{"signature": "0x9f92d0032d2d5dcede57b144cfdec680c35976d350c681e8355e32a72ae60b5034d78f7e7a9c89915dcfa65c47f269dd312df65938694cad191f6d22219cbb811c", "application": {"round": "0x145052E87140b7309F6EE18Ba12fC187560d5D89", "answers": [{"type": "email", "answer": "maazweb3@gmail.com", "hidden": true, "question": "Email Address", "questionId": 0}, {"type": "short-answer", "answer": "OxMaaz", "hidden": true, "question": "Telegram Handle We Can Use To Contact You", "questionId": 1}, {"type": "short-answer", "answer": "https://github.com/TheForus/Forus-core", "hidden": false, "question": "Project Github Repo", "questionId": 2}, {"type": "link", "hidden": false, "question": "Link to your Public Group Chat", "questionId": 3}, {"type": "paragraph", "hidden": false, "question": "Have you participated in a previous Gitcoin Grants Round? If so, please name the rounds or link the builder profile to prior rounds.", "questionId": 4}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "Forus strengthens ethereum’s infrastructure by adding a native privacy layer through stealth address technology. It enables users to send and receive ETH and ERC20 tokens without exposing public wallet addresses, solving one of Ethereum’s core limitations—lack of privacy. By using elliptic curve Diffie-Hellman (ECDH) cryptography, Forus ensures unlinkable, one-time addresses for each transaction. Additionally, Forus introduces a gasless withdrawal system via ERC20 tokens and integrates Gelato for transaction automation, improving accessibility and user experience. Deployed on arbitrum chain, Forus also contributes to Ethereum’s scalability by leveraging Layer 2 solutions for low-cost, high-speed private transactions.", "hidden": false, "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": "1. Privacy: Implemented stealth address generation using elliptic curve Diffie-Hellman (ECDH), enabling unlinkable, one-time addresses for each transaction to ensure full on-chain privacy.\n2. User Experience: Developed a relayer mechanism allowing gasless withdrawals using ERC20 tokens, removing the need for ETH. Integrated Gelato for automated private transactions, enhancing ease of use.\n3. Efficiency: Off-chain stealth computations minimize on-chain costs while maintaining maximum privacy and performance.\n4. Interoperability: Under development—cross-chain stealth transfers to enable private transactions across multiple evm blockchain networks.", "hidden": false, "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 lack of native privacy in the Ethereum's ecosystem, where all transactions are publicly traceable, exposing user identities and financial behavior. By introducing stealth addresses through ECDH cryptography, Forus enables users to receive assets without revealing their public wallet addresses. It also solves the challenge of requiring ETH for gas fees by implementing a relayer mechanism that accepts ERC20 tokens, making privacy tools more accessible. Compared to existing alternatives, Forus offers a more user-friendly and gas-efficient solution with automated transactions via Gelato, off-chain stealth computations, and ongoing cross-chain and NFT privacy support, setting a new standard for secure, private interactions on Ethereum Arbitrum and other evm chains.", "hidden": false, "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": "Roadmap & Use of Grant Funds:\n\nQ1 2025: Launch gasless withdrawal system using ERC20 tokens; finalize and deploy upgraded relayer architecture.\nQ2 2025: Integrate cross-chain stealth transfer support to enable private transactions across major Layer 2 and EVM chains.\nQ3 2025: Launch NFT stealth transfer module; enhance UI/UX for seamless onboarding and private asset management.\nQ4 2025: Conduct security audits, deploy mobile-optimized interface, and prepare for full mainnet scaling.\n\nGrant Fund Usage:\n\nFunds will be allocated towards smart contract development, gelato and cross-chain integrations, rigorous security audits, ui/ux refinement, and user onboarding tools to ensure a secure, scalable, and accessible privacy ecosystem.", "hidden": false, "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 enhances decentralization and security on Ethereum by enabling private, permissionless transactions through cryptographic stealth addresses, without relying on centralized intermediaries. All key operations like fund reception, withdrawal, and relayer interactions—are executed through audited smart contracts, ensuring trustless execution. The off-chain stealth computation model maintains user anonymity without compromising network transparency. Additionally, by operating on arbitrum, Forus supports ethereum's scalability goals while preserving its core principles of decentralization and security.", "hidden": false, "question": "How does your project contribute to the decentralization and security of the Ethereum network?", "questionId": 9}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "0x96Cd565AAaB2e55Ffe4Bb9BF64CD234A96c7Ff45 , 42161", "hidden": false, "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]—for 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’s 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 enhancing its relayer mechanism to enable users to withdraw funds from stealth addresses using ERC20 tokens for transaction fees, removing the need for ETH. With Gelato integration, automated transactions become possible, improving user convenience. Upcoming features include cross-chain transfers and NFT support, broadening the scope of Forus’ privacy-focused ecosystem.\n\nCombining advanced cryptography with Ethereum’s infrastructure, Forus delivers a secure and intuitive solution for private financial transactions on Arbitrum.", "lastUpdated": 0, "projectGithub": "TheForus", "projectTwitter": "The_Forus"}, "recipient": "0x96Cd565AAaB2e55Ffe4Bb9BF64CD234A96c7Ff45"}}