Traditional reward systems are often outdated and inefficient. Systems like cash back or shop rewards rely on extensive scraping that requires access to sensitive information such as URLs and cookies. Additionally, these systems require users to conform to specific rules to receive rewards, often resulting in missed rewards or not followed up after a purchase resulting in user dissatisfaction.

Strase aims to solve these problems and improve the reward system of online shopping by leveraging a decentralized blockchain-based reward system, where we can expand into other payment systems such as Stripe and create a universal reward platform. This protocol is easily integrable and can be used across multiple platforms, enhancing the utility and value of rewards for customers through interoperability.

To address the problems of traditional systems, Strase utilizes Chainlink Oracles for secure and reliable off-chain validation, ensuring that only legitimate payments are rewarded on-chain. Coupled with easy onboarding using Coinbase Smart Wallet on the Base chain, Strase ensures that rewards are not only transparent but also securely stored, offering a robust and user-friendly solution to the challenges faced by traditional reward systems.

Strase also caters to developers by providing an SDK that complements Stripe, effectively improving the checkout experience. Ecosystems that integrate Stripe and Strase can allow users to earn rewards, which can be redeemed in the Strase store. In our demo, we've integrated Coinbase Smart Wallet to allow easy sign-in without the user needing a traditional wallet, alongside other services such as Privy and MetaMask to showcase the ease and simplicity of integrating with Strase. Additionally, Smart Wallet enables users to earn rewards via Account Abstraction, providing a gasless experience with Strase. Strase focuses on easy onboarding, usability and virality in consumer shopping experience and dev development.