A trusted, decentralized source of random numbers on Ethereum is what our team has been working towards. The Keep Random Beacon is the first component of the Keep privacy protocol we are launching to mainnet in 2019. We would like to elaborate on why it is essential to release this feature first.

Trusted randomness is the core foundation of decentralization. It removes the need for involvement of a centralized player, oracle or other external entity, allowing for mutual trust across an open network.

In our newest article, we put together the overview of randomness on public blockchains and the reasoning behind our focus on the Random Beacon.

We are looking forward to discussing it with you in our Slack!

https://blog.keep.network/why-is-trusted-randomness-so-important-c22de1c1c5ee