At Refract, our technology is guided by a clear and unwavering set of principles. These are not just ideals; they are the architectural commitments that define our platform and ensure we build tools that are powerful, simple, and secure.

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1. User-First, Mobile-Always

Web3 should feel as effortless as the best mobile apps, not like a complex engineering puzzle. We obsess over abstracting the complexities—like gas tokens, network fees, and seed phrases—that alienate mainstream users. Our mission is to meet the next billion users where they are: on their phones, inside their favorite social apps.

This principle translates directly into features like seamless native social logins and one-tap transaction approvals, all without ever leaving the host platform.

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2. Empower Developers with Radical Simplicity

Your focus should be on your product, not on fighting with infrastructure. We are committed to creating a developer experience that is second to none. Our tools are designed to integrate in minutes, not months, and work with the Web3 libraries and frameworks you already know and love.

Our “Drop-in SDK” is the technical embodiment of this principle. By emulating standard wallet providers (like an EIP-1193 window.ethereum object), it requires zero refactoring of your dApp’s existing logic to go mobile.

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3. Engineer Growth as a Primitive

Viral growth shouldn’t be an afterthought; it should be an intrinsic property of the network. We believe the most powerful distribution channels are the users themselves. That’s why we build growth mechanics directly into our core infrastructure, turning every user into a potential acquisition node.

This is most evident in our Magic dApp Link system. It’s not just a URL; it’s an incentivized, trackable, and shareable referral engine that builds your social graph from day one.

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4. Security and Self-Custody Are Non-Negotiable

A simple user experience must never compromise on security or user ownership. We provide an institutional-grade security foundation so that developers can build with confidence and users can own their assets with true self-custody. We handle the complexity so you can focus on building great experiences.

Our entire platform is anchored by an advanced 2-of-3 Multi-Party Computation (MPC) architecture, secured by hardware enclaves. This ensures that a user’s key is never in a single place and that only the user can sign transactions.