Community Observation: 2019.11.15
Decentralization by Hardware?
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By 秋水不是诗人
Decentralization is key in the blockchain world. However, communications between nodes are usually dependent on Internet service providers, and this is quite a centralized method.
There used to be a project called Blockstream that attempted to sync blockchain data through satellites. This is an interesting idea, but the way I see it, it’s just a different kind of centralization.
In another project called Open Garden, users are connected through Bluetooth and WiFi, and users can contribute their devices to the network and get token rewards by sending messages in the network. This project is innovative and rid of traditional centralized Internet.
Another project, GoTenna, took a different approach. To participate and send messages in the network, you need to use hardware manufactured by the project to join the bluetooth or WiFi network.
These projects have attempted to work on hardware to achieve decentralization. This can be viewed as one step forward for traditional blockchain technology.
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