Creative Blockchain
📷 Photography · image authenticity

TrueLens · x402

A pay-per-seal protocol for photographers. Every shutter click or metadata injection requires a 0.01 USDC micro-settlement to anchor the image's SHA-256 hash and geolocation to Base. Instead of a subscription, users pay only for 'Truth-as-a-Service,' generating a cryptographically verifiable 'Proof of Origin' receipt. Protect your IP and verify reality in an era of Deepfakes, one cent at a time.

Hedera testnet + x402 paywall· x402 native
Section · Onchain

The primitive.

full primer →

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

Why this primitiveBy moving from a 'platform' to a 'metered utility,' we eliminate high monthly fees for casual photographers. x402 enables a direct-to-chain write operation where the payment is the trigger for the cryptographic seal, making the cost of authenticity transparent and negligible per unit.

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.
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HEDERA_OPERATOR_KEY
ECDSA private key for that account, from the Hedera portal dashboard.
open ↗
REOWN_PROJECT_ID
Free project id powering the HashPack pairing modal.
open ↗
HEDERA_RPC_URL
Optional. JSON-RPC relay, defaults to the public Hashio endpoint.
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PINATA_JWT
Pins images / JSON / manifests to IPFS.
open ↗

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

Appendix · Mega-prompt

The build prompt.

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

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Hedera testnet HashScan ↗
Appendix · Market

Market sizing.

TAM
$4.2B
The global digital image provenance and anti-deepfake market as AI regulation mandates verifiable media.
SAM
$280M
Projected spend by news agencies, legal firms, and professional freelancers on digital content protection and metadata verification.
SOM
$12M
The immediate market of onchain photojournalists and mobile creators requiring instant, provable timestamps on Hedera testnet.

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

See also

Adjacent entries.

image authenticity
Onchain Photo Proof
Embed verifiable metadata on Hedera testnet to prove photo authenticity and timestamp creation.
copyright registry
Snapshot Proof · x402
A high-frequency copyright layer for the screenshot era. 0.01 USDC per EIP-712 signature to timestamp image hashes on Hedera. Creators meter every license issuance, and platforms pay to verify provenance in real-time. No subscriptions, just provable ownership on-demand.
royalty automation
SHUTTER · x402
A headless licensing layer for digital imagery. Instead of subscription silos, developers and creators pay $0.01 USDC to programmatically unlock high-res source files or commercial rights. Every 'GET' request triggers an HTS transfer transfer directly to the photographer, enabling sub-cent licensing for AI training, social feeds, and micro-publishing.
collaborative editing
Darkroom · x402
$0.01 — pay-per-layer. Turn photo editing into a micro-transactional marketplace where every professional transform—color grade, mask, or retouch—is a paid 'pull' from a collaborator's private preset library. Each edit is an atomic transaction signed by your Magic Link email sign-in, instantly settling revenue to the contributor and committing the delta to the chain. No subscriptions, just pay for the specific human or AI expertise applied to your canvas.