Dora Factory, a pioneering infrastructure in decentralized governance technology and public good funding, has recently announced the distribution of gas fee airdrops for its native token, $DORA, to all ATOM stakers. This significant event took place on June 5, 2024, with over a million eligible addresses set to receive $DORA tokens. The airdrop campaign seeks to engage the Cosmos community in the governance of the ATOM Economic Zone Quadratic Funding program via DoraHacks.io. Whitelisting a total of 1.04 million addresses, the privacy voting round orchestrated by the Dora team represents the largest MACI (Minimum Anti Collusion Infrastructure) voting round ever.

Airdrop for ATOM Stakers

The airdrop on June 5 saw all ATOM stakers receive $DORA tokens in their wallets. $DORA is the native token of Dora Vota, a decentralized governance application chain built with the Cosmos SDK by Dora Factory.

This historic airdrop, targeting a vast number of addresses, aims to mobilize the Cosmos community known for its fervor for decentralized governance. The objective is to involve the community in a pivotal public goods governance experiment.

Empowering the Community

Following the airdrop, members of the Cosmos community can engage in the ATOM Economic Zone (AEZ) quadratic funding initiative. This initiative, a collaboration between DoraHacks, Dora Factory, and ATOM Accelerator DAO, allows participants to utilize ATOM to vote for and donate to valued public goods teams, support early-stage developers, and influence the distribution of an 80,000 ATOM and $200,000 USDC matching pool across 10 rounds of AEZ Quadratic Funding and MACI voting. Community members can leverage $DORA to cover gas fees for these transactions.

The campaign goes beyond mere dispersion of rewards to early-stage projects and essential public goods. It acts as a democratic governance experiment to harness community power in backing public goods and promising developers. The quadratic funding mechanism ensures that even minor donations from community members hold significant influence.

MACI Voting Ensuring Privacy

Dora Factory extends an invitation to community members to partake in MACI (Minimal Anti-Collusion Infrastructure) privacy voting. This form of voting involves distributing a $20,000 USDC prize pool to selected teams. Unlike traditional quadratic voting, MACI allows voters to express opinions on public goods without exposing their identities. Addresses with higher ATOM stakes receive more Voice Credits, equating to greater voting power.

Through MACI voting, Dora Factory aims to introduce advanced privacy-enabled voting technology to the Cosmos community, laying the groundwork for integrating secure, private, and anti-collusion technologies in governance scenarios.

Commitment to Community

To facilitate seamless participation in MACI voting, Dora Factory will integrate Dora Vota's native Gas Station feature to cover all voting fees. This fee subsidy underscores Dora Factory's dedication to the community as outlined in Cosmos Governance Proposal 917.

Historical Milestone in Community Governance

With the quadratic funding module now operational on Dora Vota for the Cosmos Hub, the Cosmos network has the potential to be a prominent supporter of public goods within its on-chain community. The inception of the two-year quadratic funding plan for the ATOM Economic Zone in June 2024 has attracted numerous noteworthy projects awaiting community attention and support.

Privacy-Preserving Governance Experiment

The implementation of MACI marks a significant stride for the Cosmos community, representing its maiden venture into privacy voting. The record-breaking whitelist of over 1 million addresses set by Dora Factory highlights the magnitude of this voting experiment. The team at Dora Factory eagerly anticipates the community's collective effort in forging a historic moment together.

About Dora Factory

Dora Factory stands as a leader in decentralized governance protocol stacks, providing governance and long-term incentives for the global hacker movement, open-source communities, and decentralized organizations through platforms like Public Good Staking and Dora Vota. The platform's innovative public good staking infrastructure transforms the funding landscape for developers in the PoS ecosystem. Additionally, Dora Vota offers a robust decentralized governance platform empowering users to create programmable governance mechanisms such as MACI and quadratic voting, fostering cost-effective decentralized governance for wider adoption.

For further exploration of Dora Factory's products, interested users can visit DoraFactory.org.

For additional insights, readers can refer to the Dora Research Blog available at research.dorahacks.io.