The problem 111words solves

Creator Economy Value Capture Crisis:

• Social media platforms extract billions from creator content while creators capture zero economic value
• Writers produce high-quality content daily but have no sustainable monetization beyond engagement metrics
• Good writing disappears in feeds with no lasting economic impact for creators

111words Solution:

• Transforms daily writing into tradeable ERC-20 assets - Each piece becomes a coin on Base via Zora
• Builds sustainable creator economies - Readers can invest in writers they believe in through coin purchases
• Incentivizes consistent creation - Daily writing habit directly linked to economic reward
• Creates permanent value - Writing stored on IPFS with immutable blockchain provenance
• Native Farcaster integration - Seamless discovery and trading within social context

Challenges I ran into

1. Cross-Context User Flow

• Challenge: Users getting redirected to external browsers, losing wallet and Farcaster context
• Solution: Replaced all window.open() calls with internal navigation using window.location.href
• Built custom ShareButton that uses MiniApp SDK's composeCast instead of external Warpcast URLs
• Implemented server-side data fetching in share pages to ensure fast loading within MiniApp
• Created seamless flow: Create → Share → Discover → Trade (all within MiniApp)

2. Real-Time Trading Integration

• Challenge: Integrating Zora SDK trading directly within MiniApp interface
• Solution: Built TradingInterface component with direct Zora SDK integration using buyCoins() and sellCoins()
• Implemented wallet context management through Wagmi + MiniApp providers
• Added real-time market data fetching from Zora API for live pricing
• Created in-app trading flow - users never leave the MiniApp to trade coins

3. Database Schema & User Attribution

• Challenge: Complex joins between Farcaster FIDs, user profiles, and blockchain addresses
• Solution: Designed clean relational schema with users(fid) and writings(fid, coin_address)
• Implemented proper foreign key relationships for data integrity
• Built getWritingByCoinAddress() function with Supabase joins to link blockchain addresses to content
• Added fallback user data handling to gracefully handle missing profile information

4. Blockchain Asset Creation

• Challenge: Seamless ERC-20 coin creation with rich metadata without complex smart contract deployment
• Solution: Leveraged Zora Coins v4 factory pattern - no custom contracts needed
• Implemented IPFS metadata upload with structured writing data and creator attribution
• Built coin creation pipeline: Write → Generate Symbol → Upload to IPFS → Mint via Zora SDK
• Added transaction monitoring with proper error handling and user feedback

5. Social Discovery & Virality

• Challenge: Making individual writing coins discoverable and shareable on Farcaster
  -** Solution**: Generated dynamic OG images at /api/og/coin/[address] showing writing previews
• Created shareable /share/[address] pages with proper MiniApp Frame metadata
• Built viral sharing flow with rich embeds containing writing previews and trading CTAs
• Implemented proper Frame metadata that launches MiniApp when clicked from social feeds

6. Performance & User Experience

• Challenge: Fast loading within MiniApp constraints while fetching blockchain and database data
• Solution: Implemented server-side data fetching in Next.js App Router for instant page loads
• Built efficient database queries with proper indexing on fid and coin_address
• Added loading states and error handling throughout the user journey
• Optimized image generation with proper caching for OG images

Smart Contract Address(es)

Architecture: Factory Pattern via Zora Protocol

• No single contract deployment - 111words uses Zora's Coins v4 factory system
• Dynamic ERC-20 creation - Each writing generates a unique ERC-20 contract via Zora SDK
• Base mainnet deployment - All coins deployed on Base (Chain ID: 8453)

Key Infrastructure:

• Zora Coins v4 Factory - Handles all ERC-20 token creation
• IPFS metadata storage - Writing content and metadata permanently stored
• Individual coin contracts - Each writing becomes its own tradeable ERC-20 token

Example coin addresses generated:
(These are dynamically created per writing - each user's daily writing becomes a unique ERC-20 contract address)
Why This Approach:

• Leverages battle-tested infrastructure - Zora's proven factory system
• Reduces deployment costs - No custom contract deployment needed
• Instant trading - Automatic integration with Zora's trading infrastructure
• Composability - Each