The Genesis Ceremony
Tirai's trusted setup will be secured by 247 contributors — one for each character in the Tamil script that named this protocol.
Contributions so far
Why 247
Tirai is Tamil for curtain.
The Tamil script has 247 characters. Each contributor represents one. When the 247th contribution is made, the ceremony ends and Tirai's mainnet is cryptographically sealed.
The 12 vowels · உயிர்
The 18 consonants · மெய்
The special character · ஆய்தம்
Combine each of the 18 consonants with each of the 12 vowels and you get 216 compound characters. Twelve plus eighteen plus two hundred and sixteen plus one — 247.
How to contribute
Five minutes in a browser tab.
No CLI, no downloads, no crypto expertise. Your browser does the cryptography. You keep the tab open while it runs.
Visit the ceremony page
Open ceremony.tirai.io in any modern browser. No terminal. No wallet. No install. The entire flow runs in the browser.
Enter your name (optional)
Claim a contribution under your name, or contribute anonymously. Every contribution — named or not — is permanent and publicly verifiable.
Your browser generates entropy
The Web Crypto API generates 32 bytes of randomness on your device. This secret never leaves your browser. It is the toxic waste you will discard.
snarkjs runs in a Web Worker
Your contribution is computed in WASM over 2–8 minutes. The page does not freeze. The output — not the secret — is uploaded to the coordinator.
Receive your contribution hash
A unique hash cryptographically binds your contribution to the ceremony. Share it on X, save it, verify it against the Arweave transcript forever.
Important: Contributions must be human. Scripted or automated contributions are detectable via IP clustering, timing patterns, and entropy signatures — and are grounds for invalidation. The transcript is public and verifiable forever.
Timeline
Seven weeks to 247.
The ceremony runs in parallel with the OtterSec / Neodyme audit. Mainnet launches when both are complete.
Setup
Coordinator deployed. Initial zkeys published. Gopi makes contribution #1. Tamil founders group kicks off contributions #2–15.
Public launch
Announcement on X with the 247 Tamil characters narrative. Ceremony page opens to the world.
Diaspora + ecosystem
Tamil tech communities in Singapore, London, Chennai, and Bay Area. Solana ecosystem — Jupiter, Marinade, Kamino, Jito.
Final push
“47 characters remaining.” VC amplification, privacy-community outreach — Railgun, Semaphore, ZKEmail. Bankless and The Defiant cover the story.
Finalisation
Solana block-hash beacon applied. Final zkeys generated and verified. Full transcript published to Arweave — permanent, verifiable, forever.
What's being secured
Five core circuits. One genesis event.
Tirai uses Groth16 — smallest proofs, fastest verification, optimal for on-chain Solana. The 247-contributor ceremony secures the five circuits that power the core money flow.
Future ceremonies · post-launch
Five more circuits, smaller ceremonies.
Each of these gets its own Phase 2 ceremony when the circuit is finalised — 20–50 contributors is credible for secondary circuits. Kept out of the genesis ceremony so in-flight design changes don't waste slots.
Security properties
Secure if one of 423 contributors was honest.
176 participants from the perpetual Powers of Tau. Used by Tornado Cash, Railgun, Semaphore, ZKEmail.
Independent contributors on independent machines. Secure if even one contributor is honest.
An attacker must compromise every Phase 1 and Phase 2 participant — 423 machines across two ceremonies.
Entropy is generated by the Web Crypto API and never leaves the contributor's browser.
Finalisation applies a future Solana block hash — announced in advance, unknowable at ceremony start.
Every contribution — zkey, hash, attestation — is published to Arweave and verifiable forever.
Be one of the 247
Contribute a character.
Secure a protocol.
The ceremony opens after circuit freeze and the start of the security audit. Follow the protocol on X — we'll announce the date there first.
Questions? ceremony@tirai.io
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