{"id":12126,"date":"2023-05-28T07:34:09","date_gmt":"2023-05-28T07:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoheretostay.com\/?p=12126"},"modified":"2023-05-28T07:34:10","modified_gmt":"2023-05-28T07:34:10","slug":"ethereum-gets-private-on-chain-voting-tool-through-a16zs-cicada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoheretostay.com\/?p=12126","title":{"rendered":"Ethereum gets private on-chain voting tool through a16z\u2019s \u2018Cicada\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\namzn_assoc_placement = \"adunit0\";\r\namzn_assoc_tracking_id = \"totafreearti-20\";\r\namzn_assoc_ad_mode = \"search\";\r\namzn_assoc_ad_type = \"smart\";\r\namzn_assoc_marketplace = \"amazon\";\r\namzn_assoc_region = \"US\";\r\namzn_assoc_default_search_phrase = \"crypto\";\r\namzn_assoc_default_category = \"All\";\r\namzn_assoc_search_bar = \"false\";\r\namzn_assoc_title = \"\";\r\namzn_assoc_rows =\"1\";\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"\/\/z-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/onejs?MarketPlace=US\"><\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) announced a new private, on-chain voting tool for Ethereum developers called &#8220;Cicada.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In a blog post, a16z developer Michael Zhu acknowledged existing on-chain voting features but noted that many of those systems are fully public and transparent.<\/p>\n<h2>Running tally privacy<\/h2>\n<p>By offering private voting, Cicada addresses issues found in public voting, such as vote manipulation and improper voter incentivization.<\/p>\n<p>Cicada specifically allows for running tally privacy, meaning it conceals the number of votes for each option until voting ends. This approach relies on time-lock puzzles, which conceal individual votes for a set amount of time, and homomorphic time-lock puzzles, which combine the other puzzles and conceal the overall tally.<\/p>\n<p>Zhu said that Cicada could also be used for voter anonymity and ballot privacy with the addition of zero-knowledge group membership proofs.<\/p>\n<p>Cicada is a Solidity library, meaning it is compatible with the programming language used in Ethereum smart contracts. Zhu said the library is efficient enough to be used on Ethereum&#8217;s mainnet (as opposed to layer 2 networks).<\/p>\n<h2>Real-world use not recommended<\/h2>\n<p>Zhu acknowledged on Twitter that on-chain voting is not &#8220;not ready for high-stakes real-world use cases yet&#8221; but expressed hope for future progress.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, numerous blockchain projects have governance systems that rely on on-chain voting. For example, Uniswap and other DeFi platforms use on-chain governance to choose which blockchains to deploy to, while the stablecoin project Maker uses on-chain voting to determine the makeup of its reserves and other decisions.<\/p>\n<p>The post Ethereum gets private on-chain voting tool through a16z\u2019s &#8216;Cicada&#8217; appeared first on CryptoSlate.<\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\namzn_assoc_placement = \"adunit0\";\r\namzn_assoc_tracking_id = \"totafreearti-20\";\r\namzn_assoc_ad_mode = \"search\";\r\namzn_assoc_ad_type = \"smart\";\r\namzn_assoc_marketplace = \"amazon\";\r\namzn_assoc_region = \"US\";\r\namzn_assoc_default_search_phrase = \"bitcoin\";\r\namzn_assoc_default_category = \"All\";\r\namzn_assoc_search_bar = \"false\";\r\namzn_assoc_title = \"\";\r\namzn_assoc_rows =\"1\";\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"\/\/z-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/onejs?MarketPlace=US\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/ethereum-gets-private-on-chain-voting-tool-through-a16zs-cicada\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) announced a new private, on-chain voting tool for Ethereum developers called &#8220;Cicada.&#8221; In a blog post, a16z developer Michael Zhu acknowledged existing on-chain voting features but noted that many of those systems are fully public and transparent. 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