White-Label dApp Launch on Circles

Rings NFT Marketplace Launches on Gnosis Chain at EthDam 2025

• Circles UBI tokens power decentralized NFT trading

• Built with Solidity, React, and Tailwind on Gnosis Chain

• Suggests ringsNft.sol as first smart contract prototype

• Project hosted at GitHub: Master Branch

Our NFT Marketplace” launched this weekend at EthDam 2025, introducing a decentralized trading platform where users create, buy, and sell NFTs using Circles UBI (CRC) tokens. The platform runs on the Gnosis Chain and highlights a trust-based approach to digital commerce.

Hackathon-Born Marketplace

The Rings NFT Marketplace was built to showcase Circles UBI tokens as a medium for NFT exchange. Submitted as an official EthDam 2025 hackathon entry, the platform allows users to mint NFTs, assign event IDs, upload metadata to IPFS, and transact directly in CRC—all through an intuitive web interface.

NFTs can be resold with custom pricing, while ownership history is transparently recorded on-chain. The first smart contract proposed for the system is ringsNft.sol, marking the project's foundational logic.

What Is Circles?

Circles is a decentralized protocol designed to create and distribute fair, social money. It operates through smart contracts deployed on the Gnosis Chain and relies entirely on human trust connections.

• Community currency: Each person creates their own currency upon joining. It’s personal and only gains value through trust links.

• Universal Basic Income (UBI): You receive 24 CRC per day—one token every hour—simulating a basic income with no central issuance.

• Trust-based: Transactions only work if there’s a trust path between sender and receiver.

• No central authority: There's no state, bank, or company in control. Circles is fully decentralized.

New users join via invitations from existing avatars. The trust graph is navigated by the Pathfinder service, which locates optimal routes for currency exchanges.

Why It Matters

Circles UBI introduces a human-centric financial model based on trust and equality. Integrating it into a working NFT marketplace enables practical use for CRC beyond theory—offering users a real way to earn, spend, and create value.

The system challenges conventional monetary design by redistributing issuance and value through personal social networks. As the platform gains adoption, it may inspire broader applications of community-driven currencies in the Web3 ecosystem.

Tech Stack and Setup

• Smart Contracts: Solidity (ringsNft.sol for NFT logic)

• Frontend: React.js with Tailwind CSS

• Blockchain: Gnosis Chain

• Tokens: CRC (personal currency), RING (platform utility)

• Developer Tools: Hardhat, Node.js v18+

Master branch! The project is open source and fully hosted on GitHub:https://github.com/Make-Europe/NFT-Marketplace-For-Circles/tree/master

Getting Started

1. Clone the repository and install dependencies

2. Set up MetaMask with Gnosis Chain

3. Join Circles and acquire CRC via joincircles.net

4. Start minting, buying, or selling NFTs

Conclusion

By merging Circles UBI with NFTs, the Rings NFT Marketplace pioneers a trust-based digital economy. The EthDam 2025 launch marks a step forward in blending human social capital with decentralized technologies—transforming how we issue and use money online.