tool · 2026 · v0.2

Stashu.

A small marketplace for selling digital files. No account, no KYC, no middleman touching the file. Encrypted in your browser before upload, with Verified Peek previews and Cashu ecash payments.

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Stashu architecture diagram showing browser encryption, Blossom storage, server state, payments, and buyer decryption.
Architecture: plaintext stays in browsers; Blossom stores ciphertext; Stashu coordinates encrypted metadata, payments, and proof data.

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.