[PROPOSAL] UNITY Protocol: ISO 20022 Settlement Bridge for Hospitality & QuickBooks

GRANT PROPOSAL: UNITY PROTOCOL
Submission Category: Applications & Integrations / RWA Infrastructure
I. Team & Applicant Information
Applicant Name: Brad Powell
Organization: Powell Incorporated (In Formation)
Legal Status: LLC (Colorado, USA - Filing Pending)

Wallet Address: xdcba20e18817b93894f4667b8f7c5d5d1ba94cf271

Website: www.powellincorporated.com

Repository URL: [https://github.com/Bpwll81/powell-inc-website]

Whitepaper URL: [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SM33_yfX58HIRc4BMacbxeXiFDl15p6QsIvFCJTEDZg/edit?usp=sharing]

Team Background & Vision: I am not a "crypto-native" developer; I am a veteran of the hospitality industry. With over 30 years of experience—from the dish pit to management—I have lived through the inefficiencies of legacy payroll and restaurant accounting. I know the pain of waiting for checks, the cost of friction, and the stress of razor-thin margins.

UNITY Protocol is not an abstract coding experiment. It is a solution built by an industry insider to solve a specific, painful problem: The "Last Mile" of Settlement. My goal is to take my 30 years of "kitchen logic"—where efficiency is survival—and apply it to the XDC blockchain, creating a seamless, stress-free financial rail for the businesses that feed our economy.

II. Project Description UNITY Protocol is a specialized RWA (Real World Asset) infrastructure designed to bridge legacy accounting systems—specifically QuickBooks and "Hey Chef" restaurant management software—with the XDC Network.
While traditional payroll settlement is slow, costly, and opaque,

UNITY utilizes the XDC blockchain to enable instant, ISO 20022-compliant settlement for SMBs. The protocol solves two critical failures in the current market:
Integration: Crypto payroll exists but lacks integration with the tools businesses actually use. UNITY provides the middleware to settle on-chain without leaving the QuickBooks interface.
Asset Stability: The protocol differentiates itself through a dual-asset stability model:

UNITY (UNT): The primary XRC-20 settlement token, backed by a diversified basket of 5 precious metals.
UGLD: A specialized reserve token representing "Senior Rights" to physical gold reserves, minted specifically at 5,000oz intervals to ensure deep institutional backing.

Project Media (Demo):
Concept/Demo Video: [https://youtube.com/shorts/eaXlTxe6dvw?si=NfSWqyZftYub29ig]

Project Goals: Our primary goal is to become the standard ISO 20022 Settlement Layer for the hospitality industry. By leveraging XDC's low gas fees and high transaction speed, we aim to:
Reduce payroll processing costs for SMBs by 40%.
Eliminate the 2-3 day float period for employee payments.
Provide a "Bail-Free" asset storage solution for corporate treasuries using our 5-metal basket.

III. Milestones & Roadmap

Phase 1: Liquidity Genesis & Mainnet Activation (Month 0-3)
Status: In Progress (Smart Contracts Deployed on Testnet)
Key Deliverable: Deployment of $95,000 USD into XDC/UNT liquidity pools to scientifically defend a listing price of $0.005.
Funding Required: $95,000 (Liquidity) + $35,000 (Asset Acquisition)

Phase 2: The "Payroll Bridge" & Hey Chef Integration (Month 4-9)
Key Deliverable: Launch of the proprietary UNITY Payroll Interface, featuring deep API integration with "Hey Chef" restaurant management software and QuickBooks.
Metric: Successful settlement of the first 100 restaurant payroll transactions on the XDC mainnet.
Funding Required: $25,000 (Development & Hardware Testing)

Phase 3: Local Adoption & Hardware Deployment (Month 10-18)
Key Deliverable: Deployment of POS (Point of Sale) hardware to brick-and-mortar businesses in Colorado.
Metric: Onboarding 50+ local merchants to accept/settle in UNT.

Phase 4: Asset Realization & Founder Funding (Target: $1.00 UNT)
Trigger Event: Upon UNT achieving a stable valuation of $1.00.
Sustainability Mechanism: At this valuation, the Founder's Allocation (1.225 Billion UNT) activates to underwrite physical expansion. This ensures the project's long-term capital needs (Resort Construction) are self-funded, eliminating reliance on future grants.

Phase 5: Global Expansion
Key Deliverable: Licensing the UNITY Payroll/Hospitality stack to international operators.

IV. Budget Total Request: $200,000 (paid in XDC)
Allocation Breakdown:
Liquidity Seeding ($95,000): Strictly allocated to XDC/UNT DEX pools to establish the $0.005 entry price and ensure low slippage for payroll clients.

Strategic Reserve Assets ($35,000): Purchase of the 5-Metal Basket (Gold 50%, Silver 25%, Platinum 10%, Palladium 10%, Copper 5%).
Note: Copper allocation is capped at 5% to mitigate state-level sales tax and storage inefficiencies.

Security & Legal Framework ($35,000):
$20,000: Full Smart Contract Audit (CertiK/Hacken).
$15,000: Formal Legal Opinion Letter (US-based Counsel) for asset-token classification.

Development & Integration ($20,000):
Retainer for Senior Developer consultant to finalize API adapters and Technical Sales Engineering.

Hardware & Testing Infrastructure ($5,000):
Purchase of test tablets, POS terminals, and hardware wallets for the Phase 2 Beta Pilot.

Logistics & Security ($10,000):
Securing a "Bail-Free" Segregated Vault (e.g., Brinks/Malca-Amit) plus Year 1 Insurance/Storage fees.

V. Sustainability & Matching Funds UNITY achieves self-sufficiency through transaction fees (0.1%) and the Phase 4 Founder Funding mechanism.

Matching Capital Strategy: We are actively submitting proposals for a $600,000 Private Seed Round (targeting 3 Strategic Investors @ $200k each). This XDC grant will serve as the "Matching Anchor" to unlock that private capital, bringing the total initial capitalization to $800,000 for the launch year. Ultimately, I am looking for a "slow" yes, instead of a "fast" no. Thank you all for your time and consideration for my project.