🚀 TrustBridge

TrustBridge is a decentralized platform aimed at enhancing P2P transactions by providing secure microloan agreements powered by blockchain and trustless technologies. Our goal is to ensure transparency, trust, and automation in financial transactions, making lending seamless and cost-effective.

🎯 Key Benefits and Objectives

• Enhance trust in microloan agreements through blockchain transparency.
• Provide automated and secure smart contract execution.
• Minimize transaction costs and maximize accessibility.

🔒 Why Choose TrustBridge?

⚙️ Core Advantages

• Security: End-to-end encryption and decentralized architecture protect sensitive data.
• Transparency: Blockchain ledger ensures all transactions are publicly verifiable.
• Decentralization: Removes intermediaries, reducing costs and increasing efficiency.
• Automation: Smart contracts handle agreement execution without manual intervention.

🌟 Key Features

• 🏦 Secure Microloan Agreements: Ensure safety and compliance in financial transactions.
• 🔗 Blockchain-Powered Transparency: All actions are recorded and verifiable.
• ⚡ Smart Contract Automation: Automate loan agreements with predefined conditions.
• 💰 Low Transaction Fees: Cost-effective solutions with minimal overhead.

🛠️ How It Works

Step-by-Step Process

1. 🏗️ Loan Creation: Borrower submits a loan request through the TrustBridge platform.
2. 💵 Funding: Investors review and fund loan requests via secure wallets.
3. 📄 Agreement Execution: Smart contracts automate terms and conditions.
4. 🔄 Loan Repayment or Default Handling: Repayments are tracked, and defaults managed transparently.

⚙️ Getting Started

📋 Prerequisites

• 🖥️ Node.js (v14 or later)
• 🔐 Wallet Integration (Albedo, Freighter)
• 🌐 API Access Setup (Registration required)

🛠️ Installation

1. 🍴 Forking and Cloning the Repository

   git clone https://github.com/TrustBridgeCR/dApp-TrustBridge.git
   cd dApp-TrustBridge

2. 🔄 Adding Remote Upstream

   git remote add upstream https://github.com/TrustBridgeCR/dApp-TrustBridge.git

3. ⚙️ Setting Up Environment Variables Create a .env file and configure required API keys.
4. 📦 Installing Dependencies

   npm install

5. ▶️ Running the Development Server

   npm run dev

📡 API Reference

Key Endpoints

• 🆕 /loan/initiate - Start a new loan agreement.
• 💰 /loan/fund - Fund an existing agreement.
• ✅ /loan/settle - Settle a completed agreement.

🏗️ Tech Stack

• 💻 Frontend: Next.js, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS.
• 🔐 Blockchain: Smart Contracts, Trustless Transactions.
• 🌐 Backend Integration: API services for seamless escrow management.

🧪 Testing Infrastructure

Guidelines

• 🧩 Unit and E2E Testing: Implemented with Jest and Cypress.
• 🏃 Running Tests:

  npm test
  npm run test:e2e
  npm run test:coverage

• 🔄 CI/CD Setup: Automated using GitHub Actions.

📜 License

© 2025 TrustBridge. Released under the MIT License.

🌟 Join TrustBridge today and transform how you manage microloans! 🌟