How to run a provably fair giveaway in 10 lines of code
Every giveaway or raffle eventually gets the same comment: "this was rigged." Usually it wasn't — but there's no way for anyone outside the organizer to check. The list of entrants, the moment the winner was picked, and the randomness behind it all happen behind closed doors. This post shows a different way: commit your entrant list first, then let the winner be decided by a value that doesn't…
To conduct a provably fair giveaway, you can use a few lines of code and a public randomness beacon like QBEACON. The process involves locking in your list of entrants before the random value is determined, preventing any manipulation. The entrant list is hashed and committed, then a random value from the beacon is used to select a winner. This approach provides transparency and trust, as anyone can verify the process without needing to trust the organizer.
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