Trove was a digital asset trade management tool on Radix that let two people swap NFTs and tokens directly, with no intermediary and no escrow process. It is dormant, and what follows describes the platform as it operated.
Status
Trove's front end has been unreachable since at least 30 July 2026. On 20 August 2026 both trove.tools and www.trove.tools answer HTTP 404 with a 50-byte body, so nothing is served at either address.
The registration tells a different story from the front end, and it is why this page reads dormant rather than closed. The domain's registry record, read on 20 August 2026, shows trove.tools registered through NameCheap on 4 July 2023 and paid through 4 July 2027, carrying the client transfer prohibited lock, still delegated to Cloudflare nameservers, and last changed on 12 August 2026 – eight days before this check. A project nobody is left to close does not renew its domain and touch the record.
On the ledger the token sits untouched. The TROVE resource, read at mainnet epoch 336,750 on 20 August 2026, carries a fixed total supply of 500,000,000 and still names https://trove.tools as its info_url. It has one transaction in its entire ledger history, committed on 10 February 2025. The public repository ripsource/TROVE was created on 4 June 2023 and pushed once, minutes later; it describes itself as an application for a Radix Booster Grant and has never been archived.
Overview
Trove let two people swap NFTs and tokens directly. One side drew up an offer naming the assets on both sides, the other checked it and accepted, and the swap settled in a single transaction with no escrow agent holding either side's assets in between. The public repository holds the trade logic as one blueprint, barter_olc.rs, 365 lines long, alongside two bootstrap blueprints for testing.
History
Early Experiments on Olympia Mainnet
The Olympia mainnet on Radix was the initial platform of choice for @ripsource's experiments. The first project, named "Rippy", was a parody of the Radix assistant, hosted on a rudimentary website designed with basic HTML, CSS, and segments of copied JavaScript. This early iteration was plagued by slow load times, with pages often taking up to 15 seconds to load.
Recognition at RadFi2022 Creative Competition
Transitioning from a personal hobby, @ripsource's work began to gain external acknowledgment. This recognition was highlighted by the win at the RadFi2022 Creative Competition held by @radixdlt. The victory resulted in increased attention, leading to a larger audience discovering the project.
Collaborative Projects
The post-competition period saw @ripsource collaborating with other teams within the decentralized application community. One notable partnership was the development of a collection website for @PenguinsXRD, available at http://collection.radicalpenguins.com.
Diving into Smart Contracts with Scrypto 101
A pivotal phase in @ripsource's journey was enrollment in Radix’s Scrypto 101 course. The structured modules within this course enabled @ripsource to transition from having no knowledge of smart contract creation to launching an NFT-based retro arcade game on RCNet V1.
Introduction of Trove
Utilizing the skills and knowledge accumulated, @ripsource conceptualized Trove. The primary objective of Trove was to offer a solution to the Radix community, allowing for a secure and trustless mechanism for users to manage and swap assets.
Features
- Single or bundle trades: one NFT, a bundle of NFTs, or several tokens could go into one deal.
- A badge for the proposer: creating an offer minted an NFT badge recording its terms, which the proposer later used to release the swap or cancel it.
Trove in Action: A User's Guide
The platform’s usability can be summarized through a scenario of Alice and Bob trading NFTs:
Trade Proposal Creation
- Alice sets up a Trade Proposal on Trove.
- Specifies the NFTs and tokens to be traded.
- Trade proposal is created, and Alice receives an NFT badge with details.
Trade Acceptance
- Bob joins the trade using Alice's code.
- Verifies and accepts the trade.
Trade Completion
- Alice authorizes the release of new NFTs and tokens.
- Trade is completed in a single transaction.
Founder: Ripsource
Ripsource is Trove's sole founder and developer. He transitioned into dApp development on Radix and designed Trove to foster Radix's unique bartering culture.
Background
- Finance and Renewable Energy Engineering: Ripsource's original background.
- Radix Development: A significant creative outlet, growing expertise in Scrypto.
- Future Prospects: Driven by opportunities in the Radix community, Ripsource hopes to commit full-time.