⚒️Core Concepts

High-level architecture: Smart contracts, APIs, and escrow workflows.

🔍 What Is a Smart Escrow?

A Smart Escrow is a smart contract that securely holds funds and only releases them when predefined conditions are met — like a milestone being completed or approved.

Escrows on Trustless Work are:

  • 🔒 Non-Custodial — no third-party control

  • ⚙️ Programmable — define roles and rules

  • 💵 Stablecoin-native — supports USDC and XLM

  • ⚡ Fast & Cheap — runs on Stellar + Soroban

→ Explore Smart Escrow Design

🧩 Escrow Types

  • Single-Release — One payout, one approval, done.

  • Multi-Release — Break it into milestones. Pay over time.

→ Learn more about Escrow Types

🔄 Escrow Lifecycle

Every escrow follows a flow:

  1. Initiate the rules

  2. Fund it with stablecoins

  3. Mark progress

  4. Approve the work

  5. Release the funds (6. Dispute, if needed)

→ Dive into the Escrow Lifecycle

🧑‍⚖️ Roles & Permissions

Each action is signed by a wallet:

  • Marker → says work is done

  • Approver → confirms it

  • Releaser → sends funds

  • Resolver → handles disputes

  • Receiver → gets paid

→ See Roles & Responsibilities

📦 Escrow as Data

Every escrow is just a JSON config. You define:

  • Roles

  • Milestones

  • Token to use

  • Fees (optional)

Then deploy it via API or SDK. Done.

⬇️ Next Steps

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