Dumpling 🥟
Dumpling is a chrome extension that appears at online checkout, enabling users to spend their crypto instantly through auto-issuance of virtual debit cards on the backend— from cart to complete in under 4 clicks.
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Overview
Dumpling was started to solve a deeply-ingrained problem within the crypto industry that I have faced ever since I was introduced to Bitcoin in early 2014. I’ve never found an easy, frictionless way to spend crypto without going through numerous steps to convert, swap, or complete a long KYC process along the way. Hence, Dumpling was created.
Metrics / Milestones
- 3500 Waitlist Signups
- $35,123 in Transaction volume before getting shut down (due to crypto regulatory issues)
- Over 6,000+ transactions processed throughout 500+ stores
- Average checkout time of under 30 seconds
- Integrated routes with the Lithic API to issue temporary card on-command based on OTC account balance (real-time)
Frontend Work
- Designed entire UI / UX in Figma
- Integrated wireframes in ReactJS (chrome extension popup, connect wallet frame, payment frames)
- Designed “Dumpling cards” which were the prepaid cards generated (Mastercard) for the user’s checkout once they pay the specified amount in their cryptocurrency of choice
- Injected front end into pages using chrome extension content scripts, css injection, and DOM manipulation
- Designed transaction loading screen in Figma
Backend Work
- Built smart contracts in solidity for payments to our Gnosis wallet
- Initialized oracle for real-time crypto price data for transaction conversions
- Integrated routes with the Lithic API to issue temporary card on-command based on OTC account balance (real-time)
- Created data models for storing and loading user data / DB infrastructure
- In-extension analytics for user-data (transaction data, wallet data, email)