Get a glimpse of the top 10 finalists for the ETH Global Istanbul Hackathon

Original source: ETHGlobal

Original compilation: Deep Tide TechFlow

The ETH Global Istanbul Hackathon was launched recently. With a number of new projects in contention, here are the 10 that made it to the finals:

• Clade Club
• S.C.I
• BridgeBuddy
• Buddy-Guard
• Sarma
• AidDistribute
• TapTrust
• Footy Stars
• ZKvote.cc

1.Lens & Frens 1.Clade Club: A platform for fair social governance that prioritizes data-driven decision-making

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It aims to influence the DAO (Decentralized Autonomous Organization) governance structure by addressing issues of fairness, efficiency, and transparency. Inspired by Ray Dalio’s “dot collector” concept, we developed a platform that combines quadratic voting, facial recognition KYC (Know Your Customer) through Worldcoin, and a unique session-based decision-making process.

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2.S.C.I: Verify smart contract security to prevent phishing attacks

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Secure Contract Interactions is an on-chain contract-to-domain verification protocol. It is used to verify that the smart contract you are interacting with is verified by the domain owner and to prevent scams or phishing attacks.

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3.BridgeBuddy: A wallet that automatically bridges funds

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Chain abstraction wallets that leverage Hyperlane Warp Routes and Safe Core to automatically bridge assets when needed.

The project simplifies the user experience by hiding the complexities of various EVM-compatible chains. Users don’t need to monitor and manage the funds on each chain and complete the bridging process, the wallet consolidates and displays all assets together. If a transaction requires additional funds on a particular chain, the wallet automatically bridges the required amount before executing the transaction, leveraging account abstraction for a seamless process.

4.Buddy-Guard: The community acts as your guard

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A social security app for people who “leave a group in the middle of the night”, especially single girls. They can add their social groups as friend guards, who can then help monitor their whereabouts and provide support if necessary.

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5.Sarma: A development aid for privacy

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The project implements a tool called Sarma, which implements public/private execution duality (duality, development term) on any EVM. It can also work cross-chain on multiple EVM chains. Users can use Solidity to write the public part of a smart contract as usual. When private execution and addressing are required, Sarma (encrypted UTXO-style blob) enables privacy. The private part of the smart contract is written in Noir.

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6.AidDistribute: Transparency in providing humanitarian financial support

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AidDistribute enables organizations such as UNICEF to securely distribute cash and conditionally allow it to spend.

Organizations can deposit stablecoins into transparent vaults and mint bearer tokens, which can then be distributed to designated recipients. These tokens can be seamlessly transferred to selected merchants or services, which in turn exchange them for stablecoins.

Organizations can also set withdrawal limits for each merchant, ensuring an equal economic distribution among many services. AidDistribute ensures a traceable and accountable channel for direct cash transfers, increasing the transparency, efficiency and direct impact of humanitarian aid efforts.

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7.TapTrust: A new experience for participants based on AA and NFC technology

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TapTrust has revolutionized the engagement experience for in-person events by leveraging NFC technology and account abstraction on Ethereum. Each attendee receives a new NFC chip with a unique key pair, allowing them to interact with Ethereum transactions even without ETH, ensuring seamless active engagement and protecting their privacy. This innovative approach provides each user with a new private address, remaining anonymous while facilitating transparent event interactions.

More than just a starter tool, TapTrust is a gateway to a new era of privacy-centric decentralized event experiences where every click is a secure, anonymous link to the blockchain world.

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8.Footy Stars: On-chain version of “Football Manager”

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FootyStars is the world’s first proven football simulator that paves the way for immersive fantasy football matches involving real-world bets. For the first time ever, Fantasy Football is no longer just a game, it has finally become a real football manager simulator.

Provable simulations: The results of the competition are “trustless”, i.e. anyone can verify that the simulation was performed correctly by comparing the simulation results. Generate ZKP from off-chain zkML.

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9.ZKvote.cc: ZKP-powered on-chain voting system

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Blockchain-based election systems often encounter two problems: the anonymity of users or the uniqueness of their votes. Traditional Sybil Resistance solutions often rely on multi-factor authentication wallets, compromising anonymity.

The project allows for a voting system where users can verify their voting power using verifiable private credentials through ZKP

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10.Lens & Frens: Lens-based zero-knowledge proof ticketing system

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A friendly zero-knowledge (zk) ticketing system that is part of the DevConnect login framework. Here, users create tickets on the blockchain, which means that each note is secure and can be verified regardless of where it is minted;

According to the project’s developers, we like to think of these different chains as our “friends” without exposing privacy

In addition, the project focuses on community, so it integrates a way to validate Lens Protocol profiles, allowing ticket holders to prove who they are through decentralized social media accounts on the Lens platform.

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