MINIMAL PROXY

UPGRADABLE PROXY

Minimal Proxy – Real Life Web3 Example

Scenario: Creating Wallets for Users (Like Argent or Gnosis Safe)

• Suppose you are building a DApp like Argent Wallet or Gnosis Safe, where every user gets their own smart contract wallet.
• Deploying one full wallet contract per user would cost a lot of gas.

What You Do?

• You deploy one main Wallet contract (contains all the logic).
• For every new user, you create a minimal proxy (like a lightweight wallet copy) that points to the main Wallet logic but has its own:
  • Owner address
  • Funds
  • Transaction history

Result:

• You can onboard 10,000 users by deploying 10,000 tiny proxies (much cheaper).
• Each user feels like they have their own wallet contract, but under the hood, they all share one copy of logic code.

Upgradeable Proxy – Real Life Web3 Example

Scenario: A DeFi Protocol like Aave or Uniswap

• You launch a DeFi contract for users to deposit/borrow tokens.
• After 3 months, you find a bug or want to add a new feature (e.g., flash loans v2).
• If you redeploy a new contract, all user funds and data in the old contract will be stuck!