Blockchain escrow for freelance & contract work

Work with anyone,
settle with certainty

You found the client. You agreed the terms. FlowEscrow Work holds the payment in a smart contract and releases it milestone by milestone — no marketplace cut, no chargebacks, no waiting on bank wires.

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FlowEscrow Work flow Client deposits payment into the escrow smart contract, the worker delivers, and funds release on each approval Client Worker Escrow Smart contract Deliverable Payment
1.0%
Protocol fee — a fraction of marketplace fees
Direct
Release on client approval on-chain
Zero
Platform middlemen holding your money

For both sides of the deal

Works for the Client.
Works for the Worker.

Most payment tools protect one side. FlowEscrow Work aligns the incentives of both.

CLIENT locks funds $ FlowEscrow Work WORKER gets paid payment locked on approval
Client

Pay with confidence.
Only for work that's done.

  • 🔒
    Funds locked until you approve
    Your stablecoin stays in the smart contract until you review the deliverable and approve each milestone. You never pay upfront for work you haven't seen.
  • 🔍
    Every milestone, in one place
    See the agreed terms, each milestone, and the payment status on one dashboard. No guessing whether the work is on track, no scattered chat threads.
  • ⚖️
    Dispute protection built in
    If the work isn't as agreed, raise a dispute within the review window. Both sides negotiate the split and the smart contract distributes the funds — no platform support team deciding for you.
  • 💸
    No marketplace cut on your budget
    1.0% flat protocol fee. No platform skimming 5–20% off the top before the worker even starts.
Worker

Get paid for sure.
Cash flow from kickoff.

  • ⚡
    Get paid at every milestone
    No waiting until the whole project ends. Your payment is released the moment the client approves each milestone — kickoff, midpoint, final.
  • ✅
    Payment is guaranteed by code
    The funds are locked in the contract before you start. Even if the client goes quiet, the contract still pays you on approval — and auto-releases if they never respond.
  • 🛡️
    No invoices, no chasing, no chargebacks
    No net-30 waiting, no awkward payment reminders, no card reversal weeks later. The client approves the deliverable and stablecoin lands in your wallet.
  • 🌍
    Work with any client, anywhere
    No bank account, no platform account, no credit checks. The contract enforces the terms regardless of who the client is or where they are.

How it works

4 steps to complete

No wallet knowledge or blockchain experience required. Just connect your Alephium wallet.

01

Connect wallet

Connect your Alephium wallet. Your address becomes your identity on-chain — no sign-up, no profile to fill in.

02

Agree terms & lock funds

Agree the amount and milestones, choose a stablecoin (USDT or USDC). The client locks the full budget into the smart contract before work begins.

03

Milestones approved

At each milestone, the worker submits the deliverable. The client reviews and approves — payment releases on-chain instantly.

04

Final approval

Once the final deliverable is approved, the remaining balance reaches the worker. If the client doesn't respond within the review window, the contract releases automatically.

PAYMENT TIMELINE — $2,000 project example

Kickoff approved
$600
30% released
Midpoint approved
$600
30% released
Final delivery approved
$800
Remaining 40% released
$20 fee (1.0%) deducted automatically at creation. Worker receives $1,980.

Security & Trust

Why you can trust it

No platform holding your funds, no intermediary, no opaque rulings. Code executes the moment conditions are met — this is trustless.

Immutable smart contracts+

Once deployed, no one can modify the escrow contract — not FlowEscrow Work, not the operator, not any platform. Funds move only when the coded conditions are met. The code is open source and verifiable by anyone.

USDT / USDC — stable settlement+

Not volatile crypto. Choose from USDT or USDC — pegged 1:1 to the US dollar, bridged from Ethereum via Wormhole and verified on Alephium. Your payment amount will not fluctuate with exchange rates.

Evidence-based verification+

Traditional escrow services and platforms have staff decide whether the work is acceptable. FlowEscrow Work lets the client verify directly — the worker submits the deliverable, the client reviews it, and approves on-chain. No middleman, no delays, no opaque platform rulings.

Proof of Work — Alephium blockchain+

Alephium runs on Proof of Work — the same security model as Bitcoin. Attackers must consume real energy to rewrite the chain. BlockFlow sharding achieves 10,000+ TPS while the Alphred VM eliminates flash loan and reentrancy attacks by design.

All contract addresses and transactions are publicly verifiable on the Block Explorer in real time.

Comparison

How is it different
from the old way?

Not just cost and speed. The underlying structure is fundamentally different.

Marketplaces & manual payment
Platform fee: 5 - 20%
Marketplaces take a cut of every project, sometimes from both sides
Funds held by the platform
Your money sits in a company account — frozen if your account gets flagged
Account can be banned
Lose access and your earnings, reviews and history disappear with it
Or: no protection at all
A direct bank or PayPal transfer means trusting a stranger to pay — or to deliver
Slow cross-border payouts
Wire fees, FX spread, and days of waiting for international transfers
FlowEscrow Work
Protocol fee: 1.0% only
No add-ons. Deducted once at creation
Non-custodial — funds in code
No company holds your money. Only the smart contract, which no one can freeze
Your wallet, forever
No account to ban. Your wallet and on-chain history are sovereign
Evidence decides — instantly
The client approves the deliverable and stablecoin releases on-chain in seconds
Milestone payments, worldwide
Get paid from kickoff, with any client anywhere — no bank account needed
Marketplace fee (10%)$200
$200
FlowEscrow Work$20
$20
✂️ $0 saved per $2,000 project
~90% cheaper than a 10% platform fee

Based on a typical 10% marketplace service fee on a $2,000 project. Platform fees commonly range from 5% to 20%.

Before you start

One-time setup.
Then fully browser-based.

FlowEscrow Work runs entirely in your browser. No extra software beyond the wallet. Set up once and never again.

A
~3 min

Install the wallet

Add the Alephium browser extension to Chrome. This is the only software to install. It takes about 3 minutes, and you only do it once.

Get the wallet extension →
Chrome · Firefox · Brave supported
B
~10 min

Get stablecoins into your wallet

Buy USDT or USDC on any major exchange (Gate.io, Binance, MEXC), then use the Alephium bridge to move them to your wallet. Keep a little ALPH too — it covers network gas (about $0.05 per action).

Open the bridge →
Takes about 15 min the first time. Never again after that.
C
~2 min

Agree & create — forever

Agree the amount and milestones, send the proposal, and lock the budget. Done. Every deal after this takes under 2 minutes.

Go to dashboard →
No repeat setup. Works on any device with Chrome.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need crypto knowledge to use this?+

No crypto knowledge required. Connect your Alephium wallet — the extension takes under a minute to install. Your wallet address is your identity on-chain.

Where do I get stablecoins?+

Purchase USDT or USDC on exchanges such as Gate.io, MEXC, or Binance, then bridge to your Alephium wallet via bridge.alephium.org.

How does milestone approval work?+

The worker submits each milestone via the dashboard and can attach the deliverable (files, links, notes). The client reviews and approves on-chain. If the client does not respond within the approval period, funds auto-release to the worker.

What if the work is late or never delivered?+

If the global timeout (default 180 days) passes without the work being approved, funds are automatically returned to the client. Within the review window after delivery, the client can raise a dispute.

Who pays the 1.0% fee?+

By default, the client pays (deducted from the stablecoin at escrow creation). You can configure it as worker-paid or split 50/50. No hidden fees beyond 1.0%.

Can I customize the milestone percentages?+

Yes. Choose from 5 templates — Custom (fully flexible, 1 to 5 milestones), Full payment on delivery (100%), Deposit + on delivery (30/70), Kickoff + Midpoint + Final (30/30/40), or Pay after acceptance. Conditions cannot be changed once deployed.

Is the smart contract really secure?+

Contracts are written in Ralph, which structurally prevents reentrancy attacks, flash loan exploits, and unlimited approvals. The code is open source on GitHub.

Is multilingual support available?+

Yes. The dashboard, documentation, and support are available in English, Japanese, and Chinese.

Early Access

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