Project @AleoHQ is preparing to enter the mainnet by the beggining of next year, but even while it’s still on the testnet, work is already underway to deploy various Dapps and tools. In this post we will look at what applications are already deployed on Aleo now.
Any dev developing technical tools or DApp can participate in the grant program. Aleo grants are divided into 3 types:
— Ignition, $3000 for prototyping/simple applications on Aleo;
— BluePrint, from 10 to 100k$+ for higher level projects;
— Launch Grant (from 10 to 200k+) for long-term projects developed on Aleo.
To apply for a grant, a project must meet two main criteria — it must be developer activity and open source.
The applications for zkOracle are especially relevant now. Aleo is in dire need of the development and implementation of a zero-knowledge oracle mechanism that allows securely receive data from any source, create data channels from anywhere on the Internet.
Using ZKP, zkOracles can compress complex calculations into proofs that can be quickly verified to prove the validity of data in a scalable, secure, and privacy-preserving way. Such a zkOracle must certainly be written on the Leo language.
Having an extensive ecosystem is a must-have for any major L1 blockchain. It is gratifying that Aleo clearly understands the relevance of building a whole network of interesting DApps. The first NFT project on Aleo is Privacy Pride (https://privacypride.com)
Privacy Pride is a collection currently consisting of 1000 OG NFTs in Testnet 3. OG NFT holders will be able to mint their NFT counterpart on the mainnet for free. 9000 NFT will go to public mint on the mainnet with a price of 100 Aleo credits.
It seems that not all whitelist spots have been played yet, which means that there is an opportunity to mint OG NFT. Devs behind the collection are @theLeoWallet, so I advise you to follow Twitter if you have a desire to participate, as they sometimes hold various draws.
The next dapp is Eclipse (https://github.com/eqlabs/eclipse), Solana’s zero-knowledge proofs repository under development @equilibrium_co. This solution allows to create a bridge for verification of evidence between Solana, Aleo and any other ecosystem.
In general, the Equilibrium contribution was not limited to this — they helped with the refactoring of SnarkOS components, node memory leaks and improved some other elements of the Aleo architecture. Information about it is here → https://equilibrium.co/work
Next in line are explorers. At the moment there are several of them — one official, from the Aleo team — https://aleo.network. This official explorer allows you to track all the necessary information about the blockchain — blocks, transactions, validators.
One of the community explorers is Hamp Explorer (https://explorer.hamp.app) by developer Haruka. It is noteworthy that the position of the team is apparently these explorers are enough, since grants for the technical category “explorers” are no longer subsidized.
The next group of applications is related to authentication and identity. The first project is Nemean (https://github.com/AleoHQ/nemean) by @PineStreetLabs. The name Nemean is given in honor of the Nemean lion from Greek mythology =)
Nemean is a wallet library (SDK) that includes key generation and signing, wallet utilities, and implements a client for Aleo that is compatible with snarkOS. Nemean is accessed through the command line.
Nemean is written in Go but uses the snarkVM Rust library for basic functionality. Nemean will be used as the basis for higher-level libraries and applications, including wallets for users of the Aleo ecosystem, exchange wallets, etc.
Initially Nemean’s target group was custodians, exchanges, investors and institutional miners, but now Nemean can also be used by wallet developers and regular users of the Aleo blockchain. Learn more about PineStreetsLabs here → http://pinestreetlabs.com
We continue our review of infrastructure projects of the Aleo ecosystem. DidKit (https://spruceid.dev/didkit/didkit-examples/core-functions-with-aleo...) by @SpruceID — A set of tools for testing the functionality of verifiable credentials and decentralized ID.
zkDrop (http://zkDrop.xyz) — digital ID built on Aleo. zkDrop is a private on-chain tool for file sharing and collaboration between Aleo accounts. zkDrop’s slogan is “Store, encrypt and share multimedia files on-chain!”
The main idea of zkDrop is to create a fast and reliable solution for identity verification and secure storage of personal data. The team chose Aleo due to its modularity and compatibility. According to them, Aleo provides the ideal set of tools for creating private applications.
MACI (Minimum Anti-Collusion Infrastructure on Aleo) by @class_lambda is an electronic voting application. https://lambdaclass.com is a web3 engineering firm. The MACI system is developed in the Leo programming language (and a little Rust).
MACI is a set of smart contracts and zero-knowledge schemes based on which developers can create collusion-proof applications -> governance DAO systems. In addition to DAO voting, MACI is used for a number of other applications (games, gambling and finance).
At the moment, in the field of gaming, Aleo presents mainly the simplest apps, but they are already working on the testnet. To run the vast majority of them now you will need a command line and basic coding knowledge. Some of these simple games that work on Testnet III include:
- zkBattleship (https://github.com/demox-labs/zk-battleship…)
- AleoRoulette (https://github.com/Entropy1729/aleo_roulette…)
- Tic-Tac-Toe (https://github.com/AleoHQ/leo/tree/testnet3/examples/tictactoe…)
- Aleo Monopoly (https://github.com/Elexy101/Aleo-Monopoly…)
- Aleodle (https://github.com/pineappleworkshop/aleo-zordle…)
- Roshambi (https://github.com/pineappleworkshop/aleo-roshambo…)
- Sudoku, Wordle, Trivia (https://github.com/ruizehung/Zero-Knowledge-Sudoku-Wordle-Trivia…)
- zkStratego (https://github.com/evan-schott/zk-stratego…)
However, there is one game that you can already try to play without any dances with tambourines with the command line. Meet the Boloney game! (https://boloney.io) from Kryha studio. We roll the dice, bluff, guess the bluff of our opponents))
To win, you need to outwit your opponents and become the last player left with dice. In order to play right now, you need one more friend (up to 7 players can participate in the game) and Leo Wallet installed on your PC!
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