First report
Public Goods Round by Ethereum Tegucigalpa 2024
Intro
Trust Round was the 4th public goods funding round organized by Ethereum Tegucigalpa. USD 10,000 in DAI for projects located in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. This round, called the "Trust Round," leverages MACI Platform, a blockchain-based platform designed to enhance the funding process. The initiative introduces new trust-building mechanisms for organizers, voters, and participating projects, aiming to promote innovative technologies and establish best practices for managing public goods from Ethereum Honduras.
Timeline
- May 2024: Initial requirements began to take place, including contacting the developer for setting up the round and making key decisions such as network to use, gatekeeper choice, art definition, and voter definition.
- May 31, 2024: A test round was launched to test the round running on Scroll.
- June 1-14, 2024: Zupass Gatekeeper was worked on. Changes were made on the frontend and on contracts to support Zupass as a gatekeeper for the round.
- July, 2024: Further tests were ran on Scroll, and due to limitations on the amount of projects Scroll could support (10 projects) it was decided to use Optimism instead. Changes were made on the frontend and the configurations in order to move chains.
- July 15, 2024: Voters have been selected and onboarded to Zupass.
- July 22-29, 2024: Project selection from proposals reviewed and approved/denied.
- August 10, 2024: Website is live and selected projects are visible. Voters have been sent their Zupass PCD.
- August 11, 2024: Voting begins.
- August 21, 2024: Vote concludes and results are tallied.
- August 22, 2024: Results are published and live on website.
Notes about implementing the timeline
- It was much easier to have the two timelines going, so backend activities were also planned & carried out.
- In this round many projects were new to blockchain so additional time had to be accounted for the onboarding process.