Prop 989:
Community Pool Spend - StarShuffler dApp
Proposal: Community Pool Spend - StarShuffler
## Summary I am requesting 3300 $ATOM to build the smart-contract, relayer, and frontend for a ZK dApp for the Cosmos Hub. It will be called StarShuffler.
## Details This proposal would cover: - Creating the smart contract. - Developing a minimal frontend (FE) to interact with the contract. - Building a relayer. - Making the FE and relayer deployable as a Docker container for self-hosting or Akash deployments for privacy.
The milestone completion time will vary depending on the permissionless CosmWasm Hub integration timeline, which is assumed to occur mid-year. I initially asked for the funds to be proxied by the new hub leadership, but due to the sensitivity of the project’s development, the request was politely declined. However, @mag does know my identity and we have had calls, so my progress can be tracked independent of an endorsement.
## Milestones 1. Create working MVP on Juno mainnet (or testnet): Develop a working MVP that includes a functional frontend, relayer, and smart contract. This milestone is contingent upon demonstrating a successful deposit and withdrawal, along with making the code open-source. Estimated timeline: 2 months.
2. Porting the smart contract to $ATOM: Port the smart contract over to $ATOM and instantiate it. Estimated timeline: 2 weeks post permissionless CosmWasm integration onto the Hub. 3. Integrate multi-amount pools: Add support for multi-amount pools (e.g., 100 & 1000 ATOM). Estimated timeline: 2 weeks post milestone #2.
This effort will produce a usable app for the Hub and is relatively low-cost.
I am currently designing the contract as feeless. The relayer deployment will have the option for fees for sustainability if community members want to run relayers. Having a feeless contract is motivated by both liability concerns and personal ethics.
Note on Audits: Audits are where the serious money comes into play; I have been quoted upwards of 20k for simple audits. Therefore, I have no current plans to contract an audit, and an audit would only be conducted with community support at a later time.
