Odaily News Ethereum L2 network Taiko and global geek movement platform DoraHacks are teaming up to set standards for community voting, providing the largest anonymous community voting for a hackathon.
Taiko's Grant Factory Hackathon encourages developers to design projects that focus on providing innovative solutions, fun and engaging applications, or creating positive social impact. After months of competition, the finalists will enter the final round of voting, marking a step towards a larger community-driven decision.
Minimum Collusion-Resistant Infrastructure (MACI) was originally proposed by Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin as a mechanism to provide privacy and anti-collusion voting in a community environment. Concerns about obstacles in traditional voting systems (such as fraud, collusion, and lack of privacy) prompted him to propose ways to solve these problems on the chain.
MACI uses zero-knowledge technology to ensure that votes remain confidential while maintaining integrity and preventing vote buying or coercion. In a MACI round, there are two roles, the operator and the user. Users vote on the MACI smart contract through encrypted voting on-chain. These votes are time-stamped on-chain, and only the operator can see their votes and will publish the results after the voting is completed.
“Taiko is committed to advancing decentralization at every level, and we’re excited to see this reflected in the final round of voting at the hackathon,” said Ben Wan, Chief Community Officer at Taiko. “We’ve been impressed by the community’s enthusiasm for building and supporting Taiko, and we look forward to supporting the winners as we work together to build a truly decentralized future for Ethereum.”