BLIFE

BLIFE

Landing

Landing

Website

Website

Webapp

Webapp

Dashboard

Dashboard

Web3

Web3

Trusted by Magic Eden, Xverse, and Animoca Brands, BLIFE Protocol is a decentralized Web3 ecosystem built on the Bitcoin blockchain, designed to make Bitcoin more than just a store of value. It enables developers and users to take part in gaming, DeFi, NFTs, metaverse experiences, and more - all within Bitcoin's ecosystem. My role: I designed the entire ecosystem (visual direction, landing page, BLIFE ID onboarding, and the full web app) collaborating closely with Markchain, our social media partner, throughout the project.

Trusted by Magic Eden, Xverse, and Animoca Brands, BLIFE Protocol is a decentralized Web3 ecosystem built on the Bitcoin blockchain, designed to make Bitcoin more than just a store of value. It enables developers and users to take part in gaming, DeFi, NFTs, metaverse experiences, and more - all within Bitcoin's ecosystem.

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./ Overview & Context

./ Overview & Context

BLIFE bridges three mechanics: decentralized identity, gamified engagement, and tokenized rewards. The design challenge was to make them feel like one coherent product: a single visual and interaction language spanning the landing page, the BLIFE ID flow, and the web app, including a subsidiary project called Bliffy.

./ Ecosystem Architecture & Brand Integration

./ Ecosystem Architecture & Brand Integration

The BLIFE ecosystem integrates several interconnected touchpoints:

  • Landing page: Brand discovery and entry point to the protocol.

  • BLIFE ID: A digital identity system for user verification and participation.

  • Web app: Core experience for staking, rewards, and leaderboard engagement.

The art direction anchors this cohesion: a dark, tech-driven environment illuminated by energetic orange and neon gradients symbolizing power, security, and motion.

./ Visual Direction, Interface Language

The UI language was built around a consistent visual grid system inspired by the golden ratio, allowing modular blocks to be placed coherently across our interfaces.

./ Visual Direction, Interface Language

The UI language was built around a consistent visual grid system inspired by the golden ratio, allowing modular blocks to be placed coherently across our interfaces.

./ Onboarding & Identity Flow (BLIF ID)

./ Onboarding & Identity Flow (BLIF ID)

The onboarding was structured in three micro-steps:

Identity creation : visualized through a scanning and fingerprint animation. Wallet connection : the user links their Web3 identity to $BLIF. Verification & Claim : a dynamic screen confirming wallet eligibility.

The UX focus was simplicity and visual trust: translating a technically complex process (wallet verification) into an intuitive, cinematic interaction.

./ Dashboard Experience & Navigation

./ Dashboard Experience & Navigation

Once connected, users access the main BLIFE web app, structured around a clear horizontal navigation bar:

Quests | Invites | Stake | Leaderboard | Portfolio

Each section introduces a different engagement mechanic, designed to encourage exploration and drive retention

./ Token & Claim Interaction

./ Token & Claim Interaction

The token claim interface was designed as a central engagement loop within the ecosystem.
It combines data feedback (“total $BLIFE claimable”) with transactional clarity - guiding the user from wallet eligibility to claim validation in a few frictionless steps.

The token claim interface was designed as a central engagement loop within the ecosystem.
It combines data feedback (“total $BLIFE claimable”) with transactional clarity - guiding the user from wallet eligibility to claim validation in a few frictionless steps.

./ Gamification & Retention Loop

./ Gamification & Retention Loop

Gamification was introduced subtly through:

  • Seasonal points systems and reward tiers.

  • Referral mechanics integrated into the invite flow.

  • Progressive unlocking of staking and NFT bonuses.

Gamification was introduced subtly through:

  • Seasonal points systems and reward tiers.

  • Referral mechanics integrated into the invite flow.

  • Progressive unlocking of staking and NFT bonuses.

./ Outcome and learning

./ Outcome and learning

The ecosystem drove $22M (260 BTC) in staking volume across 25,000 users, reaching a 36% monetized conversion rate and 12,000 activations on X. The claim flow's simplicity proved decisive: turning wallet verification into a three-step cinematic interaction directly supported those conversion numbers.

Key learnings: in trust-sensitive financial flows, reducing perceived complexity matters as much as reducing actual steps - users convert when they understand what's happening at every moment.

Built in collaboration with

Built in collaboration with

RYAN CHAAYA

Product Designer - Paris - 2026

./ Contact

Open to full-time roles and freelance collaborations, in French or English.

./ Contact

Open to full-time roles and freelance collaborations, in French or English.

Product Designer - Paris - 2026

Ryan Chaaya

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