Prototype Blockchain Based Smart Contract For Freelance Marketplace System

Abstract

Freelancing marketplace is a site or platform that connects two parties in processing service transactions at an hourly rate or per project. A conventional freelancing marketplace is a place for freelancers to find work and transact digitally. This study aims to propose a prototype of a freelancing marketplace system that is distributed and decentralized, secure, and transparent using smart contract-based blockchain technology. The method used in this study is a prototype which is a fast method of developing a software system. The developed prototype is a system that is based on the Ethereum public blockchain network, utilizes a smart contract mechanism in its transaction activities, and use IPFS in the storage and sharing of documents on it. According to the findings of the research, transaction data input in the freelancing marketplace system prototype environment can be executed by smart contracts and saved on the blockchain network, indicating that the transaction data will be stored more securely, tamper proof, and transparent.