One might wonder, how is it possible to essentially throw a UI on top of a Smart Contract and make it intuitive without sacrificing functionality?

Answer: You start small. You build with the minimal amount needed to complete a use case. Once that initial stepping stone is complete, you iterate, test, and deploy until it’s near-perfect and scalable. From there you add more functionality, account for edge case, iterate again, and again, several more times all while polishing the UI. Before you know it, you have a production ready product that has the potential to introduce the power of Ethereum into the lives of everyone, everywhere.

Good news, Pactum is handling the hard part for you. For everyone!

Pactum is currently in the middle of developing our alpha platform. Which will be our initial stepping stone. The potential for Smart Contracts are as far-reaching as the power of the internet itself in terms of how it can change how people and organizations conduct business with each other. We won’t dive into the specifics on how this is possible, yet. By now you should have a good grasp of what a Smart Contract is.

If not: What is Smart Contract? & What is Pactum?

How to Use Pactum*

Let’s break down the above UI mock up into a simple user story.

Setting the scene: A seller is selling their item on <insert website here>, and a buyer comes along wanting to buy that specific item. The two parties do not trust each other. That’s okay! With Pactum, we can setup a trustless escrow digital agreement (aka a Smart Contract) that will hold the funds on behalf of the buyer until the item has been delivered!