The division of labor
Every contribution splits cleanly: the artifact goes to permanent storage, and a proof of ownership goes on-chain. Keeping these on the right substrate is what makes the system affordable and durable at the same time.
- Base — consumer-grade, low-cost attestations and ERC-4337 smart accounts for identity.
- Arweave — write-once, keep-forever storage for the artifacts themselves.
The flow of a contribution
Trace any upload, post, or commit and it follows the same path:
End to end
artifact → hash → written to Arweave (permanent) → attestation on Base, signed by a derived key → later, a reveal proving the key descends from your root.Why not store everything on-chain?
On-chain storage is scarce and expensive; permanence and identity have different cost curves. Putting bytes on Arweave and only the binding proof on Base keeps fees consumer-friendly while still anchoring ownership to a public, verifiable ledger.