EIP 1337 -- Subscriptions on the blockchain. #1337

owocki · 2018-08-18T22:33:10Z

What

This is a PR that contains the Pending standard for recurring payments on the blockchain (subscriptions) coming from the ERC 948 Working Group

Why

Monthly subscriptions are a key monetization channel for legacy web, and arguably they are the most healthy monetization channel for businesses on the legacy web (especially when compared to ad/surveillance) based models. They are arguably more healthy than a token based economic system (depending upon the vesting model of the ICO) because

For a user:

you don't have to read a complex whitepaper to use a dapps utility (as opposed to utility tokens)
you don't have to understand the founder's vesting schedules
you can cancel anytime

For a dapp founder:

since you know your subscriber numbers, churn numbers, conversion rate, you get consistent cash flow
you get to focus on making your customers happy (as opposed to having two actors: speculators & users)

For these reasons, we think it's worth creating a standard way to do 'subscriptions' on Ethereum.

Abstract

A standardized interface for recurring subscriptions on the blockchain.

How / Logistics

This PR is not ready to be merged yet. It will be updated as the working group comes to consensus on the EIP standard.

My first POC for 1337 is an ultra simple model. Essentially we use a replayable nonce to allow meta transactions to recur. Subscribers sign a single transaction then, they use the ERC20 allow() standard to control the flow of the subscription; they can pause or start at any time. https://github.com/austintgriffith/token-subscription

austintgriffith · 2018-09-15T00:02:38Z

The next POC for 1337 was a more advanced system. We wanted a BYOC (bring your own contract) model where subscribers would deploy an identity proxy to transact through: https://github.com/austintgriffith/delegated-execution-subscriptions

austintgriffith · 2018-09-18T15:29:24Z

Our contract is now starting to really solidify and we are getting more eyes on it. We have it moving tokens on the mainnet using both https://tokensubscription.com and https://ethgrants.com. The repo with the latest contract and both of the above projects is here: https://github.com/austintgriffith/tokensubscription.com

austintgriffith · 2018-09-18T20:16:00Z

FWIW here is an active contract with the code published and verified: https://etherscan.io/address/0x9122213da10c92586c2c99e533cd97726ef55d6a#code

austintgriffith · 2018-09-26T13:30:33Z

The token subscription contract is now audited and live on the mainnet: https://twitter.com/austingriffith/status/1044929790384336896 The audit information is here: https://zklabs.io/audits/tokensub.html It was performed by Dean Eigenmann. The live contract is public and verified here: https://etherscan.io/address/0x9123a4b90E3a1F468102C08ee78fa2224d88F496#code

Arachnid · 2018-10-15T11:19:46Z

EIPS/eip-1337.md

+---
+eip: 1337
+title: [WIP] Subscriptions on the blockchain.
+author: 


Please format this in a single line, comma-separated, with either username or email address (not both)

Arachnid · 2018-10-15T11:19:56Z

EIPS/eip-1337.md

+* John Griffin <john@atchai.com> (@johngriffin)
+* Nathan Creswell <nathantr@gmail.com> (@nathcres)
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+discussions-to:[this github issue url](https://github.com/EthereumOpenSubscriptions/standard/issues) or [Gitcoin Slack](https://gitcoin.co/slack) in #proj-subscriptions channel


Please format this as just a URL.

Arachnid · 2018-10-15T11:20:05Z

EIPS/eip-1337.md

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+discussions-to:[this github issue url](https://github.com/EthereumOpenSubscriptions/standard/issues) or [Gitcoin Slack](https://gitcoin.co/slack) in #proj-subscriptions channel
+type: Interface
+category Interface


Please add a colon here.

Arachnid · 2018-10-15T11:20:17Z

EIPS/eip-1337.md

+* Nathan Creswell <nathantr@gmail.com> (@nathcres)
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+discussions-to:[this github issue url](https://github.com/EthereumOpenSubscriptions/standard/issues) or [Gitcoin Slack](https://gitcoin.co/slack) in #proj-subscriptions channel
+type: Interface


"Interface" is not a type; perhaps this should be "Standards Track"?

Arachnid · 2018-10-15T11:20:27Z

EIPS/eip-1337.md

+type: Interface
+category Interface
+created: 2018-08-01
+requires (*optional): ERC-20, ERC-948, EIP-165


Please remove (*optional)

Arachnid · 2018-10-15T11:20:32Z

EIPS/eip-1337.md

+category Interface
+created: 2018-08-01
+requires (*optional): ERC-20, ERC-948, EIP-165
+replaces (*optional):


Please remove this.

owocki · 2018-10-15T18:45:36Z

466af1e should turnaround the code review above

…ad a bytes meta argument added meta is defined as a 4 slot array, holding, address refundAddress, uint256 period, uint256 offChainID, uint256 expirationDate(unix timestamp) slots 0 and 1 are required, with slots 2 and 3 being optional, if 2 is not used but 3 is, 2 must be padded appropriately

Arachnid

I've noted several errors; in general see the output of the automated build to see what needs fixing.

Arachnid · 2018-10-17T13:13:47Z

EIPS/eip-1337.md

+eip: 1337
+title: [WIP] Subscriptions on the blockchain.
+author: Kevin Owocki <kevin@gitcoin.co> , Andrew Redden <andrew@blockcrushr.com>, Scott Burke <scott@blockcrushr.com> , Kevin Seagraves <k.s.seagraves@gmail.com> , Luka Kacil <luka.kacil@gmail.com>, Štefan Šimec <stefan.simec@gmail.com>, Piotr Kosiński (@kosecki123), ankit raj <tradeninja7@gmail.com>, John Griffin <john@atchai.com> , Nathan Creswell <nathantr@gmail.com>
+


Please remove the empty line here.

Arachnid · 2018-10-17T13:13:53Z

EIPS/eip-1337.md

+type: Standards
+category: Interface
+created: 2018-08-01
+requires: ERC-20, ERC-948, EIP-165


These should just be numbers.

Arachnid · 2018-10-17T13:14:05Z

EIPS/eip-1337.md

+author: Kevin Owocki <kevin@gitcoin.co> , Andrew Redden <andrew@blockcrushr.com>, Scott Burke <scott@blockcrushr.com> , Kevin Seagraves <k.s.seagraves@gmail.com> , Luka Kacil <luka.kacil@gmail.com>, Štefan Šimec <stefan.simec@gmail.com>, Piotr Kosiński (@kosecki123), ankit raj <tradeninja7@gmail.com>, John Griffin <john@atchai.com> , Nathan Creswell <nathantr@gmail.com>
+
+discussions-to: https://github.com/EthereumOpenSubscriptions/standard/issues or https://gitcoin.co/slack in #proj-subscriptions channel
+type: Standards


This should be "Standards Track"

axic · 2018-10-17T14:12:00Z

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+eip: 1337
+title: [WIP] Subscriptions on the blockchain.


Instead of [WIP] the field Status: Draft should be added.

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title: [WIP] Subscriptions on the blockchain.

title: Subscriptions on the blockchain.

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lrgeoemtry · 2019-02-03T13:34:22Z

watching this with @clemlak and @daxdax89

axic · 2019-06-28T00:14:03Z

@owocki are you still pursuing this? It would be nice to merge a proper draft since this is live on Gitcoin and has a website.

androolloyd · 2019-06-28T00:16:15Z

I think we’re still working on finalizing the spec. There are a few diff forms floating around and we’ve yet to converge.

axic · 2019-06-28T00:17:45Z

If you have a fairly good version for a Draft it would be preferable to merge that. Changes can be made to the Draft at your pace. Eventually it should go through a "Last Call" status to signal to the wider ecosystem that it is becoming Final soon.

androolloyd · 2019-06-28T00:19:22Z

Good to know. I produced an updated draft a few months back. Let me go dogging.

owocki · 2019-06-28T15:05:52Z

@androolloyd perhaps we update this PR with the updated spec and take it from there?

alexanderattar · 2019-07-22T19:29:45Z

@androolloyd bumping this. any updates on the status of the latest draft?

androolloyd · 2019-09-18T13:20:08Z

Sorry for the laggardness on this, will circle back on get the new draft published

Solexplorer · 2019-10-25T19:17:09Z

@owocki What is the status of this EIP ?

owocki · 2019-10-25T21:42:49Z

this EIP is status LEET

i kid i kid; theres $25k sitting in a grant that the ECF gave the EIP 1337 working group about 1.5 years ago.. if anyone wants some of them fundzz to get this across the finish line lmk..

craze3 · 2019-12-28T03:08:05Z

Hey @owocki I'd love to help out with that. Hit me up on Gitcoin slack 😃

sb-01 · 2019-12-28T13:26:43Z

Hit me 🏹 Thanking you, Sandipan Banerjee (MCSE) Contact me - ysiamhere@gmail.com or, sandipan.banerjee@hotmail.com.

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krasi-georgiev · 2020-05-27T13:17:48Z

Would this make possible variable subscriptions as well? I mean let's say I offer a service which charges a different amount every month based on some criteria - usage etc.

androolloyd · 2020-05-27T15:43:20Z

I think that would be implementation based, perhaps something where you would say that the agreed upon amount is the maximum you're allowed to debt from the account / period in the signature.

Precha23 · 2020-06-12T11:04:45Z

Ok

Precha23 · 2020-06-12T11:05:04Z

Ok

lightclient · 2020-07-16T03:04:20Z

The changes in this PR have been merged as part of #2789. Please close this one.

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Investigate EIP 1337 for subscriptions cryppadotta/dotta-license#13

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Support opt-out renewals (eip-1337) unlock-protocol/unlock#940

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WIP -- Adds EIP 1337 Style Subscriptions OpenZeppelin/openzeppelin-contracts#1649

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Membership and subscription app for Aragon DAOs aragon/nest#161

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Automatically recurring donations SuperuserLabs/thankful#230

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Membership Subscriptions aragon/nest#196

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	title: [WIP] Subscriptions on the blockchain.
	title: Subscriptions on the blockchain.
	status: Draft

EIP 1337 -- Subscriptions on the blockchain. #1337

EIP 1337 -- Subscriptions on the blockchain. #1337

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