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If so, please name the rounds or link the builder profile to prior rounds.", "questionId": 4}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "Forus significantly contributes to the Ethereum network's infrastructure by:\n\n1. Enhancing Privacy: Utilizes stealth addresses to enable anonymous transactions, protecting user identities.\n2. Decentralized Key Management: Employs decentralized key generation, allowing users to retain control over their transaction data.\n3. Improving Security: Implements elliptic curve cryptography (ECDH) to strengthen transaction security and mitigate vulnerabilities.", "hidden": true, "question": "How does your project contribute significantly to the Ethereum network's infrastructure? Please provide specific examples and metrics if available.", "questionId": 5}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "Forus introduces pioneering work in enhancing privacy through the use of stealth addresses powered by elliptic curve Diffie-Hellman (ECDH) cryptography. This method ensures that users can receive ETH and ERC20 tokens without ever exposing their real wallet addresses, preserving their privacy in on-chain transactions.\n\nIn terms of user experience, Forus simplifies transaction processes by integrating a relayer mechanism that allows users to pay gas fees in ERC20 tokens rather than ETH. This eliminates the common hurdle of needing ETH for gas, making transactions more user-friendly and reducing friction for new or non-technical users.\n\nFor future interoperability, Forus is also working on cross-chain solutions, enabling users to privately receive and send funds across multiple blockchains, further expanding privacy and flexibility for users in the decentralized ecosystem. These innovations push the boundaries of privacy and usability within Ethereum and beyond.", "hidden": true, "question": "Describe any pioneering development work in your project, particularly in enhancing privacy, interoperability, or user experience.", "questionId": 6}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "Forus addresses the **privacy problem** inherent in the Ethereum ecosystem, where transparent blockchain transactions can expose users\u2019 identities and financial activities. Traditional methods of sending and receiving funds make wallet addresses publicly traceable, posing risks of financial profiling, identity exposure, and potential security vulnerabilities.\n\nOur solution uses **stealth addresses** with **elliptic curve cryptography (ECDH)**, allowing users to receive funds anonymously. Unlike existing privacy tools like Tornado Cash , Railgun and monero, which can be complex and costly, Forus offers a more **user-friendly and cost-effective approach** by enabling users to generate unique cryptographic links for each transaction. This ensures that no real wallet addresses are exposed, while also maintaining compatibility with Ethereum's infrastructure.\n\nAdditionally, Forus introduces a **relayer mechanism** that allows users to withdraw funds from stealth address in **ERC20 tokens**, removing the need to hold ETH. This improves the user experience compared to existing solutions that require ETH for transactions, thus reducing friction and making the system more accessible to everyday users.", "hidden": true, "question": "What specific problems or challenges in the Ethereum ecosystem does your project address? How does your solution improve upon existing alternatives?", "questionId": 7}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "1. Current Phase (Q4 2024):\nTesting and Auditing: Ongoing testing and auditing processes are being conducted to ensure the security and functionality of our stealth address mechanism. This involves rigorous assessments to identify and mitigate any vulnerabilities, ensuring a robust solution for our users.\n\n2. Development Enhancements (Q1 2025):\nUser Interface Improvements: Enhancing the user interface to make the platform more intuitive and user-friendly.\nIntegration of Cross-Chain Transfers: Developing capabilities for users to conduct private transactions across multiple blockchains.\n\n3. Marketing Initiatives (Q2 2025):\nCommunity Engagement: Launching marketing campaigns to educate users about the benefits of privacy in transactions and the unique features of Forus.\nPartnership Development: Building partnerships with other projects and platforms in the Ethereum ecosystem to broaden our reach and impact.\n\n4. Long-term Goals (Q3-Q4 2025):\nExpansion of Features: Introducing advanced features, such as NFT transfers and additional token support for transaction fees.\nScaling and Infrastructure Improvements: Enhancing the underlying infrastructure to support a growing user base and increased transaction volumes.\n\n\n\n1. Development and Enhancements (40%): For ongoing feature development and improvements.\n2. Testing and Auditing (30%): To ensure a secure and reliable platform through rigorous testing and external audits.\n3. Marketing and Community Engagement (20%): To increase awareness and adoption of Forus within the Ethereum ecosystem.\n4. Operational Costs (10%): For maintaining the project\u2019s infrastructure and team.", "hidden": true, "question": "Outline your project's roadmap and how the grant funds will be used to achieve your development goals.", "questionId": 8}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "Forus mitigates risks associated with transaction traceability by creating unique, untraceable addresses for each transaction. This prevents the exposure of personal wallet addresses, reducing the risk of identity theft, financial profiling, and targeted attacks. By integrating advanced cryptographic techniques directly on Ethereum, Forus contributes to a more secure and private user environment, which is essential for the long-term resilience.", "hidden": true, "question": "How does your project contribute to the decentralization and security of the Ethereum network?", "questionId": 9}, {"type": "paragraph", "hidden": true, "question": "For any project deploying smart contracts on blockchain networks, please list all your deployer addresses and their corresponding blockchain networks. Use this format for each entry: [deployer_address], [chain_id]\u2014for example, 0x123abc..., 42161 (This represents a deployer address on the Arbitrum network). 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By utilizing elliptic curve Diffie-Hellman (ECDH) cryptography, Forus generates unique stealth addresses for each transaction, allowing users to receive ETH and ERC20 tokens privately via a cryptographic link, without exposing their real wallet addresses.\n\n**How It Works:**\n1. **Elliptic Curve Cryptography & Forus Keys**: Forus uses ECDH cryptography to create a key pair (public and private). The public key forms a cryptographic link, which can be shared without revealing any association with the user\u2019s actual blockchain address. This key generation process allows for the creation of multiple, independent Forus keys for enhanced flexibility.\n   \n2. **Stealth Address Generation**: When a sender initiates a transaction, they use the shared public key to compute a stealth address through a real-time, off-chain operation, utilizing their own ephemeral private key. This ensures that every transaction is linked to a one-time, unpredictable stealth address, shielding both sender and receiver from any blockchain-based traceability.\n\n3. **Fund Retrieval & Privacy**: Receivers monitor the Forus contract for new transactions, derive the corresponding private key using their Forus secret, and access their funds in a secure, anonymous manner. The stealth address breaks any link between sender and receiver, ensuring complete privacy in on-chain financial interactions.\n\n**Built on Ethereum's Infrastructure**: Forus enhances the privacy layer on Ethereum and Arbitrum, which inherently prioritize transparency. By leveraging stealth addresses, Forus provides a practical solution to the transparency challenges of blockchain, making secure, untraceable transactions possible.\n\n**Innovations**: Forus is refining its relayer mechanism to allow users to pay transaction fees in ERC20 tokens, eliminating the need for ETH. Integration with Gelato enables automated transactions, enhancing user convenience. Additionally, cross-chain transfer capabilities and NFT support are in development, further expanding Forus\u2019 privacy-enhancing ecosystem.\n\nForus merges cryptographic sophistication with Ethereum\u2019s infrastructure, offering a secure, user-friendly solution for private financial transactions on Arbitrum.", "lastUpdated": 0, "projectGithub": "TheForus", "projectTwitter": "The_Forus"}, "recipient": "0x96Cd565AAaB2e55Ffe4Bb9BF64CD234A96c7Ff45"}}