PASSEXPLORER

Build in public

Notes from the build.

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Coming soon

First post lands when the testnet flows end-to-end.

Until then, the changelog has the play-by-play.

May 17, 2026ANNOUNCEMENT

Pass Explorer goes public

Landing page live, waitlist open, contracts on testnet. The build-in-public phase officially starts here. Why now, what's next, and how the marketplace is going to ship.

May 5, 2026ENGINEERING

Why we picked Stellar over Ethereum

Three reasons: sub-cent fees that make $10 tickets viable, 3–5s finality so people don't watch a spinner at checkout, and Soroban being mature enough to ship real money without burning a runway.

Apr 28, 2026CONTRACTS

Factory, EventNFT and Marketplace. 34 tests passing

Walkthrough of the three smart contracts that make atomic resale work. How royalty is captured, why off-platform transfers are blocked at the contract level, and the cap-enforcement invariant.