A decentralized protocol solving the "rent-seeking" problem in the creator economy. While Patreon/Kickstarter extract 5-15% fees, Paperweight uses a zero-fee, treasury-based model to maximize creator revenue. Core Architecture: Trustless Escrow: Engineered ink! smart contracts on Polkadot to handle fund custody, ensuring automated payouts without a centralized intermediary. Algorithmic Governance: Implemented Quadratic Funding (inspired by Gitcoin) to mathematically weight donor impact, preventing "whale" dominance in community voting. Dual-State Protocol: Designed a hybrid architecture supporting both one-time capital raises (crowdfunding) and recurring value exchange (NFT-gated memberships).