Built on Stellar · Secured by Soroban escrow

Get paid across borders in seconds, with proof

An escrow payment rail for freelance work. The budget locks in a smart contract, releases on delivery in USDC or XLM, and every deal ends with a receipt you can verify on-chain — no middleman holding the money.

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~5s
settlement: 1%
fee on release: $0.00001
network cost

Why AsterRail exists

Getting paid across borders is broken

Freelancers lose money and days to intermediaries — and neither side can trust the other on delivery. The rail itself is the problem.

The rail takes a cut

PayPal, Wise and banks charge 5–7% plus a poor FX rate, settle in days, and freeze accounts in “high-risk” regions.

The middleman too

Freelance platforms add 10–20% just to hold the money — and they own the escrow that’s meant to protect you.

Trust is one-sided

The freelancer works unsure they’ll be paid; the client pays unsure they’ll get delivery. No neutral party enforces the deal.

How it works

Lock, deliver, get paid — enforced by a smart contract

Three steps, and the contract holds the money in between — no middleman, no chargebacks, no waiting on a bank to release your funds.

1
Lock
The client locks the budget in a Soroban escrow contract — in USDC or XLM.
2
Deliver
The freelancer does the work. Nobody holds the money in between — not even us.
3
Get paid, with proof
Release pays out in seconds and stamps the receipt with the on-chain transaction.

What you get

A payment rail, not a marketplace with a wallet

Soroban escrow

Funds are held and released by a Rust smart contract on Stellar — non-custodial by design, and funds leave exactly once.

Settle in USDC or XLM

Choose stable USDC or native XLM per deal. Freelancers enable USDC payouts once from their profile.

Invoice & on-chain receipt

Every deal issues an invoice; on release it becomes a paid receipt carrying the transaction hash — verifiable on stellar.expert.

Wallet-signature security

Actions are signed by your wallet and verified server-side. Receipts are checked against the chain before they’re stamped — no forged proofs.

Bring your own wallet

Freighter-first, plus xBull, Lobstr and Hana through one connect flow. Your wallet is your identity — no accounts, no passwords.

Direct deal or discovery

Already know your freelancer? Pay them directly — works from your very first user. Or post a job and match by skill fit.

Why Stellar

The payment rail is the product

Cross-border payouts need low fees and fast finality. Soroban gives programmable trust — the contract, not a company, holds and releases the funds.

Instant settlement

Paid in seconds, not banking days.

Near-zero fees

≈ $0.00001 per transaction — a 1% margin isn’t eaten by gas.

USDC + local anchors

Stable value on-chain; anchors bridge to local currency.

Programmable trust

Funds move by code, not a company you must trust.

Two ways to use it

Pick your path

I need a builder

Pay someone you already know with a direct deal — or post a job and pick from applicants. Funds only move on your say-so.

Start a deal

I’m a builder

Create a profile, swipe jobs that fit your skills, and get paid the moment the client confirms delivery.

Find work

Good to know

Frequently asked

Does AsterRail ever hold my money?

No. Funds live in the escrow smart contract — never in our wallet or database. Only the client’s wallet can release or refund a deal; we never hold your keys.

What does it cost?

A 1% protocol fee is taken inside the contract on release — 20× cheaper than Fiverr (20%), 10× cheaper than Upwork (10%), and well under PayPal (5–7%). Refunds are free.

Which wallets can I use?

Freighter (recommended), plus xBull, Lobstr and Hana. Your connected wallet is your identity — there’s nothing to sign up for.

What if the work is disputed?

Today, release is client-triggered. Deterministic timeouts, milestones, and a staked arbiter are on the roadmap so neither side can hold the other hostage.

Is my money safe?

Funds are governed entirely by the escrow smart contract — never by AsterRail. The protocol is live and verified on-chain on Stellar mainnet, with a third-party security audit on the roadmap.

Ready to get paid without the middleman?

Connect a wallet and lock your first deal in escrow — it takes about a minute.

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