# Taiko x Dorahacks: Community Vote Has Begun!

**Published by:** [Taiko Labs](https://paragraph.com/@taiko-labs/)
**Published on:** 2025-02-01
**URL:** https://paragraph.com/@taiko-labs/taiko-x-dorahacks-community-vote-has-begun

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The Grant Factory hackathon winner of the community voting segment is being determined by YOU in a Taiko-native MACI voting round, a concept introduced by Vitalik Buterin and built on infrastructure developed by DoraHacks. Ready to participate in the biggest MACI-powered community vote? Let’s make history together! Note: This vote will only determine the community voting segment of our hackathon. All winners of the Grant Factory Hackathon will be announced at a later date.The FinalistsWe have 9 finalist projects. You can watch their presentations here: YouTube PlaylistTeams have put in considerable effort for this hackathon, so please take the time to learn about the finalists by watching their dedicated videos before voting.To vote, please click hereTo see the tutorial on voting click hereImportant DatesVoting opens: Feb 1Voting ends: Feb 14Winner revealed: Feb 15Trailblazers, explore, vote, and earn XP!Our Trailblazers are experts at exploring new dApps and projects, so we rely on them to determine the winner.Participants of the first three seasons of Trailblazers are whitelisted to vote.And don’t miss this! Your votes will earn you 50,000 XP on your Trailblazers journey! This can significantly boost your position on the leaderboard.What is MACI?Initially proposed by Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin, Minimal Anti-Collusion Infrastructure (MACI) is a mechanism designed to provide private and collusion-resistant voting in community settings. If you want to learn more about MACI, dive in: EthResearchTaiko Community, Let’s Vote!We’re excited to include our community in this key voting event, supporting the builders of our based ecosystem. Also showing the Taiko culture, being driven by openness and community participation. Stay tuned for updates! Let’s make this a powerful statement for community participation and openness together!Join us 💗Explore open positions on our job board.Follow us 🥁Get the latest from Taiko:Website: https://taiko.xyz.Discord: https://discord.gg/taikoxyz.GitHub: https://github.com/taikoxyz.Twitter: https://twitter.com/taikoxyz.Community forum: https://community.taiko.xyz.Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@taikoxyz.Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/taikoxyz.Contribute 🤓Contribute to Taiko on GitHub and earn a GitPOAP! You will also be featured as a contributor on our README. Get started with the contributing manual.

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