privacy-scaling-explorations · ctrlc03 · Aug 12, 2024 · Aug 7, 2024 · Aug 7, 2024 · Aug 7, 2024
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 slug: maci-1-0-release
 title: MACI 1.0 Release
+description: "Introducing MACI 1.0: A milestone release enhancing decentralized applications' collusion resistance, featuring improved developer experience and gas efficiency."
 authors:
   name: Koh Wei Jie
   title: Zero Knowledge (ZK) Researcher
   url: https://github.com/weijiekoh
   image_url: https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/17002415?v=4
 tags: [zk, maci, release, voting, security]
+excerpt: "The Privacy & Scaling Explorations team is proud to release version 1.0 of Minimal Anti-Collusion Infrastructure (MACI). MACI enables collusion resistance for decentralised applications, particularly voting and quadratic funding systems. This release is a major upgrade to the project and provides better developer experience and gas savings for users."
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 # Release Announcement: MACI 1.0

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 slug: maci-1-0-technical-introduction
 title: A Technical Introduction to MACI 1.0
+description: "Discover MACI 1.0: A groundbreaking solution for secure, collusion-resistant on-chain voting, powered by zk-SNARKs, ensuring transparency and integrity in every vote."
 authors:
   name: Kyle Charbonnet
   title: Privacy and Scaling Explorations (PSE)
   url: https://github.com/kcharbo3
   image_url: https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/30647178?v=4
 tags: [zk, maci, release, voting, security]
+excerpt: "MACI, which stands for Minimal Anti-Collusion Infrastructure, is an application that allows users to have an on-chain voting process with greatly increased collusion resistance. A common problem among today’s on-chain voting processes is how easy it is to bribe voters into voting for a particular option. Oftentimes this bribery takes the form of “join our pool (vote our way) and we will give you a cut of the rewards (the bribe)”. Since all transactions on the blockchain are public, without MACI, voters can easily prove to the briber which option they voted for and therefore receive the bribe rewards."
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 # A Technical Introduction to MACI 1.0

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 slug: maci-v1-1-1-release
 title: MACI v1.1.1 Release
+description: "Announcing the release of MACI v1.1.1, introducing enhanced security measures, new features, and an updated documentation guide to bolster the integrity and functionality of on-chain voting processes."
 authors:
   name: ctrlc03 & chao
   title: MACI team
   url: https://pse.dev
   image_url: /img/pse-logo-round.png
 tags: [zk, maci, release, voting, security]
+excerpt: "We are pleased to announce the release of an updated version of MACI - Minimal Anti-Collusion Infrastructure v1.1.1."
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 # MACI v1.1.1 Release Article

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 slug: 2024-team-roadmap
 title: New year, new MACI
+description: Welcome to 2024. MACI's New Year, New Team, New Roadmap
 authors:
   name: Sam Richards
   title: MACI team lead
   url: https://x.com/samonchain
   image_url: https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/8097623?v=4
 tags: [maci, roadmap]
+excerpt: "Happy 2024 and welcome to the new MACI documentation website and blog! Moving forward, we’ll post our latest project news and development updates here."
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 Greetings anons,

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 slug: maci-v1-2-0-release
 title: MACI v1.2.0 Release
+description: "MACI v1.2.0: Enhancing Blockchain Privacy & Security with Developer-Friendly Updates"
 authors:
   name: ctrlc03
   title: MACI team
   url: https://pse.dev
   image_url: /img/pse-logo-round.png
 tags: [release, audit, security, documentation]
+excerpt: "We are pleased to announce the release of MACI v1.2.0"
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 # MACI v1.2 Release

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   url: https://x.com/samonchain
   image_url: https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/8097623?v=4
 tags: [roadmap, rpgf, qf, qv]
+excerpt: "Glad to have you here! We have a few MACI roadmap updates to share.Before we hop into our Q2 plans, let's take a look at what we did in Q1:"
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 Greetings anon,

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   url: https://x.com/ctrlc03
   image_url: https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/93448202?v=4
 tags: [security, bug, babyjubjub, input validation]
+excerpt: "During ETHDam's Quadratic Funding round, run on clr.fund, we discovered a critical bug in MACI. The issue stemmed from the lack of validation on MACI public keys within the [Poll contract]. A user (spoiler alert, it was a self-inflicted denial of service (DoS)) was able to submit a MACI public key which was not a point of the Baby JubJub elliptic curve, and it broke everything."
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 During [ETHDam's Quadratic Funding round](https://ethdamqf.com/#/), run on [clr.fund](https://clr.fund), we discovered a critical bug in MACI. The issue stemmed from the lack of validation on MACI public keys within the [Poll contract](/docs/developers-references/smart-contracts/solidity-docs/Poll). A user (spoiler alert, it was a self-inflicted denial of service (DoS)) was able to submit a MACI public key which was not a point of the Baby JubJub elliptic curve, and it broke everything.

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   url: https://github.com/Vee-18
   image_url: /img/pse-logo-round.png
 tags: [maci, voting, history, vitalik]
+excerpt: "Minimal Anti-Collusion Infrastructure (MACI), is making waves in the world of private, digital voting. But where did this technology originate? Vitalik Buterin is the mind that thought of MACI. In this post, we’ll dive into his vision for a more secure and private digital voting system."
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 Minimal Anti-Collusion Infrastructure (MACI), is making waves in the world of private, digital voting. But where did this technology originate? Vitalik Buterin is the mind that thought of MACI. In this post, we’ll dive into his vision for a more secure and private digital voting system.

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   url: https://x.com/ctrlc03
   image_url: https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/93448202?v=4
 tags: [voting, security, anonymity, roadmap, grants]
+excerpt: "Minimal Anti Collusion Infrastructure (MACI) is a public good that allows one to run secure, private, on-chain voting polls."
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 Minimal Anti Collusion Infrastructure ([MACI](https://github.com/privacy-scaling-explorations/maci)) is a public good that allows one to run secure, private, on-chain voting polls.

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   url: https://github.com/Vee-18
   image_url: /img/pse-logo-round.png
 tags: [maci, voting, history, vitalik]
+excerpt: "In this blog post, we’ll give a high-level, beginner friendly introduction of what Minimal Anti-Collusion Infrastructure (MACI) is, and how it could be used in a real-world context. We’ll take you through the essentials of MACI, making complex concepts accessible regardless of your background in the blockchain space."
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 Hey Anon!

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   url: https://github.com/Vee-18
   image_url: /img/pse-logo-round.png
 tags: [maci, voting, history]
+excerpt: "Welcome to the intriguing world of blockchain! This guide delves into Minimal Anti-Collusion Infrastructure (MACI), essential for those exploring secure, private voting on the blockchain."
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 Welcome to the intriguing world of blockchain! This guide delves into Minimal Anti-Collusion Infrastructure (MACI), essential for those exploring secure, private voting on the blockchain.

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   url: https://github.com/Vee-18
   image_url: /img/pse-logo-round.png
 tags: [maci, voting, history]
+excerpt: "Public goods are services or products that are available for everyone to consume, regardless of whether they contribute to their creation. Examples include clean air, public parks, and open-source software. These goods are essential for community welfare but often face funding challenges due to their non-excludable and non-rivalrous nature. This is where blockchain technology steps in, offering a decentralised approach to funding these vital initiatives. Through blockchain, transparency and community participation in funding decisions are greatly enhanced."
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 ### What are Public Goods?

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   url: https://x.com/ctrlc03
   image_url: https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/93448202?v=4
 tags: [voting, security, anonymity, roadmap, grants]
+excerpt: "Glad to have you here! It's that time of the year where we have a few MACI roadmap updates to share. We’re going to take a moment to look at what we accomplished in Q2, as the most active project in the entire PSE GitHub org."
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 Greetings anon,

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   url: https://x.com/ctrlc03
   image_url: https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/93448202?v=4
 tags: [voting, security, anonymity, roadmap, grants]
+excerpt: "We’re excited to share with you what we're building over the next few months. You'll see some of the same themes as our Q2 roadmap as we strive to make MACI and MACI-RPGF more user-friendly and accessible."
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 # Q3 Roadmap

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   url: https://x.com/ctrlc03
   image_url: https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/93448202?v=4
 tags: [voting, security, anonymity, roadmap, grants]
+excerpt: "We are pleased to announce the release of MACI v2.0.0!"
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 # MACI v2.0 Release