Open Source · Smart Contracts · Solidity · Foundry · Research

Building Open Source Software
for Blockchain.

Smart contracts. Public research.
Learning in public.

§ 01 · bunje.io

Open Source
Engineering Lab.

bunje.io is a personal lab for blockchain software engineering. Everything is built openly, documented publicly, and published on GitHub.

// What is built here

Smart Contracts — Solidity contracts for regulated workflows, public goods, and cryptographic evidence
Foundry — Testing, deployment, and debugging on EVM from day one
Open Source — Every repository is public. Every decision is documented.
Public Research — Architecture decisions, security considerations, and design tradeoffs published openly

// Approach

GitHub-first — Code, issues, and documentation live on GitHub from the start
Learning in public — Progress is visible. Mistakes are documented. No pretending.
No hype — No DeFi, no tokens, no Web3 maximalism. Cryptographic tools for real problems.
Infrastructure background — 20 years in regulated infrastructure informs every design decision

// Personal research. Does not reflect the position of my employer. No finished product. Learning by building. The GitHub repositories document the current state: early, honest, open.

§ 02 · Current Focus

What I am
building right now.

The stack is narrow on purpose. Depth over breadth. Solidity and Foundry until the fundamentals are solid. Python comes next.

Primary · Active

Smart Contracts

Building secure Solidity contracts. Starting with access control, state machines, and workflow logic for regulated processes.

Solidity EVM State Machines Access Control
Primary · Active

Foundry

Testing, deployment, and debugging with Foundry. Every contract has tests before deployment. No exceptions.

forge test forge script cast Anvil
Roadmap · 2027

Python

Planned for 2027. Backend tooling and automation. Connecting smart contracts to real-world data and workflows.

web3.py Backend tooling Automation Planned
Principle · Always

Open Source

Every project is publicly documented on GitHub. Code, decisions, and progress visible from day one. No proprietary lock-in.

Public repos Open issues Documented GitHub-first
§ 03 · Projects

What is being
built and explored.

All projects are open source. Status reflects where each project currently stands — not where it is marketed to be.

Research · Prototype

Forsblock Protocol

Research protocol exploring cryptographic evidence for regulated approval and infrastructure workflows. State machines on-chain. Experimental.

Solidity State Machine Research Open Source
Prototype · In Progress

ClaimWorkflow

First application built on Forsblock. Cryptographic workflow for claim and approval processes. Smart contract backbone, testnet deployed.

Solidity Foundry Sepolia Workflow Logic
Learning · Complete

DonationVault

Solidity contract for secure donation pooling with controlled withdrawal. Built to understand vault patterns and access control fundamentals.

Solidity Vault Pattern Foundry Tests Open Source
Learning · Complete

Voting

On-chain voting contract. Built to understand proposal logic, delegation, and the complexity of fair vote counting in decentralized systems.

Solidity Governance Foundry Tests Open Source
Learning · Active

Foundry Playground

Ongoing Foundry exercises, test patterns, and debugging experiments. A public notebook for everything learned about testing smart contracts.

Foundry forge test Patterns Open Source
Roadmap · 2027

Python Toolkit

Planned backend tooling for connecting smart contracts to real-world data pipelines. No code yet. The problem is clear, the timing is not.

Python web3.py Planned 2027
All repositories on GitHub
Everything is open source
All work is experimental
§ 04 · Learning Journey

The timeline.
Honest.

This is where the learning actually stands. No retrospective polish — just the sequence as it happened.

§ 05 · GitHub

Every repository
documents the evolution.

The repositories are the product. Not polished demos — real code, real tests, real decisions. Including the dead ends.

github.com/bunje/buenje

Public repositories for every project stage.

Code is the documentation. Each repository includes Foundry tests, deployment scripts, and notes on design decisions. The commit history is honest — including the refactors and the mistakes.

  • Smart contract source code with full Foundry test suites
  • Deployment scripts for Sepolia testnet and local Anvil
  • Architecture notes and design decisions documented in the repository
Primary language Solidity Test framework Foundry Networks Sepolia · Anvil · Local License Open Source
View repositories on GitHub →
§ 06 · Research

ETR · May 2026

Published in Eisenbahntechnische Rundschau (ETR), an established technical journal for infrastructure and transport.

ETR · Issue 5 / 2026

Blockchain in der Planfeststellung: Möglichkeiten für Effizienz und Nachvollziehbarkeit

Examination of cryptographic evidence mechanisms for regulated approval and infrastructure procedures.

  • A smart contract does not replace an administrative decision — it enforces formal procedural logic
  • Cryptographic integrity is not a feature — it is the prerequisite
  • The different phases of an approval procedure — modelled as a state machine on the blockchain
Journal Eisenbahntechnische Rundschau (ETR) Issue 5 / 2026 Author Klaus Walter · bunje Topic Infrastructure Governance · Blockchain

Klaus Walter: Blockchain in der Planfeststellung: Möglichkeiten für Effizienz und Nachvollziehbarkeit. In: Eisenbahntechnische Rundschau (ETR) 5/2026, DVV Media Group.

Journal at publisher →

More research in progress.

Architecture decisions, security considerations, and design tradeoffs will be published here as the projects evolve. Articles on state machine design, cryptographic evidence patterns, and lessons from applying blockchain to regulated workflows.

§ 07 · Research Project

Forsblock Protocol.
Experimental.

An experimental protocol exploring cryptographic evidence mechanisms for regulated workflows. Not a product. Not a company. A research project built in public.

Layer 01

Cryptographic Foundation

SHA-256 hashing, digital signatures, qualified timestamps, immutable audit trail. Everything else is built on this layer.

Hashing Signatures Timestamps Merkle Trees Audit Trail Off-Chain Storage
Layer 02

Blockchain Infrastructure

Public blockchain anchoring. Tamper-resistant, long-term verifiable, vendor-independent. Anchors the hashes from Layer 01.

Ethereum Ecosystem Layer-2 Protocol-neutral On-Chain Anchoring
Layer 03

Forsblock Protocol

Construction law translated into machine-verifiable state machines. Roles, workflow gates, variation order protocols — coded, not described.

ContractAnchor PerformanceLog ApprovalProtocol EvidenceExport Open Standard
Layer 04

ClaimWorkflow

First application built on Forsblock. Cryptographic state machine for claim and approval workflows. Testnet deployed. Experimental.

Solidity Foundry Role Management Approval Workflows Sepolia Testnet
Phase 01
Submit
Submission · Hash · Anchoring
Phase 02
Review
Inspection · Signature · Timestamp
Phase 03
Negotiate
Bilateral · Deadlines · Protocol
Phase 04
Approve
Decision · Both Signatures
Phase 05
Prove
Export · Auditable

// Construction law translated into machine-verifiable process logic · Forsblock Protocol · Klaus Walter / bunje · 2025–2026 · Experimental

This is not a commercial platform.

Forsblock is a research project. No paying customers. No SaaS. No token. The protocol is being designed openly because the problem is real and the research is worth doing in public. Anyone can read the code, challenge the design, or build on the concept.

§ 08 · About

Infrastructure engineer.
Learning Solidity.

Not a startup founder. Not a crypto native. An infrastructure engineer exploring how cryptographic software can improve evidence, transparency, and workflow integrity.

// Background

Dipl.-Ing. — 20+ years in transport infrastructure
Project management — Roads, urban squares, rail planning procedures
Procurement & contract law — HOAI, VOB, VgV, VwVfG, AEG. Lived practice, not textbook.
Traffic signal engineering — Development and control of traffic signal systems. The same state machine logic that now drives smart contracts.
Variation order disputes — Document preparation and fact reconstruction under pressure.

// Currently learning

Solidity · Foundry — Smart contract development on EVM. Started 2025.
Open Source — Building publicly from day one. GitHub is the primary output.
Python — Planned for 2027. Backend tooling and automation.
Forsblock Protocol — Research project. Construction law as state machines on blockchain.
Freelance — Open to smart contract development projects from 2027.

// Personal research. Does not reflect the position of my employer. No finished product. Learning by building. The GitHub repositories show the current state: early, honest, open.

If you are working
at this intersection.

Infrastructure practice meets cryptographic software engineering. If any of this resonates — write.

"Mein Gott, Walter…" — That is what colleagues said when I named a situation everyone knew but no one had articulated precisely. That is still the starting point of everything here.