Digital certificates using a clever mix of Web3 and Web2
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Lingon provides a Web3 solution interlaced with traditional web and app tech. This way, we can provide familiar and user-friendly interfaces while at the same time making use of unique Web3 capabilities such as self-managed ownership, censorship resistance, and immutability
A carefully crafted tech stack
Technologies, strategies, and architecture
Technologies
Web3
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NFTs
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Wallets
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Blockchains
Smart Contracts
Cryptocurrencies
Strategies
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Technology agnostic
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Pluggable asset identity
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Blockchain agnostic
NFT standards alignment
Pluggable identity systems
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Energy-efficient and climate friendly
Platform architecture
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Layered architecture
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Lingon web front end
Lingon wallet apps
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Backend and API
Chromia
Other blockchains
Our design choices
Key architectural considerations
A centralized or decentralized solution?
The web3 values - decentralization, immutability, non custodial ownership and so on - is where we are coming from.
But anyone familiar with web3 is also familiar with the mantra: "Why is no one building bridges between web2 and web3?"
Our answer is "Because it is difficult, but we are doing it".
Part of this is realizing that only a custodial solution pattern can provide good enough user interfaces. For the time being.
Our mission is to democratize the access to Web3 and in doing so, user interfaces need to be intuitive and familiar. We can not expect users to be crypto savvy.
This is why we offer a custodial service for creating, minting, owning, and distributing NFTs and certificates, but we will also offer gateway services that enable the users (when they are ready and willing) to easily move their assets fully into the decentralized infrastructures of Web3. We enable this by instantiating all user assets as NFTs on the blockchain right from start. No fake "NFTs" in the databases. Our goal is to enable our users to assume full control of their assets by sending them to their private wallets.
Why blockchain + NFT-based certificates?
Lingon certificates and NFTs are asset representations stored as NFTs on open blockchains.
This way we take advantage of global open blockchain solutions which means that, unlike traditional solutions, no middleman can manipulate, steal or delete the certificates - not even Lingon. Only you, the owner, controls the certificate.
The blockchain also ensures that the certificates are associated with the issuers and the items they represent. This way the certificates guarantee that the provenance and the ownership is always correct.
Lastly, by using blockchain and NFT tech, we enable both custodial and self-managed ownership.
What tech strategies?
At Lingon, we focus on inventive end user solutions, powered by the unique capabilities of Web3. We are where the end users are, offering digital services that produce real end user value.
We leave infrastructure investments and heavy lifting to others. Instead, we pick the best from the existing Web3 infrastructure, Web3 solution patterns, partner solutions and emerging tech to form strong and lasting architectures.
This means our strategies are centered around interoperability, pluggability, loose coupling, and standardization - because our solution and architecture needs to evolve as technology evolves.
How to relate certificates to assets?
Relating a certificate (token, NFT) uniquely to an asset is a core challenge in all forms of tokenization.
The techniques for doing this are different for digital and physical certificates.
For digital assets, the best practice used by pretty much everyone in the NFT space involves making a hash of the asset and linking that to the NFT. This is how the Lingon solution works too.
For physical assets Lingon stores the unique identifier as part of the certificate. Assets come with three different pre-requisites that require different solutions. These are ID marked assets, assets that are unique by nature and generic assets.
ID marked assets are for example vehicles marked with VINs, RFID tags, engraved serial numbers and so on. We create the link between certificates and their underlying assets, by storing the unique ID as part of the certificate.
Unique assets are for example antiques, jewelry, used bicycles and physical art. The easiest way to create a unique identifier of such assets is to document the item in photos or videos. Our platform makes it super easy to do this and the documentation will forever be included in the certificate. We use the regular NFT patterns to create the link between the certificates and the photos and videos of the assets.
Generic assets are for example t-shirts that are made in thousands of copies. An absolute 1:1 relation between one specific t-shirt and a certificate can be solved by marking it with a RFID textile tag or sticker in the production process, or by means of a photo of the product, detailed enough to single out that specific t-shirt. This is a trickier case, but there are solutions, let us know your needs and we can help you out.
These techniques can also be combined to provide foolproof certificate-asserts relations.
Where we are heading
Product roadmap
Front ends and base layer platform
Our MVP (minimum viable product) version of the retail solution, enabling self-provisioning, creation and distribution of digital NFT-based certificates and the base layer platform, including the mobile apps and the back end that holds generic core logic, blockchain connectivity and user accounts
APIs and integrations
Expansion of the platform architecture with functional elements and access to core functionalities, to further enable collaborations and use case implementations. This includes the provisioning of restful APIs, validation code and software widgets. We are also considering marketplace integration and the bridging to other blockchains
Functional enhancements & Lingon token
A set of sprints adding a range of new functions and certificates types. High level focus is set on digital identity verification as well as the introduction of a Lingon token, to support both our internal platform needs and external incentive structures
Sign up with us today
Want to issue certificates or other types of NFTs? Sign up now and we will get in contact with you
Check out our app
Considering using Lingon for your certificates or NFT:s? You can download and check out our app. Let us know and we will send som certificates your way that you can claim.
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Check out our app
Considering using Lingon for your certificates or NFTs? You can download and check out our wallet app. Let us know and we will send some certificates your way, for you to claim
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