Announcing Gilgamesh Voting DApp

Gilgamesh first DApp on Ethereum Ropsten test network

The Gilgamesh team is thrilled to announce its first step in achieving full democratic governance over the Gilgamesh Platform. Starting today, Gilgamesh users will have their first chance to vote on new features in the Shakespeare
release, the second build on our IOS app.

This new DApp running on the Ropsten test network can now be accessed at https://vote.gilgameshplatform.com. We welcome new participants, so please contact us for free Gilgamesh tokens (“GIL”) using this form and vote on the proposals listed on our Github repo.

Why build a decentralized voting app?At its core, Gilgamesh was built to allow a community of users to utilize, control, and alter the Platform as they see fit. Gilgamesh envisions a future where decentralized applications create opportunities for free and fair exchanges of knowledge and informational services without outside management or censorship. To achieve this goal, we used Ethereum smart contracts and blockchain technology to create a platform that
serves its community of users, not a central manager.

What does it do?
The Gilgamesh Voting DApp allows GIL token holders to propose and vote on new features. The DApp uses smart contracts on the Ethereum network to execute votes in a model that is inspired by those developed by CarbonVote and District0x.
The DApp is currently running only on Ethereum Ropsten test network.

Gilgamesh will eventually be controlled entirely by its users. Voting on critical decisions such as governance, economics, and major protocols will not be available until after Aragon Core is launched on
the Mainnet. Gilgamesh is collaborating with Aragon to ensure that this future build will seamlessly integrate this new functionality.

How does it work?
Democratic voting is basic to Gilgamesh’s ultimate goal of becoming a social network and marketplace governed entirely by its users. GIL tokens are a necessary tool in achieving this goal, and they are used in several
user interactions on the Gilgamesh Platform.

Authors can order services or create paid advertisements, or they can receive GIL for contributing quality content to the social network. Readers can also earn GIL as a reward for original contributions, and they can, in turn, use GIL to
purchase products or influence the way the Platform operates. By requiring users put up some value in the form of GIL tokens before they suggest or vote on changes to the Platform, Gilgamesh can evolve in a structured and meaningful way
without any centralized control.

Voting through the Gilgamesh DApp is proportional, so users that contribute more tokens per vote have a greater impact on the overall outcome. Users can vote on only one proposal per ETH
address, so anyone wishing to vote for more than one option must do so through multiple accounts. For now, nothing happens to the GIL tokens in users’ wallets, but in the future, they will be locked into the vote unless they “unvote” their
tokens.

Voting only applies to new features at this time. At this early phase of development, GIL tokens remain fully transferable even after they have been used to vote on a proposed change to the next build. We will continue to support and
improve the Gilgamesh DApp as we transition our smart contracts to the main Ethereum network in coming months, and as always we greatly value user input.

Evolution is in our nature.
Gilgamesh uses blockchain technology to create a secure, democratic, and censorship-free platform for generating and sharing knowledge. We seek to improve the lives of our users, and that requires allowing
them autonomy in determining how they should be able to use our Platform. With this first launch of the Gilgamesh Voting DApp, the Platform is one step closer to fulfilling its mission to propel humanity forward into a new age of knowledge and equality.

To learn more about Gilgamesh’s governance structure and native token GIL. check out our whitepaper and FAQ. To report a bug or create a feature request, please open an issue within our Github repository. Keep up to date with ongoing developments by joining our Slack or following us onTwitter.