Reactive Network Backs SmarTrust to Build the First Multichain Escrow Layer for Web3 Freelancers
Singapore, Singapore, April 30th, 2025, Chainwire
Reactive Network announced SmarTrust as the newest recipient of its Developer Fund — a milestone partnership that brings trustless, cross-chain escrow to the rapidly growing world of decentralized freelancing.
SmarTrust is developing a decentralized platform that empowers freelancers and clients to create transparent, programmable agreements without relying on centralized intermediaries. From milestone-based payouts to third-party dispute resolution, SmarTrust is solving a major pain point in digital labor markets: how to securely get paid — or pay — across chains, without trust assumptions.
At the core of their architecture are Reactive Smart Contracts (RSCs) — the event-driven infrastructure of Reactive Network — which enables SmarTrust to bridge logic and state across multiple EVM-compatible chains. This turns traditionally siloed escrow workflows into fluid, interoperable processes.
“SmarTrust is tackling a clear and pressing real-world problem,” said Emilijus Pranckus, Ecosystem Head at Reactive Network. “By placing Reactive at the core of their application, they are enabling trustless mechanisms between clients, freelancers, and adjudicators in a scalable way. This beautifully illustrates the value that a decentralized, events-driven IFTTT network brings to a wide range of smart contract-based applications.”
How SmarTrust Works with Reactive
SmarTrust uses Reactive Smart Contracts to power cross-chain adjudication and escrow orchestration:
- Listens for EscrowDeployed events and dynamically adds new contracts to the listener set.
- Reacts to DisputeRaised events and routes them to a centralized adjudicator marketplace on Ethereum.
- Resolves via adjudicator decisions and propagates rulings back to the origin chain, closing the loop on dispute resolution.
By unifying a multichain escrow engine with a single adjudicator marketplace, SmarTrust offers Web3 freelancers and clients the first seamless, programmable trust layer — no matter what chain they operate on.
Unlocking the Future of Freelance Work
Escrow isn’t new. But automated, decentralized, and multichain-ready escrow with built-in dispute logic is a game-changer. SmarTrust’s approach showcases the power of event-driven smart contract automation — not just for finance, but for real-world coordination.
For developers building escrow systems, service DAOs, or decentralized contracting platforms, SmarTrust offers a strong architectural blueprint — and Reactive offers the toolkit to make it real.
For more on the Reactive DevFund and how Reactive is enabling a smarter, more interoperable Web3, users can visit https://reactive.network/devfund.
About Reactive Network
The Reactive Network, pioneered by PARSIQ, ushers in a new wave of blockchain innovation through its Reactive Smart Contracts (RSCs). These advanced contracts can autonomously execute based on specific on-chain events, eliminating the need for off-chain computation and heralding a seamless cross-chain ecosystem vital for Web3’s growth.
Central to this breakthrough is the Inversion of Control (IoC) framework, which redefines smart contracts and decentralized applications (DApps) by imbuing them with unparalleled autonomy, efficiency, and interactivity. By marrying RSCs with IoC, Reactive Network is setting the stage for a transformative blockchain era, characterized by enhanced interoperability and the robust, user-friendly foundation Web3 demands.
