The Youblob Journey
From a maker's dream in 2012 — building toward Industry 5.0 and beyond
Background: live Git history visualization (Gource)
Sprint Roadmap
The MedusaJS era — every feature shipped, phase by phase.
Why This Tech Stack?
Every technology was chosen for a reason — here's the rationale.
MedusaJS
Headless Commerce Engine
Modular, open-source, extensible. 28+ custom modules without forking the core. The architecture Magento 2 couldn't provide.
Next.js 16
React 19 + App Router
Server Components for SEO, streaming for performance, the modern React stack.
Cardano
Blockchain Layer
Peer-reviewed since 2017, energy-efficient PoS, native tokens without smart contracts. Chosen for long-term sustainability.
Aiken
Smart Contract Language
Modern Plutus v3, functional, type-safe. Purpose-built for Cardano.
Blockfrost
Cardano API Gateway
Full Cardano access without running a full node. Instant blockchain integration.
Lace Wallet
CIP-30 Browser Wallet
Standard-compliant, users keep custody of their keys. Self-sovereign commerce.
PostgreSQL + Redis
Data & Cache
PostgreSQL for ACID reliability, Redis for session/cache speed. Battle-tested at scale.
Tailwind CSS
Utility-First Styling
Rapid UI development, theme-aware design system, consistent look across 50+ pages.
Playwright
E2E Testing
Cross-browser, reliable selectors, CI-ready. Every user flow tested before release.
Gold & Silver Coins
Custom Dual-Currency Economy
Gold Coins are Cardano native tokens (1 GC = 5 ADA). Silver Coins earned through engagement. A closed-loop maker economy.
Yggdrasil & Munin
Custom AI Agents
Yggdrasil orchestrates daily cross-agent synthesis. Munin extracts knowledge for the Material Ontology System. Norse mythology meets AI.
ComfyUI Pipelines
AI Image & 3D Generation
Z-Image-Turbo for 2D images, Hunyuan3D v2 for 3D models, trimesh for STL conversion. Local GPU inference on RTX 4070 SUPER.
Own Smart Contracts
On-Chain Settlement & Inheritance
Atomic payments, vendor settlement, and dead-man switch inheritance — all written in Aiken, deployed on Cardano.
LPM & MOS
Custom Knowledge Systems
Learning Path Management tracks skill progression. Material Ontology System maps every material, tool, and technique in the maker world.
BLOB Bulletin
AI Intelligence Dashboard
13-section intelligence report generated daily. Attribution recovery, privacy analysis, and platform health — all AI-driven.
Embedded Editors
Monaco, Ketcher, KiCanvas, Blockly
Code editing, chemical structures, PCB schematics, and visual programming — all embedded directly in blueprint steps.
Arweave
Permanent Storage
Blueprint NFT metadata stored for 200+ years. One-time cost, permanent availability. Knowledge that outlives servers.
Stripe + Connect
Fiat Payment Rails
Card payments for Gold Coins, Stripe Connect for vendor payouts. Bridging traditional finance to the Cardano maker economy.
History
The story that came before MedusaJS — three platforms, one unrelenting vision.
- Company established.
- Drupal 2 on own server.
- Started researching e-commerce, warehouse management, distribution, import/export.
- Sold products for ~1 million NOK.
- Learned the pain points of maker commerce firsthand.
- Took the site down. Rebuilt from ground up on Magento 2.
- Aligned platform with Blueprints as the core function.
- Started researching blockchain technology.
- Decided to go all-in on Cardano.
- Peer-reviewed, energy-efficient — aligned with maker values.
- Ran out of funding.
- Took another job to avoid bankruptcy.
- Project on ice — but the vision never died.
- Resumed building with development team from Vietnam.
- Hit the ceiling of Magento 2's architecture — too rigid for the collaborative blueprint system envisioned.
- Found MedusaJS — headless, modular, extensible.
- The architecture that could finally support the full vision.
- Development accelerated.