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Case Study

Startbahn

Fractional NFT ownership platform achieving 15 % gas savings and immutable Startrail provenance on Ethereum.

Solidity
Ethereum
Web3.js
NestJS
Node.js
IPFS
Startrail API
React
Next.js
Google Cloud KMS
US$ 13.2M Total Funding
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The Story

From Nov 2021–Oct 2022, I architected and deployed Startbahn's multi-access smart-contract suite atop Startrail, enabling galleries, artists and institutions to fractionally own and trade NFTs with on-chain provenance checks. The platform powered high-profile campaigns—ATAMI Art Grant scavenger hunts, Toyota Automobile Museum QR-to-NFT hunts, and WEC Fuji Metaverse fan rewards—while ensuring seamless IPFS metadata integration and audit-ready compliance.

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Challenges Faced

The Problems We Tackled

Every great solution begins with understanding the core challenges that need to be addressed.

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Challenge 1

Designing a tiered, multi-access smart-contract architecture for secure fractional governance

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Challenge 2

Minimizing Ethereum gas costs under enterprise workloads without compromising security

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Challenge 3

Seamlessly integrating on-chain provenance with off-chain IPFS metadata and third-party APIs

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Solutions Implemented

How We Solved It

Strategic approaches and innovative solutions that transformed challenges into opportunities.

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Solution 1

Architected specialized Solidity contracts with gas-efficient execution paths and role-based access controls

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Solution 2

Implemented end-to-end automated testing, formal security audits and continuous compliance checks

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Solution 3

Built a flexible fractional-ownership engine with secure transfer, rebalance and on-chain provenance verification via Startrail API

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Impact & Results

The Outcome

Measurable impact and transformative results that exceeded expectations.

Impact & Results

15% Gas ReductionUS$ 13.2M Total Funding4 Major NFT Campaigns0 Security Incidents
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Result 1

15% reduction in average gas consumption through optimized contract patterns

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Result 2

Secured US$ 13.2 million across Series A & B funding rounds to scale R&D and platform enhancements

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Result 3

Powered 4 major NFT engagement campaigns (ATAMI Art Grant, Toyota Automobile Museum, WEC Fuji Metaverse, Immortal Words)

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Result 4

Zero security incidents in over 18 months of production on Ethereum mainnet

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Asif Rashid

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