Birth Chart NFTs on Cardano

[GENERAL] Name and surname of main applicant

Cagil Acarbay

[GENERAL] Email address of main applicant

acarbaycagil@gmail.com

Additional applicants

im the main applicant

[GENERAL] Please specify how many months you expect your project to last (from 2-12 months)

6

[GENERAL] Please indicate if your proposal has been auto-translated into English from another language.

No

[GENERAL] Does your project have any dependencies on other organizations, technical or otherwise?

No

[GENERAL] If YES, please describe what the dependency is and why you believe it is essential for your project’s delivery. If NO, please write “No dependencies.” .

No dependencies

[GENERAL] Will your project’s output/s be fully open source?

Yes

[GENERAL] If NO, please describe which outputs are not going to be open source. If YES, please write “Project will be fully open source.”

Project will be fully open source.

[METADATA] Category of Proposal

NFTs

[METADATA] SDG rating

3 wellbeing

[IMPACT] Please describe your proposed solution.

Astrology

Astrology is a pseudo science and practice that suggests a connection between celestial phenomena and events occurring on Earth, as well as the personality traits and characteristics of individuals. It is based on the idea that the positions and movements of celestial bodies, such as the sun, moon, planets, and stars, can influence human affairs and shape individual personalities.

Astrology dates back thousands of years and has been practiced by various cultures throughout history, including ancient civilizations like the Babylonians, Egyptians, Greeks, and Mayans. The practice of astrology involves creating horoscopes or birth charts, which are diagrams that depict the positions of celestial bodies at the time of a person's birth.

Birth charts

A birth chart, also known as a natal chart or horoscope, is a map of the celestial positions at the exact moment of a person's birth. It serves as a fundamental tool in astrology and is used to interpret and analyze various aspects of an individual's life.

The birth chart is typically represented as a circular diagram, divided into twelve sections called houses. Each house corresponds to a different area of life, such as relationships, career, finances, and personal identity. The signs of the zodiac are also indicated along the perimeter of the chart, with each sign occupying a specific portion of the circle.

The birth chart includes the positions of the sun, moon, and planets in the zodiac signs and houses. It provides information about the individual's personality traits, strengths, weaknesses, potentials, and life events. Astrologers analyze the relationships between the planets, signs, and houses to gain insights into various aspects of the person's life, including their love life, career path, health, and overall life purpose.

To create a birth chart, we need the date, time, and location of a person's birth. The date of birth provides the position of the sun, moon, planets, and other celestial bodies within the zodiac signs. The time of birth is crucial because it determines the positions of the planets in the different houses of the chart. The location is needed to account for the specific geographical coordinates, which can affect the rising sign or ascendant.

The Problem

People often seek guidance to navigate their personal and professional lives, and astrology can provide valuable insights for understanding feelings, behaviors, and life patterns. The astrology industry is growing, with more and more individuals turning to astrological consultations for such guidance. However, the industry is plagued by pseudo-astrologers and dishonest practices, which not only mislead consumers but also tarnish the reputation of genuine astrologers.

The Solution

We will build a platform to book and deliver personal astrology consultations. Once a consultation is completed, a personalized unique birth chart will be generated and given to the client as an NFT. This serves as a memorable keepsake for the client and also stands as a testament to the astrologer's reputation and service quality.

The solution includes:

• booking website for astrology consultations
• taking payments in ADA
• minting NFTs through a 3rd party minting service
• sending birth chart NFTs to customers
• an NFT display and gallery for the birth chart NFTs

This will be a proof-of-concept solution, with a single consultant, the proposer Cagil. NFT minting, sending to customers will all be handled manually. The website will be a simple marketing website that shows what it is all about, and allows booking a consultation with Cagil.

We will utilize Cardano to mint the birth chart as a unique non-fungible token (NFT). The NFT will contain the relevant birth chart in IPFS and refer to it in the metadata, and a unique identifier that proves its authenticity and ownership, and details of the astrologer who gave the consultancy. 

In the future, the idea may be turned into a marketplace for astrology consultants, providing the entire service from booking a consultant to minting the NFTs all on the platform.

[IMPACT] How does your proposed solution address the challenge and what benefits will this bring to the Cardano ecosystem?

According to the "Astrology Market By Type, By Mode, By End User Generation: Global Opportunity Analysis and Industry Forecast, 2021-2031" by Research and Markets, the astrology market was valued at $12.8 billion in 2021, and is estimated to reach $22.8 billion by 2031. This is a growing industry and if the last two years have shown anything, the interest will grow. Cardano can become a pioneer in this intersection as these services can introduce a new group of people to the Cardano ecosystem.

The challenge’s aim to build new and interesting products on Cardano matches well with this proposal. This is an almost untapped area in blockchain, and has a lot of potential to drive growth and productivity. It also brings a completely new use to NFTs, providing personal value to astrology customers, allowing them to collect their personal birth charts. 

[IMPACT] How do you intend to measure the success of your project?

Success will be measured by the number of consultations, number of NFT’s created, and user feedback on the system's reliability and security.

[IMPACT] Please describe your plans to share the outputs and results of your project?

I will share the outputs through regular updates on social media channels. I will use social media to promote the website, get more customers. All my communication will be done through socials: Twitter, Instagram, Threads.

[CAPABILITY/ FEASIBILITY] What is your capability to deliver your project with high levels of trust and accountability?

The project requires a knowledgeable astrologer to deliver the consultancies. Cagil has all the capabilities to do so.

Otherwise, the proposal requires a basic website to be built with AI tools, or WIX, or wordpress, simple to do. And a capability to mint and send NFTs. All of this Cagil can easily learn to do.

Chakhan, the advisor, will teach her all of this functionality, help build and launch the website.

See team section for info on both.

[CAPABILITY/ FEASIBILITY] What are the main goals for the project and how will you validate if your approach is feasible?

The main goal of the project is the creation of a portal for astrologers offering birth chart readings and astrology consultancies, along with the conversion of birth charts into NFTs. 

The goal is to ensure a user-friendly and intuitive platform that enables easy booking of appointments, access to birth chart readings, and seamless interaction with the portal's features.

[CAPABILITY/ FEASIBILITY] Please provide a detailed breakdown of your project’s milestones and each of the main tasks or activities to reach the milestone plus the expected timeline for the delivery.

Milestone 1 - Develop Landing Page and Consultation Website

• Develop user interface (UI) and user experience (UX) for the portal
• Build using an AI tool or a tool such as WIX, wordpress
• Add in functionality to book sessions, give wallet address
• Promote sessions

Estimated Timeline: 1 month

Milestone 2 - NFT minting

• Develop metadata for birthchart
• Learn how to mint birthchart NFTs
• Learn how to send NFTs
• Test the process to mint and deliver NFTs
• Start consultation sessions

Estimated Timeline: 1 month

Milestone 3 - Get customers, grow

• Start delivering NFTs to customers
• Host more consultations
• Iterate on the process

Estimated Timeline: 2 month

[CAPABILITY/ FEASIBILITY] Please describe the deliverables, outputs and intended outcomes of each milestone.

Milestone 1 - Develop Landing Page and Consultation Website

• Deliverables: Developed UI/UX, built website using an AI tool or platform such as Wix or WordPress, added booking functionality and wallet address.
• Outputs: Fully functional landing page and consultation website.
• Intended Outcome: Establish an online presence for astrology consultations, enabling easy booking and payment processing for clients.

Milestone 2 - NFT Minting

• Deliverables: Developed metadata for birth chart NFTs, learned the process to mint and send NFTs, tested the process, started consultation sessions.
• Outputs: Birth chart NFTs minted and tested, consultation sessions underway.
• Intended Outcome: Ready to deliver the service to customers.

Milestone 3 - Get Customers, Grow

• Deliverables: Deliver NFTs to clients, host more consultations, iterate the process.
• Outputs: A ready platform to deliver consultations and birth charts.
• Intended Outcome: Expand the client base, establish a reputation for quality consultations and personalized NFTs, and refine the process to improve efficiency and customer satisfaction.

[RESOURCES & VALUE FOR MONEY] Please provide a detailed budget breakdown of the proposed work and resources.

The budget covers the work done by the team to deploy the website, promote, and deliver the proposal. We demand the lowest 15000 amount to cover Cagil's expenses to build this fulltime.

Budget = 15000 ADA

[RESOURCES & VALUE FOR MONEY] How does the cost of the project represent value for money for the Cardano ecosystem?

For the minimum budget possible, Cardano buys an astrology platform. This is an untapped market for Cardano that potentially has a lot of growth. If there is a viable business model here, it will be discovered with this proposal, and this may lead into an astrology consultancy marketplace that has the potential to dramatically impact Cardano.

[IMPORTANT NOTE] The Applicant agreed to Fund10 rules and also that data in the Submission Form and other data provided by the project team during the course of the project will be publicly available.

I Accept