IDO PASS – Secure & Scalable Blockchain Investment Platform

IDO PASS is a groundbreaking digital finance platform, leveraging Cardano, Node JS, React JS, AWS, and GraphQL to offer a secure and robust marketplace for investors. Key features include a tiered IPD Pad system, NFT staking, token swaps, blockchain analytics, investment DAOs, and an admin panel supporting back-end and front-end operations. This platform enables investors to confidently engage with listed projects, receiving tokens and profits in return. Challenges in development included converting from Angular to React.js, integrating a complex sales round system, calculating user tiers based on blockchain assets, and ensuring smooth participation in active sales rounds. The team also implemented a fallback mechanism to enhance reliability when the primary KOIOS API encountered issues, using Blockfrost APIs for resilience. Despite these hurdles, the team delivered a seamless, user-friendly platform with a comprehensive admin panel, enhancing the platform’s usability, security, and innovation. IDO PASS stands as a milestone in blockchain-based finance, leading the way in secure, accessible digital investment solutions.

Business Type: Blockchain Investment Platform • IDO Launchpad • NFT Staking & Token Swap • Fintech SaaS • Web3 Infrastructure Keywords: Smart Contracts • Token Swap • Tiered IDO System • Blockchain Analytics • Investment DAO Deliverables: IDO Tier System • NFT Staking Module • Token Swap Integration • Smart Contract Development (Cardano) • Sales Round Management • Wallet Asset Fetch & Tier Calculation • Admin Panel with Reporting Tools • Angular to React Migration • Snapshot Upload Functionality • Project Management Backend • DevOps Pipeline Setup Timeframe: 7 months (2023–2024) Technology: Cardano • React • Node.js • GraphQL • AWS • Vite • KOIOS API • Blockfrost API • Smart Contracts • PostgreSQL • Docker • TailwindCSS

The development of IDO PASS presented numerous challenges, particularly in converting the design from Angular to React.js, integrating a sales round system with tier eligibility, and calculating user tiers based on blockchain assets. The conversion from Angular to React.js was critical, as the styling and component implementations differed significantly between the two frameworks. This required careful planning and execution using Vite React.js and theme-based styling.

One of the most complex challenges involved calculating user tiers based on the number of IDO tokens and NFTs held in users’ wallets. This required fetching detailed asset information from blockchain APIs using policy IDs, which was initially achieved through the KOIOS API. However, limitations on the number of entries fetched at a time necessitated the use of pagination techniques. Despite these efforts, the KOIOS API occasionally failed, prompting the development team to implement a fallback mechanism using Blockfrost APIs, which took significantly longer to calculate tiers.

Additionally, the platform had to ensure that users could only participate in active sales rounds, with each round having its own start and end times. Implementing a minimum and maximum fund entry for each round, as well as integrating a third-party swap module with matching design aesthetics, posed significant challenges.

Despite these challenges, the development team successfully delivered a comprehensive and user-friendly platform. The conversion from Angular to React.js was executed smoothly, ensuring a seamless transition with minimal disruption to the project’s timeline. The sales round system, including tier eligibility and dynamic participation conditions, was implemented effectively, enhancing the platform’s security and user experience.

The calculation of user tiers, initially relying on the KOIOS API, was refined to include a reliable fallback mechanism using Blockfrost APIs, ensuring the platform’s resilience against API failures. The integration of the swap module, despite design constraints, was successfully achieved, further enriching the platform’s offerings.

The admin panel, equipped with functionalities for generating reports, uploading snapshot user lists, and updating project information, provided a robust back-end for managing the platform’s operations. These outcomes underscore the project’s commitment to innovation and user satisfaction in the digital finance space.

The development of IDO PASS represents a significant milestone in the digital finance sector, showcasing the potential of blockchain technology and advanced web development practices. Overcoming the challenges encountered during the project’s life-cycle, the development team has demonstrated exceptional skill and adaptability, delivering a platform that not only meets but exceeds the expectations of its users. As IDO PASS continues to evolve, it stands poised to lead the next wave of digital finance products, setting new standards for security, usability, and innovation in the industry.