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(VC, grants by foundation, token sales, etc)", "questionId": 5}, {"type": "number", "answer": "6", "hidden": false, "question": "Total team size", "questionId": 6}, {"type": "number", "answer": "3", "hidden": false, "question": "How old (in Months) is the project?", "questionId": 7}, {"type": "address", "hidden": true, "question": "If you participated in past grant rounds using a different project payout wallet address, please share it here:", "questionId": 8}, {"type": "paragraph", "hidden": false, "question": "Profiles or socials of other main team members publicly associated with the project:", "questionId": 9}, {"type": "multiple-choice", "answer": "Yes", "hidden": true, "question": "Have you read and confirmed your grant abides by the Program General Eligibility Policy? https://gitcoin.notion.site/GG18-Eligibility-cb4a5754c56043d4b3ed34eddbac261c?pvs=4", "questionId": 10}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "Interoperability - IZAR enables seamless communication between Ethereum and Aleo, allowing assets and data to move securely between chains. This expands Ethereum's interoperability and integration with privacy-focused L2s.\n\nPrivacy - By using zero-knowledge proofs, IZAR enables private cross-chain transactions, aligning with Ethereum's principles around user privacy and security. This provides a privacy-preserving bridge to Ethereum.\n\nDecentralization - IZAR utilizes decentralized governance and zkSnark multisig verification, avoiding centralized control points. This promotes permissionless innovation on Ethereum.\n\nOpen source - As an open source protocol, IZAR enables anyone to build integrations and tools on top of it. This aligns with Ethereum's ethos around open access and transparency.\n\nPublic good - Cross-chain interoperability and privacy are public goods that benefit the whole Ethereum ecosystem. IZAR unlocks new use cases and applications for Ethereum users.\n\nInnovation - IZAR pushes the cutting edge of zero-knowledge technology and cross-chain protocols, driving further cryptographic innovation on Ethereum.\n\nIn summary, IZAR aligns closely with Ethereum's values around openness, privacy, decentralization, and technology innovation. By providing a critical privacy-preserving bridge to L2s, it delivers meaningful utility as an Ethereum public good.", "hidden": false, "question": "Please explain how your project meets the round-specific eligibility criteria", "questionId": 11}, {"type": "paragraph", "hidden": false, "question": "If you've participated in past grant rounds, please share any new updates or milestones from the prior months", "questionId": 12}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "Here is a list of things we would measure and demonstrate its impact.\n\nUser adoption - Track number of active users, transactions, and value transferred via IZAR protocol. This shows real-world usage and adoption.\n\nBridge activity - Quantify total value bridged between Ethereum and Aleo networks. Higher value transfer indicates more cross-chain activity.\n\nDecentralization - Track number of active validator nodes supporting the network. More distributed validation enhances decentralization.\n\nSecurity - Track uptime/downtime and monitor for vulnerabilities. Robust security and availability support reliability.\n\nEcosystem funding - Measure total investments/grants for teams building on IZAR. More funding indicates greater ecosystem development.\n\nTracking this combination of usage, development, economic, and technical metrics can quantify IZAR's tangible impact on the Ethereum and Aleo ecosystem over time. The metrics provide evidence of the increased connectivity, privacy, innovation, and savings unlocked by the protocol.", "hidden": true, "question": "How do you measure the impact of your project? Please provide examples and/or standard metrics. This might be used in future impact reports", "questionId": 13}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "IZAR is a groundbreaking privacy-preserving interoperability protocol that seamlessly connects the Ethereum and Aleo ecosystems. We offer unparalleled support for heterogeneous chain arbitrary message cross-chain communication. Utilizing advanced zero-knowledge cryptography, IZAR ensures fully private cross-chain transactions while maintaining robust user privacy and security. Additionally, the protocol is designed to incorporate a novel governance model and zkSnark multisig verification to further enhance its capabilities and user trust.\n\nWe recently took part in the ETHShanghai Hackathon and achieved noteworthy success. We secured the first place in the main track, specifically in the category of Infra & Public Goods. Furthermore, we also emerged as winners in a deploy challenge sponsored by Linea.", "hidden": false, "question": "Anything else you'd like to share about your project, previous work, or other project affiliations? 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