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Keysfirst

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About Keysfirst

Why it exists

International students often rent a room in Germany before they arrive. Fake landlords know this: they post a room, ask for the deposit before any viewing, and disappear. Booking platforms only protect bookings made on their own platform.

Keysfirst turns the key handover into the moment the deposit moves: no keys, no money.

What it is

A working prototype for Superteam Germany's “Build an MVP with Solana at WHU” challenge. It runs on Solana's test network with test money.

  • A program on Solana, written with Anchor, with 42 automated tests including the money rules.
  • Solana Pay for the code the tenant scans at the handover.
  • A Next.js web app. Deals are read straight from Solana; there is no database.

What comes next

  • EURC, Circle's euro stablecoin, on Solana mainnet.
  • Ways to get euro stablecoins inside the flow.
  • Landlord verification.
  • A verified domain, so fake copies of the site are easy to spot.
  • Holding the deposit for the whole tenancy.
  • Locking the program's upgrade key or sharing it between several people.

Who built it

Built by Guido Andreini on LinkedIn (opens in a new tab), a business student at WHU.