rewards strengthen the very collections they come from.
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Analytics & Transparency

A fully public analytics dashboard requiring no authentication — open to any user, researcher, or integrator. Every metric sourced directly from on-chain data via the event indexer. Burns are publicly verifiable by querying the zero address balance or listening to BurnExecuted events directly on-chain.

  • Real-time total $APE burned — live counter from on-chain events
  • Daily, weekly, monthly burn charts with transaction links
  • Marketplace volume statistics: 24hr, 7d, 30d, all-time
  • Active users and transaction count metrics
  • Collection leaderboards by volume
  • Competition rankings and per-user scoring
  • Creator collection analytics and holder distribution
  • API endpoints for third-party integrations
  • Historical reports on burn totals, volume trends, collection stats
BurnExecuted Events
Every burn emits: BurnExecuted(uint256 amount, uint256 timestamp). Events are permanently recorded in blockchain history. Any indexer or block explorer can query and aggregate burn totals independently.
Zero Address Verification
Zero address balance can be checked directly on-chain at any time. No private keys exist for 0x000...000 — tokens sent there cannot be recovered. Balance increases are permanent and publicly verifiable.
Open Subgraph
Built using The Graph protocol or SubQuery for decentralized indexing. Open-source subgraph deployable by any community member — no single point of data control.
Open API
API endpoints for frontend and third-party integrations available without authentication for read access. Rate limited fairly. Covers volume, burns, rankings, user activity, and competition data.
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Security Architecture

Defense-in-depth with multiple protection layers: third-party audits, public code review, and operational security best practices. All fund-handling contracts undergo independent third-party security review with specific focus on fee accounting correctness, burn mechanism integrity, settlement safety, fund flow verification, admin risk assessment, and upgrade path security.

Following the professional audit and implementation of all recommended fixes, contracts enter a 10–14 day public open-source review window. Complete source code published to GitHub. Audit report findings and resolutions publicly disclosed. Bug bounty program may be announced with rewards for critical findings. Competition activation is delayed until this window completes.

  • Independent third-party Solidity security audit — all five contracts
  • Audit scope: fees, burns, settlement, fund flows, admin risks, upgrades
  • 10–14 day public open-source review window post-audit
  • All findings publicly disclosed regardless of severity
  • Reentrancy guards on all fund-handling functions
  • Integer overflow protection throughout
  • 3-of-5 or 4-of-7 Gnosis Safe multisig treasury
  • 24–48hr timelock on all critical administrative functions
  • Gradual rollout with initial transaction limits
Immutable ApeBurn.sol
No owner functions, no pause mechanisms, no upgrade paths — completely immutable at deployment. The burn contract cannot be stopped, redirected, or modified by anyone including the founding team.
Multisig Treasury
Protocol funds held in 3-of-5 or 4-of-7 Gnosis Safe with geographically distributed signers. Composition: Founder + trusted community members + potential ApeCo representative. All transactions published publicly.
Timelock Controls
Critical administrative functions require 24–48hr timelock before execution. Provides community visibility and response window before any significant protocol action takes effect.
Incident Response
Documented procedures for security incidents including communication protocols. Automated monitoring for unusual contract activity or failed transactions. Gradual rollout with transaction limits that increase as platform proves reliability.
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Infrastructure & Wallets

React-based single-page application built with TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, and Vite. Web3 libraries (ethers.js or viem) for blockchain interaction. Direct contract interaction — no backend intermediaries for transactions. IPFS hosting for maximum censorship resistance and uptime.

  • MetaMask — primary ApeChain wallet, direct connection
  • WalletConnect v2 — mobile and hardware wallet support
  • Coinbase Wallet — broadest user base access
  • Network switching for ApeChain mainnet and testnet
  • The Graph or SubQuery event indexer — open-source subgraph
  • Multiple RPC endpoints with automatic failover
  • Transaction status tracking with retry and error handling
  • IPFS-hosted frontend for decentralized access
  • Sentry error monitoring and analytics tracking
  • Mobile-responsive, tested across Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Brave
Tech Stack
React + TypeScript + Tailwind CSS + Vite. React Router for navigation. React Context or Zustand for state management. ethers.js or viem for blockchain interaction.
Event Indexer
The Graph protocol or SubQuery indexes all marketplace and burn contract events — Listing, Purchase, Cancel, Mint, BurnExecuted, CompetitionActivity. Maintains fast-query database for the frontend and API.
IPFS Hosting
Frontend deployed to IPFS for maximum decentralization. Vercel or similar CDN serves as primary for performance. IPFS ensures accessibility even if centralized hosting experiences downtime.
Transaction Handling
Full transaction lifecycle: pending state, confirmation, success, and failure. Detailed error messages with user-friendly explanations. Gas estimation before submission.