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Cardano traders lack on-chain tools for active asset growth. Self-trading is complex, while delegating to experts is risky due to a lack of transparent on-chain mechanisms.
We will build SeerBOT "Strategy Vault" - an auto trading bot based on technical analysis based on Cardano
Please provide your proposal title
Minswap Auto Trading Next-Gen Bot by Seerbot
Enter the amount of funding you are requesting in ADA
190000
Please specify how many months you expect your project to last
6
Please indicate if your proposal has been auto-translated
Yes
Original Language
en
What is the problem you want to solve?
Cardano traders lack on-chain tools for active asset growth. Self-trading is complex, while delegating to experts is risky due to a lack of transparent on-chain mechanisms.
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Does your project have any dependencies on other organizations, technical or otherwise?
No
Describe any dependencies or write 'No dependencies'
No dependencies
Will your project's outputs be fully open source?
Yes
Please provide details on the intellectual property (IP) status of your project outputs, including whether they will be released as open source or retained under another licence.
Apache 2.0 LICENSE
Please choose the most relevant theme and tag related to the outcomes of your proposal
DeFi
Describe what makes your idea innovative compared to what has been previously launched in the market (whether by you or others).
The Cardano ecosystem has long lacked sophisticated financial tooling, leaving users caught between modest staking rewards and complex LP farms that always carry the inherent risk of Impermanent Loss. SeerBOT was created to fill this void. Our innovation is a pioneering auto-trading model designed to meet the community’s most urgent need: generating yield on stablecoins without the complexity or risks of traditional farming.
Our Strategy Vault represents a breakthrough in accessibility and risk management. It is built for investors who believe in the power of Technical Analysis (TA) but lack the time or expertise to execute trades 24/7. We are the first on Cardano to package proven TA strategies into an automated, on-chain investment product. Crucially, this is a single-sided deposit model using USDM or ADA. The complexity of chart-watching is now simplified into a single action (depositing USDM or ADA) . This is the "set it and forget it" solution that finally makes professional-grade trading methods easily accessible to everyone.
Describe what your prototype or MVP will demonstrate, and where it can be accessed.
Our Minimum Viable Product (MVP) is engineered to validate the technical integrity and security of the Strategy Vault.
The MVP will demonstrate the entire lifecycle of an on-chain investment, focusing on smart contract robustness and reliability:
The functional prototype will be deployed on the Cardano Pre-Production Testnet for rigorous community testing. It will be publicly accessible via the official SeerBOT dApp portal at: seerbot.io
Additionally, we have completed the full UI/UX design, which you can explore in detail via our Figma link
Describe realistic measures of success, ideally with on-chain metrics.
Our project's success will not be measured by speculative growth metrics or initial user interest. We define success through concrete, binary, and publicly verifiable deliverables. This is our firm commitment to project completion and functional delivery.
Mainnet Deployment and Public Access: The most critical measure of success is the full launch of the "Strategy Vault" on the Cardano Mainnet. The vault must be 100% operational in a live environment. Success is achieved when we provide a publicly accessible URL to the dApp, allowing anyone, including the Catalyst community and global users, to directly access and interact with the platform.
Verifiable On-Chain Transactional Proof: The platform must not just "exist"; it must function. Success will be measured by the platform's demonstrated ability to generate verifiable on-chain transactions on Mainnet. Specifically, this includes:
Security Audit Verification: Given the financial nature of the product, security is non-negotiable. Success is defined by the completion of a Smart Contract Audit. We must produce a final audit report confirming that there are zero critical or high-severity vulnerabilities remaining in the Vault's logic. This ensures the safety of user funds before mass adoption.
Comprehensive Video Verification: Finally, to ensure full transparency and verify usability, we will publish a comprehensive video demo. This video will be a screen recording of a real user interacting with the live Mainnet product. It will provide a step-by-step walkthrough of the entire user journey: connecting a wallet, depositing USDM into a Vault, and successfully withdrawing assets. This document will be the final proof that the product is complete, functional, and ready for all users.
Please describe your proposed solution and how it addresses the problem
An analysis of 2025 on-chain behavior reveals a major contradiction in the Cardano ecosystem. Data from Bitpanda Academy (2025) confirms that a vast majority, around 71.8% of the total circulating ADA, is being staked. This proves that Cardano users are security-conscious, long-term investors (HODLers) who prioritize stability. However, their yield options beyond staking are high-risk. Messari's Q3 2025 report (cited by KuCoin and MEXC) shows that traditional AMM DEXs dominate, with Minswap capturing 74.7% of trading volume. These platforms force users to accept the significant and ever-present risk of "Impermanent Loss" when providing liquidity. This creates a clear "yield gap," where the loyal majority of the community has no safe, passive investment tools that align with their philosophy.
For the active trader segment, the problem is a fundamental philosophical conflict. The global demand for automated trading is massive, with Coincub (2025) estimating, "Around 70% of the entire global trading volume is now handled by algorithms." On Cardano, however, traders have no viable options to automate their strategies on decentralized exchanges. Existing "Cardano Trading Bots," like those from Bitsgap (2025), are third-party services. Their documentation explicitly states: "...automate your ADA trading on Binance, Bybit, Kucoin... Connect your favorite exchange to our platform via an API key." This directly violates the community's core "Not your keys, not your coins" principle, creating a trust and security barrier that leaves on-chain traders unequipped.
The consequence of this lack of sophisticated execution tools is severe and costly. Traders forced to manually execute large swaps on DEXs face catastrophic slippage risk. A widely reported incident on November 17, 2025 (reported by CoinMarketCap and Decrypt) serves as a stark example: a single wallet executed a swap of 14.4 million ADA and instantly lost approximately $6 million in value due to 90% slippage in a low-liquidity pool. This incident is not an anomaly; it is a symptom of a systemic problem. The market fundamentally lacks the automated tools necessary to protect users from split-second volatility and market execution inefficiency.
To directly address the "Yield Gap" and "Impermanent Loss" risks identified in our research, SeerBOT proposes the Strategy Vault—a secure, smart contract-based investment vehicle designed specifically for Cardano's eUTxO architecture.
The Core Innovation: How the Strategy Vault Works

Unlike simple non-custodial wallets, the Strategy Vault operates on a Hybrid Architecture, combining sophisticated Off-Chain computation with strict On-Chain Smart Contract custody.
This architecture ensures that while the Bot manages the strategy, the Smart Contract governs the safety, ensuring funds are never withdrawn to unauthorized wallets.
Please define the positive impact your project will have on the wider Cardano community
Our project delivers 4 direct impacts that address liquidity retention, network usage, and ecosystem maturity:
What is your capability to deliver your project with high levels of trust and accountability? How do you intend to validate if your approach is feasible?
Our team is built on a foundation of deep technical research. We have been engineering algorithmic trading strategies and automated execution systems since 2024, long before the current AI trend. The team consists of senior smart contract engineers and quantitative researchers who possess a rare combination of financial market acumen and low-level blockchain interaction skills. This deep historical foundation ensures that our auto-trading logic is built on years of R&D, prioritizing safety and efficiency above all else.
Proven Track Record (EVM Auto-Trading Deployment) Our capability to deliver high-stakes trading software is best demonstrated by our success on other chains. We have previously developed and deployed a fully functional Auto Trading Bot on EVM networks. This predecessor system successfully handled real-time order execution, liquidity management, and gas optimization under live market conditions. This tangible experience proves our ability to build secure, high-frequency trading logic that manages user funds responsibly.
Ecosystem Recognition & Accountability Within the Cardano ecosystem, our technical excellence has been verified by experts and the community. We were honored to receive an award at the Cardano Vietnam Hackathon 2025, a testament to our coding quality and innovation. Furthermore, as a successfully funded proposer in Project Catalyst Fund14, we have maintained a perfect track record of accountability. We are currently on schedule to launch the SeerBOT Web App in December 2025, demonstrating our ability to manage funds responsibly and deliver milestones on time.
Current Project Readiness (UI/UX Design Completed) To ensure this Auto Trading Bot proposal is feasible and tangible, we have already advanced beyond the concept phase. We have completed 100% of the UI/UX Design for the Bot Management Dashboard. Users can already visualize how they will configure strategies, deposit assets, and monitor bot performance. Unlike "black box" scripts, our bot has a user-friendly interface that is ready for implementation. The community is invited to inspect the detailed design via this Figma link: [FIGMA LINK HERE].
We employ a Dual-Validation Framework to ensure realistic feasibility before mass deployment:
Usability (Task Completion): >90% of beta testers must be able to independently complete the full user journey (Connect Wallet -> Deposit USDM -> Withdraw) without technical support.
User Satisfaction (CSAT): Achieve a minimum CSAT score of 4/5, specifically validating user trust in the Vault's transparency and the ease of the withdrawal process.
Milestone Title
Backend & Front-End Code Development
Milestone Outputs
This phase is the core foundation, focused 100% on developing all source code and validating the algorithmic efficiency before direct deployment to the Mainnet.
Acceptance Criteria
Evidence of Completion
Delivery Month
2
Cost
70000
Progress
30 %
Milestone Title
Smart Contract Audit and Full Integration
Milestone Outputs
This phase focuses on connecting all previously developed codebases, deploying the fully integrated application onto the Cardano Mainnet, and finish Audit process
Acceptance Criteria
Evidence of Completion
Delivery Month
4
Cost
50000
Progress
70 %
Milestone Title
Confirming Economic Impact and Operational Stability
Milestone Outputs
This phase focuses on system resilience and demonstrating the real-world economic impact of SeerBOT by achieving committed hard metrics with the initial user base.
Acceptance Criteria
Evidence of Completion
Delivery Month
5
Cost
40000
Progress
90 %
Milestone Title
Final Reporting, Documentation, and Project Closure
Milestone Outputs
Acceptance Criteria
Evidence of Completion
Delivery Month
6
Cost
30000
Progress
100 %
Please provide a cost breakdown of the proposed work and resources
Project Budget and Cost Breakdown (Total: 140,000 ADA over 6 Months)
Milestone 1: 70.000 ADA
This milestone covers all core research and development. It includes running comprehensive Backtests on the Technical Analysis algorithms and developing 100% of the Smart Contract , Off-Chain Execution Engine, and Front-End source code.
Resource Allocation:
This allocation covers the high cost of Intellectual Property (IP) creation and eliminates core design risk by validating algorithmic feasibility before deployment.
Milestone 2: 50.000 ADA
The focus is on deploying all Smart Contracts to the Cardano Mainnet and executing the integration. Work includes writing deployment scripts, optimizing the Off-Chain Execution Engine for the live network, and conducting functional testing over the two-month period (Months 3–4).
Resource Allocation:
This budget covers the highest-risk phase. The significant allocation for an External Audit ensures the safety of user funds, which is critical for a custodial Vault product.
Milestone 3: 40.000 ADA
This phase ensures system resilience during initial public usage. Activities include 24/7 Engine monitoring, managing incidents, supporting the community, and collecting the verifiable data required to meet the committed hard metrics.
Resource Allocation:
This budget validates the project's economic viability by dedicating resources to achieving the required on-chain metrics (2,000 Transactions and 100,000 ADA Volume) and maintaining system stability under live load.
Milestone 4: 30.000 ADA
Closing the project by ensuring full accountability and technology handover. Work includes writing the Official Final Report.
Resource Allocation:
This guarantees the highest level of accountability to the community. Publicly releasing the open-source code ensures the long-term sustainability and allows external parties to verify security and code quality.
How does the cost of the project represent value for the Cardano ecosystem?
The proposed budget of 190,000 ADA represents significantly more than just the cost to develop a product; this investment brings forth perpetual multiplying value by solving the single biggest barrier to DeFi participation on Cardano: Impermanent Loss.
Currently, Cardano investors face a dilemma: either accept low yields from Staking or face high "Impermanent Loss" risks in Liquidity Pools. This structural gap forces capital to leave the ecosystem.
This project directly addresses the problem of capital flight.
Verifiable Impact: The 190,000 ADA investment is directly tied to achieving hard, verifiable metrics on the Mainnet: 2,000 on-chain Transactions and 100,000 ADA Transaction Volume. This ensures the community gets immediate, proven economic activity in return for funding.
I confirm that evidence of prior research, whitepaper, design, or proof-of-concept is provided.
Yes
I confirm that the proposal includes ecosystem research and uses the findings to either (a) justify its uniqueness over existing solutions or (b) demonstrate the value of its novel approach.
Yes
I confirm that the proposal demonstrates technical capability via verifiable in-house talent or a confirmed development partner (GitHub, LinkedIn, portfolio, etc.)
Yes
I confirm that the proposer and all team members are in good standing with prior Catalyst projects.
Yes
I confirm that the proposal clearly defines the problem and the value of the on-chain utility.
Yes
I confirm that the primary goal of the proposal is a working prototype deployed on at least a Cardano testnet.
Yes
I confirm that the proposal outlines a credible and clear technical plan and architecture.
Yes
I confirm that the budget and timeline (≤ 12 months) are realistic for the proposed work.
Yes
I confirm that the proposal includes a community engagement and feedback plan to amplify prototype adoption with the Cardano ecosystem.
Yes
I confirm that the budget is for future development only; excludes retroactive funding, incentives, giveaways, re-granting, or sub-treasuries.
Yes
I Agree
Yes
Barov [Marketing & BD] : Degen. Over 3 years in Web3 across marketing and BD roles in projects, incubators, and outsourcing—driven by a passion for building strong, value-focused communities.
Luke Nguyen [Backend, AI & Data] : OG trader. Experienced in AI & Data, , hands-on with infrastructure, logic, and algorithmic design for technical indicators and AI auto trading.
Heart Phung [Smart Contract] : Professional trader. 9 years in trading, 5 years in Web3. Also, a smart contract developer with hands-on experience building secure, efficient trading platforms across multiple chains.
Loc La [Fullstack Developer] : Casual trader with a strong technical background, hands-on with multiple front-end and back-end frameworks, and experienced in building and scaling Web3 products.
Armin Nguyen [Front-end] : New trader. Front-end developer with 2 years in Web3. Passionate about clean UI/UX and precision in execution.