Vol. 01Creative Blockchain

💃 Dance & Choreography · rights marketplace

StepCheck · x402

A micro-licensing engine for viral movement. Instead of complex legal sync-rights, dancers sign HTS transfer permits to authorize 8-bar choreography sequences. Creators pay 0.01 USDC to 'unlock' the official instructional breakdown and mirror-permission, with the facilitator settling fees to the choreographer in real-time. Every tutorial view or 'duet' attempt triggers a micro-transaction, turning viral trends into programmatic revenue streams.

Hedera testnet + x402 paywall· x402 native

Section · Onchain

The primitive.

full primer →

Access to the rights marketplace engine is metered with x402: 0.01 HBAR or 0.01 HTS USDC per call, paid from the embedded wallet, so choreographers — or the agents working for them — pay per query and get a HashScan receipt every time.

Why this primitiveChoreography rights are currently unenforceable at scale. By turning 'steps' into metered x402 calls, we move from unenforceable 'terms of service' to a pay-per-frame utility model where usage and payment are atomically linked.

Kernel

an x402 v2 paywall metering access at 0.01 HBAR or 0.01 HTS USDC (token 0.0.429274) per call, paid from the embedded wallet through the relay and verified by a self-hosted facilitator against the Hedera mirror node

Drives the UI as

a 'pay 0.01 HBAR or USDC to unlock' button with a live flow log and a HashScan link for every settlement

Appendix · Secrets

Required keys.

HEDERA_OPERATOR_ID

Hedera testnet account id (0.0.xxxxxx). Create and fund it free.

HEDERA_OPERATOR_KEY

ECDSA private key for that account, from the Hedera portal dashboard.

REOWN_PROJECT_ID

Free project id powering the HashPack pairing modal.

HEDERA_RPC_URL

Optional. JSON-RPC relay, defaults to the public Hashio endpoint.

PINATA_JWT

Pins images / JSON / manifests to IPFS.

Add these in your Lovable project under Settings → Secrets before pasting the prompt below.

Appendix · Mega-prompt

The build prompt.

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Paste into a fresh Lovable project. Make sure all five secrets above are set first. read the build strategy →

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Appendix · Market

Market sizing.

TAM

$4.2B

The global dance and performance art instruction market transitioning to digital-first, decentralized distribution.

SAM

$850M

The total spent by micro-influencers and brands on licensed audio and visual assets for short-form video.

SOM

$12M

Initial volume from professional TikTok choreographers and dance studios seeking automated royalty collection.

Indicative figures for hackathon pitches — refine with your own research before raising.

See also

Adjacent entries.

rights marketplace

Choreo Licensing Hub

Create a decentralized marketplace for buying and selling choreography licenses directly onchain.

movement attribution

A movement-fingerprinting engine where choreographers monetize their 'signature' steps. Developers and AI animators pay $0.01 USDC to query the ledger to verify a sequence's provenance or license a loop for digital reconstruction. Every API call generates a micro-royalty for the original dancer, turning movement data into a liquid asset class.

event access control

FloorTime · x402

Replace static ticketing with millisecond-exact event access. Dancers and spectators pay 0.01 USDC per minute or per routine-unlock via x402 stream. Facilitators verify real-time residency in the 'Step-Zone', settling micro-dues to choreographers. No more lump-sum fraud; pay only for the heat you witness.

incentive tokenization

A motion-capture validation engine that unlocks micro-payouts for precision. Dancers sign a 0.01 USDC HTS transfer intent to 'Check-In' or 'Verify Sequence'. Instead of vague rewards, students pay a cent to have their form verified by an AI-choreographer, which then triggers a facilitator-settled rebate or 'bounty' back to their wallet upon success. Payment is the proof-of-work for the movement.