[Research Docs] Comparative Analysis Aiken vs. Soroban for Semaphore Contracts

[evgongora]

Objective:

Compare Aiken (Cardano) and Soroban (Stellar) for implementing Semaphore smart contracts.

Focus:

• Language & Paradigm:

Aiken: Functional & user-friendly.
Soroban: Rust-based & WebAssembly-powered.

• Ecosystem & Integration:

Evaluate how each platform’s blockchain model and tooling affect privacy features.

• Security & Performance:

Contrast approaches to cryptography and trusted setups.

Outcome:

A concise report highlighting strengths, weaknesses, and actionable insights for integrating Semaphore on each platform.

References:

https://github.com/Modulo-P/Cardano-Semaphore
https://github.com/semaphore-protocol

[AbolareRoheemah]

Hi. Can I take on this project? I'm a smart contract developer and technical writer. I enjoy breaking down complex technical concepts and I've written a couple of technical articles on diverse blockchain concepts.

Here are some of the articles Ive written: https://rhorheeymarh.hashnode.dev/navigating-ether-transfers-in-solidity-send-transfer-and-call-explained, https://rhorheeymarh.hashnode.dev/efficient-data-management-and-verification-with-merkle-trees, https://rhorheeymarh.hashnode.dev/inside-the-ethereum-virtual-machine-how-solidity-data-structures-are-stored-in-the-evm, https://medium.com/@roheemahabo/erc-721-and-the-nft-revolution-a-deep-dive-into-the-standard-powering-non-fungible-tokens-3bf8a512143c, https://rhorheeymarh.hashnode.dev/unpacking-erc-20-tokens-understanding-their-functions-and-their-uses

[evgongora]

Assigned! @AbolareRoheemah Please let me know if you have any questions on the way, also please join our group if you haven't already. https://t.me/+-9623JNgGjEyNzI5

[AbolareRoheemah]

Assigned! @AbolareRoheemah Please let me know if you have any questions on the way, also please join our group if you haven't already. https://t.me/+-9623JNgGjEyNzI5

Thanks @evgongora I will 🫡

[Oseec]

Hello there, I'm Isaac, Computer engineer student and currently learning about web3 as a member of Dojo Coding community ⛩️ and I would love to contribute to this project, it might be one of my first contributions in the ODBuild 🚀

I consider myself a good researcher since I have carried out some long research projects, also I see this is as a good chance to contribute and learn something new. I can pull the task off properly. Lmk if I can start working on it!

I'll follow the contributing guidelines and I'll make a report with good format.