SmarTrust is building a decentralized escrow platform that protects both freelancers and buyers in digital work agreements. As one of the earliest recipients of the Reactive DevFund, SmarTrust is using Reactive Smart Contracts (RSCs) to power a new class of multichain escrow services — designed to be simple for users and robust enough for cross-chain deployment.

The product tackles a real pain point in the freelancing economy: payment risk and dispute resolution. Through SmarTrust, users can create programmable, milestone-based escrow contracts, assign optional third-party adjudicators, and securely complete deals across EVM-compatible chains — all without relying on centralized intermediaries.

What SmarTrust is Building

SmarTrust’s platform allows freelancers and clients to design and deploy custom escrow contracts with built-in logic for:

• Fund locking and milestone payouts
• Mutual agreement before release
• Third-party adjudication in case of disputes

The system includes a factory model to deploy individual escrow contracts, an adjudicator marketplace, and an intuitive front-end for initiating and managing agreements.

How Reactive Fits In

SmarTrust is using Reactive Network for Cross-Chain Adjudicator Assignment.

Users are everywhere, the future is multichain and SmarTrust is built with this in mind. Escrow contracts will be deployable on many chains to allow users to escrow their funds on whatever chain they may have their money. But SmarTrust also needs one single marketplace for legal services. This is where Reactive helps.

Automated Messaging for Disputes and ResolutionsAdjudicators are assigned from a single pool on Ethereum. RSCs enable dispute triggers, adjudicator assignment, and resolution updates to move seamlessly between chains.

Reactive Smart Contracts (RSC) handle dynamic subscriptions and event routing two ways—fully automated and on-chain. 

• They listen for EscrowDeployed events and adds any new Escrow contract to the listener
• They listen for DisputeRaised events and forward them to the central adjudicator marketplace
• They listen for DisputeResolved events and return ruling decisions to the Escrow where the dispute originated from

“SmarTrust is tackling a clear and pressing real-world problem. By placing Reactive at the core of their application, they are enabling trustless mechanisms between clients, freelancers, and adjudicators in a scalable way. This beautifully illustrates the value that a decentralized, events-driven IFTTT network brings to a wide range of smart contract-based applications. 
We're incredibly excited to collaborate with SmarTrust and support their mission to transform the world of freelancing for the better.”

— Emilijus, Ecosystem Head at Reactive Network

What This Unlocks

Escrow systems aren’t new — but a multichain, adjudicator-enabled version built for freelancers, with no centralized third party and automated dispute handling across chains, is. SmarTrust’s use of Reactive shows how event-driven smart contract automation can anchor new trust mechanisms in real-world use cases.

For devs and builders interested in escrow, DAO service marketplaces, or decentralized contracting, SmarTrust’s architecture is a strong reference point for what’s possible with Reactive.

About Reactive Network

The Reactive Network, pioneered by PARSIQ, ushers in a new wave of blockchain innovation through its Reactive Smart Contracts (RSCs). These advanced contracts can autonomously execute based on specific on-chain events, eliminating the need for off-chain computation and heralding a seamless cross-chain ecosystem vital for Web3’s growth.

Central to this breakthrough is the Inversion of Control (IoC) framework, which redefines smart contracts and decentralized applications (DApps) by imbuing them with unparalleled autonomy, efficiency, and interactivity. By marrying RSCs with IoC, Reactive Network is setting the stage for a transformative blockchain era, characterized by enhanced interoperability and the robust, user-friendly foundation Web3 demands.

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