"Ethereum's Largest Anonymous Vote: Taiko & DoraHacks Unveil MACI"

Ethereum Layer 2 network Taiko and DoraHacks, the world's largest hacker movement, are set to launch the largest anonymous community vote in crypto history. The initiative, part of the Taiko Grant Factory Hackathon, aims to advance decentralization in community governance.

The Taiko Grant Factory Hackathon has been designed to foster developer creativity, driving innovation and interactive applications with real-world impact. After months of intense competition, the finalists are now heading into the voting phase, marking a significant step towards large-scale, community-driven decision-making.

At the heart of this vote is the Minimal Anti-Collusion Infrastructure (MACI), a privacy-preserving and collusion-resistant voting mechanism originally conceptualized by Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin. MACI addresses the fundamental flaws of traditional voting systems, such as fraud, collusion, and privacy leaks. Dora Factory, the decentralized governance protocol, has carried Vitalik's mission and delivered the best MACI product on the market.

For the final round of Taiko's Grant Factory Hackathon, voting will be executed entirely on-chain via MACI. This ensures encrypted ballots, zero-knowledge proof integrity, and protection against vote buying and collusion. Users will submit their votes through smart contracts, with timestamps recorded on-chain, making the process transparent yet private. At the end of the voting round, results will be revealed by the designated operator, ensuring both fairness and credibility. As an incentive, Taiko is distributing 50,000 Trailblazer points to participants, which will later translate into an airdrop.

Ben Wan, Taiko's Community Director, expressed his excitement about the event: "This is decentralization in action. We're thrilled to bring MACI to this scale and grateful to the community for participating in Taiko's growth. The future of Ethereum is decentralized, and we're here to make that happen—together."

The voting event has attracted significant participation, with over 920,000 individuals expected to take part, making it one of the largest whitelisted anonymous community votes in Ethereum's history. Steve Ngok, Partner at DoraHacks, added: "We're incredibly excited to work with Taiko on launching the biggest MACI-powered vote in Ethereum history. DoraHacks and Dora Factory have committed resources to expanding Ethereum's mission—advancing MACI for decentral