The grant we are applying for will be used to the development and operation of decentralized cross-chain protocol “MaraLink”, which allows anyone to send assets to applications on any blockchain. It will expand Polkadot ecosystem boundaries and bridge the gap between Polygon and Polkadot ecosystem.
Polkadot has always been a diversified paradise, continuously expanding its influence based on cooperation and mutual benefits. Amara has always upheld and advocated diversification since its establishment. We believe that we are now ready to welcome a more diverse world of Polkadot , We hope that through our own efforts, Polkadot's influence will be brought to Polygon and other ecosystems, and through diversified integration, we will build a more splendid world of Polkadot.
The number of friends who embrace our hope for fulfillment is growing, as can be seen by the number of social media subscriptions.
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In order to build a more diverse Polkadot Kingdom, we developed MaraLink to help Polkadot ecosystem expand its influence.
Maralink will be a bridge between Polkadot and the outside world, introducing more assets and users into Polkadot network, and help expand the boundaries of Polkadot DeFi ecosystem. We hope that we could perfect the infrastructure of the Polkadot Ecosystem and assets outside the Polkadot chain can be effectively employed through our efforts.
MaraLink is a decentralized cross-chain assets protocol aiming at interconnecting assets between different chains and constructing an assets transfer center between Polkadot and other chains, which allows anyone to send assets to applications on any blockchain.
MaraLink plans to implement asset transfer and mapping between Polkadot and Polygon, which is set to deploy protocols for data monitoring and matching operations on the Polkadot chain, and ultimately support Mara-Link dark node network for cross-chain operations.
Summary of MaraLink's future plan:
Maralink mainly consists of three parts: decentralized dark node network, protocol based on Bip-Schnorr signatures,and client node.
The decentralized dark node network is a Byzantine fault-tolerant (BFT) network consisting of hundreds of independently operating machines, and each node requires a certain amount of mortgage to operate, and the number of pledges of each node represents a commitment to good behavior , Each machine will generate a secret ECDSA private key and public key. The public key will be announced to the public. Only at least 2/3 of the dark nodes in the entire network sign and verify the transaction can be completed, which makes the entire dark node network safe and stable.
The protocol serves as a bridge and gateway for cross-chain assets. The results of the dark node network aggregation signature need to be submitted to the protocol for verification before the next step is successfully performed.
The client node is the client application. The design of Mara-Link fully considers the user experience. Users do not need to know the detailed process of cross-chain(only need to interact with real assets on their real chain), which allows them to make transactions by single clicks and then build-in application data can be activated to directly run the protocol.
Detailed design of MaraLink v0.1 (10 weeks, 10 Jul - 25 Sept. ):
Milestone 0 : (3 developers 2 weeks)
Milestone 1 : (3 developers 2 weeks)
Milestone 2 : (3 developers 2 weeks)
Milestone 3 : (3 developers 2 weeks)
Milestone 4 : ( 2 weeks)
Cost of MaraLink
Operating activities: $7000 (operation cost on launch Beta version to the public, invite professionals to test，and corresponding incentives )
Employee payments: $21000 ($700 per developer * week)
Total Cost: $28000
Exchange Rate: $11 DOT
Treasury Proposal: 2600 DOT
How to verify : demo video && Github source