System and method for blockchain based content monetization in an online trading platform

An online trading platform system housed on one or more servers and/or nodes, the platform comprising multiple interactive layers, wherein the multiple layers include:

• a user layer configured to communicate with one or more users and configured to identify each user as a website browser, a vendor, a buyer, or a content creator, the user layer comprising:
• a website browser module configured so that a user identified as a website browser can browse the online trading platform,
• a content section module configured so that a user identified as a content creator can create and post one or more contents in the online trading platform, wherein the content section module is also configured to receive one or more proposals for one or more posted contents from a user identified as a vendor,
• a vendor module configured so that a user identified as a vendor can sell goods or services in the online trading platform and can make proposals to a content creator,
• a buyer module configured so that a user identified as a buyer can make purchases from the online trading platform, the buyer module also configured so that a buyer can rate a vendor for their goods or services, wherein the buyer module affects a transaction between a vendor and a content creator;
• an application layer comprising a decentralized application and an application programming interface, wherein the decentralized application comprises a user interface and a decentralized backend deployed across multiple nodes, and wherein the application programming interface is a set of application programming interfaces that enable the other layers to communicate with the application layer;
• an access layer comprising an identity management module that includes software configured to identify a user, a verification of proposal module that includes software configured to verify vendors proposals, and a transaction management module that includes software configured to provide agreements between vendors and content creators and that enables payment transactions;
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• a database layer comprising a blockchain database module and a server module, wherein the blockchain database module is configured to store a universally unique identifier associated with each user and a rating for each vendor, and wherein the server module is configured to store personal information about each user including location data,
• wherein each of the layers communicate with one another so that (i) multiple proposals from vendors for a post by a content creator can be filtered on the basis of multiple parameters, (ii) the filtered proposals can be displayed to the content creator, and (iii) one of the filtered proposals can be selected by the content creator, wherein the multiple parameters include the blockchain-stored vendor rating, one or more monetary aspects, one or more non-monetary aspects, and location data for the vendor and the content creator.

A computer-implemented method for blockchain based content monetization in an online trading platform, the method comprising:

• communicating with one or more users and identifying each user as a website browser, a vendor, a buyer, or a content creator, wherein:
• a user identified as a website browser is allowed to browse the online trading platform,
• a user identified as a content creator is allowed to create and post one or more contents in the online trading platform and the content creator is allowed to receive one or more proposals for one or more posted contents from a user identified as a vendor,
• a user identified as a vendor is allowed to sell goods or services in the online trading platform and to make proposals to a content creator,
• a user identified as a buyer is allowed to make purchases from the online trading platform, the buyer is also allowed to rate a vendor for their goods or services and wherein the buyer can affect a transaction between a vendor and a content creator;
• providing a decentralized application and an application programming interface, wherein the decentralized application comprises a user interface and a decentralized backend deployed across multiple nodes, and wherein the application programming interface is a set of application programming interfaces;
• providing an access layer comprising an identity management module that includes software capable of identifying and classifying a user, a verification of proposal module that includes software capable of performing verification of vendors proposals, and a transaction management module that includes software capable of providing agreements between vendors and content creators and that enables payment transactions;
• providing a database layer comprising a blockchain database module and a server module, wherein the blockchain database module is configured to store a universally unique identifier associated with each user and a rating for each vendor, and wherein the server module is configured to store personal information about each user including location data;
• filtering multiple proposals from vendors for a post by a content creator on the basis of multiple parameters, the multiple parameters include the blockchain-stored vendor rating, one or more monetary aspects, one or more non-monetary aspects, and location data for the vendor and the content creator;
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• displaying the filtered proposals to the content creator,
• whereby the content creator can select one of the filtered proposals.