diff --git a/packages/backend/src/registry.ts b/packages/backend/src/registry.ts
index 1519da71..4f1cf626 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/registry.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/registry.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { Octokit } from 'octokit';
 import { inc as semverInc } from 'semver';
 import { DeepPartial } from 'typeorm';
 
-import { Account, Registry as LaconicRegistry, getGasPrice, parseGasAndFees } from '@cerc-io/registry-sdk';
+import { Account, Registry as LaconicRegistry, getGasPrice, parseGasAndFees, IndexedTx } from '@cerc-io/registry-sdk';
 
 import { RegistryConfig } from './config';
 import {
@@ -505,6 +505,15 @@ export class Registry {
     return account.address;
   }
 
+  async getTxResponse(txHash: string): Promise<IndexedTx | null> {
+    const account = new Account(Buffer.from(this.registryConfig.privateKey, 'hex'));
+    await account.init();
+    const laconicClient = await this.registry.getLaconicClient(account);
+    const txResponse: IndexedTx | null = await laconicClient.getTx(txHash);
+
+    return txResponse;
+  }
+
   getLrn(appName: string): string {
     assert(this.registryConfig.authority, "Authority doesn't exist");
     return `lrn://${this.registryConfig.authority}/applications/${appName}`;
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/resolvers.ts b/packages/backend/src/resolvers.ts
index 7995765d..3fe9a9be 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/resolvers.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/resolvers.ts
@@ -84,6 +84,17 @@ export const createResolvers = async (service: Service): Promise<any> => {
       address: async (_: any, __: any, context: any) => {
         return service.getAddress();
       },
+
+      verifyTx: async (
+        _: any,
+        {
+          txHash,
+          amount,
+          senderAddress,
+        }: { txHash: string; amount: string; senderAddress: string },
+      ) => {
+        return service.verifyTx(txHash, amount, senderAddress);
+      },
     },
 
     // TODO: Return error in GQL response
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/schema.gql b/packages/backend/src/schema.gql
index c4427b02..4ea3f22c 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/schema.gql
+++ b/packages/backend/src/schema.gql
@@ -265,6 +265,7 @@ type Query {
   domains(projectId: String!, filter: FilterDomainsInput): [Domain]
   deployers: [Deployer]
   address: String!
+  verifyTx(txhash: String!, amount: String!, senderAddress: String!): Boolean!
 }
 
 type Mutation {
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/service.ts b/packages/backend/src/service.ts
index 6f48cc9e..0788db85 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/service.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/service.ts
@@ -1405,4 +1405,26 @@ export class Service {
   async getAddress(): Promise<any> {
     return this.laconicRegistry.getAddress();
   }
+
+  async verifyTx(txhash: string, amountSent: string, senderAddress: string): Promise<boolean> {
+    const txResponse = await this.laconicRegistry.getTxResponse(txhash);
+    if (!txResponse) {
+      log('Transaction response not found');
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    const transfer = txResponse.events.find(e => e.type === 'transfer' && e.attributes.some(a => a.key === 'msg_index'));
+    if (!transfer) {
+      log('No transfer event found');
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    const sender = transfer.attributes.find(a => a.key === 'sender')?.value;
+    const recipient = transfer.attributes.find(a => a.key === 'recipient')?.value;
+    const amount = transfer.attributes.find(a => a.key === 'amount')?.value;
+
+    const recipientAddress = await this.getAddress();
+
+    return amount === amountSent && sender === senderAddress && recipient === recipientAddress;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/packages/frontend/src/pages/org-slug/projects/create/template/index.tsx b/packages/frontend/src/pages/org-slug/projects/create/template/index.tsx
index 9879c56d..7e855240 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/src/pages/org-slug/projects/create/template/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/frontend/src/pages/org-slug/projects/create/template/index.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import {
   ArrowRightCircleFilledIcon,
   LoadingIcon,
 } from 'components/shared/CustomIcon';
-import { Checkbox } from 'components/shared/Checkbox';
 import { Button } from 'components/shared/Button';
 import { useToast } from 'components/shared/Toast';
 
@@ -169,15 +168,6 @@ const CreateRepo = () => {
             )}
           />
         </div>
-        <div>
-          <Controller
-            name="isPrivate"
-            control={control}
-            render={({}) => (
-              <Checkbox label="Make this repo private" disabled={true} />
-            )}
-          />
-        </div>
         <div>
           <Button
             {...buttonSize}
diff --git a/packages/gql-client/src/client.ts b/packages/gql-client/src/client.ts
index 5bf769d9..edd0cd77 100644
--- a/packages/gql-client/src/client.ts
+++ b/packages/gql-client/src/client.ts
@@ -440,4 +440,22 @@ export class GQLClient {
 
     return data.address;
   }
+
+  async verifyTx(txhash: string, amount: string, senderAddress: string): Promise<boolean> {
+    console.log('Verifying Transaction with parameters:', {
+      txhash,
+      amount,
+      senderAddress
+  });
+    const { data } = await this.client.query({
+      query: queries.verifyTx,
+      variables: {
+        txhash,
+        amount,
+        senderAddress
+      }
+    });
+
+    return data;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/packages/gql-client/src/queries.ts b/packages/gql-client/src/queries.ts
index 4aa12b83..a9c3e8e3 100644
--- a/packages/gql-client/src/queries.ts
+++ b/packages/gql-client/src/queries.ts
@@ -329,3 +329,9 @@ query {
   address
 }
 `;
+
+export const verifyTx = gql`
+query ($txhash: String!, $amount: String!, $senderAddress: String!) {
+  verifyTx(txhash: $txhash, amount: $amount, senderAddress: $senderAddress)
+}
+`;