Pewter is an open source project to send ethers with personalized messages.

Pewter is a platform which allows you to add a personalized message or video when sending money(ethers) on the Ethereum Blockchain. The main use case include attaching a gift card or a video message when gifting money to a loved one. The application will combine the user's message and money(ether) to form an ERC721 Non-Fungible Token and make it transferable . The project is intended to implement 'Paypal's gift money with designer cards' for the Ethereum Ecosystem.

ERC721 is a token standard for the Ethereum Blockchain where each token is unique and non-interchangeable with other tokens. The initial purpose of the standard was to make CryptoKitties. In this project ERC721 can be used to represent the message and the associated ether as a single token. The ownership of this token can then be transferred to anyone.

1. Smart Contract Developer: Should work on the logic for ERC721 generation and transfer
2. Smart Contract Auditor: Should audit the contracts and implement security measures
3. Front-End Developer: Should work on building the web-app for the project
4. Integration: Should work on the Web UI interaction with the smart contract

If you dont have the skills yet, but are willing to spend the winter learning stuff and implementing, feel free to apply.

1. Allow the user to upload/record video and directly upload to IPFS.
2. The user generated ERC721 token's metadata can store the IPFS hash of the message to send.
3. Use OpenZeppelin's library for the ERC721 contract.
4. Allow recievers to redeem ethers and keep the tokens as collectibles. The collectibles can denote memory.
5. Choose MetaMask/Infura/uPort for signing the transactions.
6. Build a web-app with an easy to use interface.

Do not hesitate to introduce new ideas.We will discuss and chalk out the best way to the last stop.

Anyone can choose to participate in NTWoC from SRM. It is free, it is open and everyone gets a fair chance.

1. No plaigarism. Try to work on your project without stealing credits or code.
2. Fellow participants are not competitors. Work alongside them, and build a very good project.
3. Try to finish the tasks at hand that are assigned to you or are self-assigned.

Read Contributing.md file in the repository to learn more about making pull requests, and contributing in general.

The project is currently being maintained by :

1. Souradeep Das(souradeep-das) - Next Tech Lab