As per the "Concept Story" presented at the very beginning of this Whitepaper, one of the most straightforward use cases would in our opinion be casual, and contingent on finding an item of unknown value.

In this scenario, the end user of the system stumbles upon a hidden treasure, whether at the grandparents' attic, on a garage sale or at the shore. Because of not being able to assess proper value of the finding due to lack of expertise in this matter, he could take few pictures, type in a short description and send the package to the ViValid network using free mobile application.

Before too long, several assessments of the item's nature, origin and most importantly - potential value will be permanently attached to the profile. Should the finder wish to have a more precise examination of the finding, he can put it through the next validation tier. Regardless from that point, he can take more informed decision concerning the item and interaction with ViValid may stop here. To the next discovery, that is.

In this scenario, ViValid is being used by amateur and professional collectors alike. Usually, members of collector’s community are aware of potential or even factual value of their possessions. Therefore, they could use the system as a service for validation of authenticity and as a way of certification.

Each evaluation is stored in the blockchain permanently while records are publicly open as a ledger which can be used to confirm valuation, and even trace the path of ownership if a new owner is willing to participate in building the history of the object. In this case, the former owner transfers merely rights onto the account of the buyer within the application.

At any point, the current owner of an item can print out a hard copy of certificate consisting of all details stored in the system and a data matrix code pointing at the original contract in the blockchain. Historical evaluations of an item can be as well used as a way of showing growth of its value in time.

An immutable ledger of all validations in conjunction with traceable records of ownership changes is an inherent part of the ViValid service. In this scenario, especially the latter functionality plays a significant role.

Users can utilise blockchain technology to prove rightful ownership of an item. Additionally, ViValid provides a way of reporting stolen properties. A new potential buyer, for example, a pawnshop owner, can directly ask for a certificate of authenticity generated by ViValid or put the item on the system himself. Every time the new object is provided for validation, the image recognition alongside with machine learning subsystem will try to match it with the list of stolen items. It will raise a suspicion flag in case of the positive outcome.

On a less serious note, the ViValid service can be used to indulge the vanity of an owner of the unique and expensive item. Or better yet, to prove how wrong are the friends boasting about their possessions. Maybe can even help in winning a bet?

In this scenario, the owner has no intention of selling. Additionally, he is fully aware of the value of the item. Whether he wants to prove the value to his friends, brag about it or just build the history around the artefact in the blockchain - the outcome is identical.

Finally, the other end of the system, being a community of users with acumen gives an opportunity to generate additional income.

Each evaluation provided to the system is rewarded financially. Validators gather VIV tokens which can be traded in third-party exchanges or directly on the ViValid service

For example, a librarian having almost by definition a vast knowledge about books and potentially a little bit of free time in her day job could efficiently monetize her expertise via the mobile app.

A pawnshop owner could utilize years of experience in evaluating items of different provenience as a complementary part of his business.