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1. Introduction​

Entropy—unpredictable randomness—is a foundational element in securing fairness across blockchain ecosystems. Whether used in games, lotteries, NFTs, or decentralized governance, the generation of truly random values ensures legitimacy, trust, and economic integrity.

Yet, achieving secure and verifiable randomness on-chain is remarkably difficult. Blockchain was not designed for entropy; deterministic by nature, it lacks native tools for non-predictable outcomes. This has led to an arms race: who can provide the most secure, performant, and trustless source of randomness?

➡️ See The Onchain Randomness Problem for more on why Blockchain's were not built for randomness.

Executive Summary​

RANDAO is a decentralized, tamper-resistant randomness provider for blockchain applications, currently serving the Arweave/AO ecosystem and designed to be portable across all chains. It addresses the core challenge of secure, onchain randomness in applications like games, lotteries, raffles, NFTs, and DAOs. This GTM strategy outlines how RANDAO will drive developer adoption and ultimately become embedded in blockchain documentation and tooling.

Why Randomness Is the Foundation of Fair Digital Systems​

In many blockchain applications, fairness is not just a feature—it is the value. From lotteries and raffles to randomized NFT minting and in-game decisions, outcomes must be unpredictable and provably fair. That fairness relies entirely on the integrity of randomness.

But this is where blockchain systems face a challenge. While they are designed for transparency and immutability, blockchains were never meant to generate secure, unbiased random numbers. Developers know this problem well—and RANDAO is the solution many now trust.