Why I built it#
Selling a fifty-cent script through Stripe is mathematically impossible after fees. Selling it on Patreon is overkill. Stashu sits in that gap. A seller drops a file in, adds a Verified Peek preview that proves the file is real, and gets a link. A buyer checks the preview, pays a few cents, and decrypts the file in their own browser. The server never sees what’s inside.
How it works#
The file is encrypted in your browser before it ever leaves it. The encrypted blob lives on Blossom, a decentralized storage layer, not on Stashu’s servers. Payments use Cashu ecash, so a server crash mid-payment can’t lose anyone’s money. If Stashu vanishes tomorrow, the file is still safe and the encryption key still works.