How I Built a Custom Rust Blockchain for On-Chain Ride Lifecycle (opens in new tab)

I wanted ride-sharing operations — request, offer, accept, pay, cancel — to be first-class on-chain transactions, not generic smart-contract calls wrapped in app logic. So I built Clutch Protocol: a custom non-EVM blockchain in Rust, a GraphQL bridge for apps, a JavaScript SDK for client-side signing, and a public stage testnet you can try without installing anything. This post is the technical story: what I built, why I didn't use Ethereum, how a ride actually flows through the stack, and wh...