Aware

Inspired by the Bat Signal from Batman, we’ve built something even better! A decentralized civil help platform designed to empower citizens with anonymous incident reporting and spread awarness.

Citizens can report any issue causing harm at a societal and civil level anonymously, thanks to our robust privacy layer. Reports are verified by other citizens and AI agents, ensuring authenticity. Once verified, reports are made available for minting by news and media outlets, reducing their workload in fact-checking.

Our AI agents analyze the severity of reports, prioritizing urgent cases for immediate action. Citizens are rewarded through a points system for reporting, while fake reports lead to point deductions. A minimum of 200 points is required to report or contribute to others' reports, ensuring quality and accountability. Plus, every citizen must verify their identity, ensuring one account per person.

We’re creating a secure, transparent, and action-driven platform that puts the power back into the hands of citizens!

How Aware Was Built

Aware was built with a unique approach to addressing urban issues while maintaining user privacy. We crafted a solution that leverages multiple blockchain protocols, each serving a specific purpose in our ecosystem.

Core Architecture & Implementation At the heart of Aware lies a two-chain architecture that separates private user data from public reports. We chose the Oasis Sapphire Network for our privacy layer, handling all sensitive user information through encrypted storage and secure verification processes. This network's privacy-first approach ensures that user identities remain protected while still allowing for verified reporting. For the main reporting platform, we implemented our solution on various L2 chains and each one of those serves as a primary chain implementing a multi-chain system, which handles the public aspects of our system. This includes report management, our innovative point system, and community interactions. The separation allows us to maintain privacy where needed while keeping public data transparent and accessible.

Technical Innovation What makes our implementation particularly interesting is our novel approach to user verification and report management. Instead of traditional KYC, we developed a privacy-preserving verification system on Sapphire that issues proofs without exposing user data. Users first verify themselves on Sapphire, where their sensitive information is encrypted and stored securely. Once verified, they can use the same wallet to submit reports on primary chain. Our point system is carefully crafted to encourage quality reporting while deterring spam and false reports. This creates a self-regulating ecosystem where users are incentivized to submit legitimate reports and actively participate in community validation.

Partner Technologies Integration We strategically integrated several partner technologies to enhance our platform's capabilities:

Oasis Sapphire Network(Oasis Privacy Layer): We leveraged Sapphire's privacy features for our verification system. The network's ability to handle encrypted data while maintaining transparency where needed perfectly suited our requirements for user privacy. Filecoin: For report media storage, we integrated Filecoin. This provides decentralized, permanent storage for report evidence while maintaining efficient access through IPFS. The content-addressing system ensures data integrity and immutability. Primary Chain(Multichain Ecosystem Consisting Various L2s): These networks provide the scalability and cost-effectiveness needed for our main platform operations. Their high throughput and low transaction costs make it feasible for users to submit reports and interact with the platform regularly.

Notable Technical Challenges & Solutions One of our most innovative solutions was implementing a privacy-preserving verification system within a multichain platform. Users complete their verification on Sapphire, where their data remains encrypted and private, then use their verified wallet address on primary chain for report submission. This elegant solution maintains privacy while avoiding the complexity of multi-chain ecosystem. Our point system implementation includes sophisticated spam prevention and community moderation features. Rather than relying on traditional moderation, we created a self-regulating system where community validation and point penalties naturally deter malicious behavior while rewarding positive contributions. The result is a robust platform that effectively balances privacy, usability, and transparency, creating a trustworthy environment for urban issue reporting and resolution.