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  • GB’s Magical Guide to Being Awesome at Being a BP! Testnet

    Hello, GoodBlock Systems Administrator Nathaniel here. This article is part of a series that serves as a distillation of all the knowledge I have gained as a Block Producer on the Telos Blockchain Network. 

    In this part, we’re going to set up a testnet node! These are my recommendations for setting up a node in a professional manner for a general block producing usage case. You also learn more about being a block producer from later articles or somewhere else and you may find more specifics than what I detail here which fits your needs. Feel free to deviate to your own needs.

    Before installing any software, we need to make sure you’ve got the hardware:

    First, you’ll need a server focused on single-thread CPU usage. Nodeos is the program central to running on Antelope blockchains. The nodeos program is single-threaded and does not use GPU to calculate the block hashes which is standard in Proof-of-Stake blockchains.
    The server will need to run debian-based Linux, so Ubuntu LTS, CentOS, Amazon Linux, or MacOS. In my experience, running in a VMware environment slows block production by as much as 25%; and running dockerized is another 10% performance hit. Therefore, nodeos is best installed without a hypervisor. I personally am running Ubuntu 20.04 LTS as my operating system. All are fine to use while not producing.

    Next, Logical drives should have around 1TB SSD array or drive for the OS.And then use a second array for block storage to separate disk usage. Splitting the arrays will increase disk access speeds. SATA drives are fine types of drives, SSDs are better, NVMe is cutting edge. Speeds on NVMe drives can reach an interface rate of 32 Gb/s with a throughput of 3.9 GB/s. That’s blazing fast. Whichever drive type you choose, you’ll want 12 TB storage space for the entire chain. But you can have less, down to 4TB, if you don’t intend on keeping the entire chain on your drive array; which is useful for history nodes.

    RAM is very important to nodeos. You will need at least 12GB to get started. But go big here. In a future article, we will talk about selling RAM for TLOS. As much as you can get. ECC RAM slows down production by 2%, but also prevents random crashes that non-ECC RAM may cause to nodeos when the RAM access-errors. It’s up to you which you want to use. You can always disable ECC RAM in the BIOS but you can’t enable ECC on non-ECC RAM. Just something to consider when choosing your RAM.

    Graphics cards are not needed by Telos (and Antelope blockchains) and you can just use an onboard card.

    Once your OS is installed, you’ll want to create a user like ‘telos’ and mount the second disk as /telos owned by the telos user.

    Next, get Leap. For Telos, the Antelope’s Leap repository has the tools you need to run a node. You can find the github for Leap here. Once installed, make sure the commands nodeos and cleos and keosd are accessible by typing their names into the prompt.
    $ wget https://github.com/AntelopeIO/leap/releases/download/v3.1.2/leap-3.1.2-ubuntu20.04-x86_64.deb

    $ sudo dpkg -i leap-3.1.2-ubuntu20.04-x86_64.deb

     The install created several folders in your user’s home directory. Move the contents of the testnet folder into the /telos folder. Make sure to edit start.sh which is in your home directory and change the paths to:  –data-dir /telos/data –config-dir /telos/config 

    If there isn’t a start.sh, make a new start.sh and paste in:

    nodeos –data-dir /telos/data –config-dir /telos/config >> nodeos.log 2>&1 &

    Then, ‘chmod start.sh 755’ to give it execute privileges.

    Next, move it to the /telos directory. 

    After that, we’ll want to visit the config.ini file to add peers. Testnet peers can be found in a variety of places on the Telosnetwork repo, at EosNation’s validator, or generate a live list here at Telos UK. Peering is good for the chain and ultimately block production times. One small task regarding peers, it is good to check in on the nodeos.log occasionally and see if there are connection issues which might mean missing peers. Remove them from your config when you notice them failing.This will help nodeos not wait on peers that won’t ever connect. Peers will be added as a p2p-peer-address at the end of the config.ini. 

    Once you have peers, you can launch start.sh and the start script will start outputting logs to the screen. If you ctrl+c here it will not kill the nodeos process, only the logging to the screen. You can also tail -f nodeos.log that was created in your home directory when you launched start.sh. 

    Without a snapshot or genesis block, nodeos won’t be able to run. 

    TelosCentral has a great repository for snapshots which walks you through how to modify your start.sh for the snapshot. Put the snapshot in /telos/snapshots. Extract it with tar -zvf, and copy the .bin file that you created. Modify start.sh to have two new options: –delete-all-blocks –snapshot ~/path/to/snapshot/snapshot_file.bin

    Make sure to remove these after running, as it –delete-all-blocks will delete everything you’ve downloaded from the chain every time it is run as an option. 

    Nodeos should begin to request the first blocks from any peers and your node should be running for the first time! If you type http://[yourserverIP]:80/v1/chain/get_info into a browser, you should be able to see the status of your node and the blockchain. 

    In the next BP Magical Guide, we’ll talk about snapshots and the features of nodeos and config.ini; but for now, you have a test node that isn’t producing blocks just yet, but is collecting old blocks! 

    I heavily relied on these resources to get my BP installed and to write this article. Without them, it would have been much more difficult to make my first node. Have a look at them yourself.
    Telos Node Template
    Telos Docs – Setting up a Telos Validator Node

    GoodBlock Technologies is an app developer and Block Producer candidate on the Telos Blockchain Network, with a focus on 2 of the pillars of Web3.0; Governance (decidevoter.app) and Decentralized Cloud Storage (dstor.cloud). Vote for goodblocktls, and learn more at goodblock.io.

    Telos is a cost-effective, energy efficient, fast, and scalable DPoS blockchain that has been operational for over 2 years. The Telos blockchain has leading on-chain governance (Telos Decide), and is built and developed by a core development team using the EOSIO codebase.

    GoodBlock Resources and Social Media:

    Website: https://goodblock.io/
    Twitter: @goodblockio
    Medium: https://medium.com/goodblock-io
    Telegram: t.me/goodblocktls

  • Green Earth Agro with Rush Bardolia

    Green Earth Agro with Rush Bardolia

    A chance meeting in Davos brought GreenEarth Agro’s founder Rushank Bardolia to Telos – now he’s hoping to provide jobs and sustainable crops in Ghana. From getting past the first-mile problem to how palm oil farming can be sustainable, dive into the latest episode of Around the Block with GoodBlock to learn more!

    LINKS:
    Follow GreenEarth Agro on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GreenEarthProj 
    Follow Rushank on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rushankb 
    Join the GreenEarth Agro Telegram: https://t.co/n0TeU14eyV 
    Check out the GreenEarth Agro website: https://www.gearthagro.com/ 
    Read the GreenEarth Agro proposal on Telos Works TG
    Watch Rush on TedX: https://youtu.be/8hnBPFQy1-c

    BS of the Week:
    Solana Downtime

    Coinbase

    Celsius

    Special thanks to the team at Corduroy Earth for producing this video, vote for their BP, TelosCulture on the Telos Network!

    GoodBlock is hiring! Check out open positions at goodblock.io/careers

    GoodBlock Technologies is an app developer and Block Producer candidate on the Telos Blockchain Network, with a focus on 2 of the pillars of Web3.0; Governance  and Decentralized Cloud Storage. Vote for goodblocktls, and learn more at goodblock.io.

    Telos is a cost-effective, energy efficient, fast, and scalable DPoS blockchain that has been operational for over 2 years. The Telos blockchain has leading on-chain governance (Telos Decide), and is built and developed by a core development team using the Antelope codebase.

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  • Telos Validators Explained – Why be a BP?

    Telos Validators Explained with TelosUSA & TheTelosCrew

    Block producers carry forward the vision of their blockchains – and if you’re looking to become one yourself, there are a few things you’ll need to know. So we’ve gathered the BP pros to tell you all about the ins, outs, and fine-print of becoming a block producer on Telos!

    In this episode of Around the Block, join Nathaniel & Douglas and special guests Michael EOS USA and Kylan from The Telos Crew! They’ll tell you all about why you should want to be a Block Producer. And you’ll hear about some Alpha Drops, Market Minutes, and more!

    LINKS:
    Follow EOS USA on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ivote4_eos_usa
    Follow TelosCrew on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TelosCrew
    Check out Kylan’s work on Decide Voter: https://decidevoter.app/
    Read the TEDP3 Proposal (Now PASSED!)
    Intergenerational Wealth Concentration
    Taxes on Inherited Wealth 
    Wealth Inequality Over Time 
    Interpol Issues Red Notice for Do Kwon
    Founder of Failed Crypto Exchange QuadrigaCX Starts DeFi Protocol UwU Lend

    Special thanks to the team at Corduroy Earth for producing this video, vote for their BP, @Telos Culture on the Telos Network!

    GoodBlock is hiring! Check out open positions at goodblock.io/careers

    GoodBlock Technologies is an app developer and Block Producer candidate on the Telos Blockchain Network, with a focus on 2 of the pillars of Web3.0; Governance  and Decentralized Cloud Storage. Vote for goodblocktls, and learn more at goodblock.io.

    Telos is a cost-effective, energy efficient, fast, and scalable DPoS blockchain that has been operational for over 2 years. The Telos blockchain has leading on-chain governance (Telos Decide), and is built and developed by a core development team using the Antelope codebase.

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  • Leaping forward on EOS Independence Day

    Leaping Forward on EOS Independence Day

    We’ve got a very special episode of Around the Block for you today! Join Douglas Horn and several key leaders from each network in the Antelope Coalition; Yves La Rose from the EOS Network Foundation, Guillaume Babin-Tremblay from UX Network and Lukas Sliwka from WAX network. This is the first time all leaders have sat down to talk in this format and it’s an important time as today marks EOS Independence Day! Today the EOS network officially upgrades to Leap 3.1 and takes control of their codebase as a community.

    We’ll talk about the launch of Antelope Leap 3.1 and how this marks the beginning of a new era for all Antelope powered blockchains. On top of discussing the current upgrade to Leap 3.1, we chat about what this means for the future of all our respective blockchains and what the community can look forward to!

    Follow Antelope.io on Twitter: https://twitter.com/antelopeIO
    Follow Yves on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BigBeardSamurai
    Follow Guillaume on Twitter: https://twitter.com/eostitanBP
    Follow Lukas on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LukasRepublic
    Follow Douglas on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Douglas_Horn

    More on EOS Independence Day
    What Antelope means to the community
    More on Antelope’s website
    Leap 3.1 features

    Crypto BS:
    More on the Ethereum Merge
    Why finality increased after the Merge

    Special thanks to the team at Corduroy Earth for producing this video, vote for their BP, Telosculture on the Telos Network!

    GoodBlock is hiring! Check out open positions at goodblock.io/careers

    GoodBlock Technologies is an app developer and Block Producer candidate on the Telos Blockchain Network, with a focus on 2 of the pillars of Web3.0; Governance  and Decentralized Cloud Storage. Vote for goodblocktls, and learn more at goodblock.io.

    Telos is a cost-effective, energy efficient, fast, and scalable DPoS blockchain that has been operational for over 2 years. The Telos blockchain has leading on-chain governance (Telos Decide), and is built and developed by a core development team using the Antelope codebase.

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  • Telos Amend Proposal

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    Telos Amend Proposal:

    Revise the Relative Staking Rewards to be Equal Between REX and sTLOS

    By Douglas Horn for the Telos Core Developers

    Overview

    This proposal would amend the TBNOA to revise the REX and sTLOS parameters to give the same rate of return for each asset pool as opposed to paying REX a 50% greater return rate than sTLOS.

    Telos Staking Rewards

    Telos is about to add staking rewards to its EVM in the form of sTLOS, to extend some of the benefits of REX staking rewards from Telos Native to Telos EVM. In short, where Telos Native users can stake (temporarily lock up) their TLOS tokens to receive a reward paid out from Telos reserve accounts, without risk of loss or impermanent loss, and also gain voting rights with their locked-up tokens, Telos EVM users will soon be able to stake their TLOS on the EVM in single-asset-staking pools which will give them sTLOS tokens as a claimable receipt for their staking deposit. (REX users also receive REX tokens as deposit receipts but unlike sTLOS tokens, REX tokens cannot be used or transferred outside of the REX system.) Both systems offer protection from loss and impermanent loss common with two-asset-staking. The sTLOS tokens do not confer voting rights the way that REX token balances do. To offset this loss of utility, sTLOS tokens are able to be sold, traded, and staked against other assets in two-token liquidity pools (e.g. an sTLOS/USDC liquidity pool).

    Both sTLOS and REX tokens gain value from the constant supply of tokens flowing into the pools every 30 minutes. Since both sTLOS and REX tokens represent a share of the TLOS held in the respective pools, as more TLOS flows in from the reserves, the amount of TLOS that each REX or sTLOS token is worth constantly increases.

    All technical components of the sTLOS system are complete and in the late stages of testing in preparation to launch later in September.

    Unequal Rewards

    Although the forms of staking are intended to provide roughly equal utility, with sTLOS gaining the ability to be further staked for rewards, to make up for its lack of voting rights that REX tokens enjoy, they do not currently earn the same rate of return. Early discussions and a poll of Telos users indicated a community preference for assigning 60% of the staking rewards to REX on Telos Native and 40% to sTLOS staking rewards. In practical terms, for every 100 TLOS that an sTLOS staker earned on Telos EVM, a REX staker on Telos Native would earn 150 TLOS for the same amount of tokens staked.

    Upon reflection and consultation, this split seems unfair and unlikely to achieve the primary goals of this program: to increase the total value locked (TVL) on Telos. Telos EVM is currently the fastest growing side of Telos usage in terms of value, number of apps, number of addresses/accounts and other metrics. To give a noticeably smaller share of rewards to Telos EVM stakers would be counterproductive to the goal of increasing the overall TVL of Telos — a metric that has been shown to lead growth in market capitalization for the chain.

    This proposal, if enacted by a vote of Telos users on the Telos Amend platform, would equalize the split between sTLOS and REX staking to 50%/50% to provide more equal yield opportunities across both staking platforms and incentivize greater TVL on all platforms in Telos. This proposal seeks to amend the TBNOA clause 44 — Resource Exchange and sTLOS Rewards as follows.

    Voting on this Proposal

    Any holder of TLOS tokens staked on Telos Native may vote on this proposal using either the Decide Voter app (click for download links) or the Telos web app located at app.telos.net. The name of the ballot is equalstaking which can be voted on using the Decide Voter app or at https://app.telos.net/trails/ballots/equalstaking/1663184291376

    The Proposed Text

    (Modified text appears in green)

    ## 44. Resource Exchange and sTLOS Rewards

    Upon a 2/3+1 majority vote by the then current Block Producers to do so, computer code and/or contracts enabling a “Resource Exchange” for staking an account’s system resources to a common exchange which leases or rents out said resources to others for a fee (even a zero value fee) and disburses said fees to all resource-staking Members in return for an equal percentage of network income from RAM transaction fees, name bidding fees, or any other fee for commonly owned or managed Telos resources shall be implemented in the Telos Blockchain Network computer code and/or contracts. The form of this Resource Exchange may be modified or removed in the future upon a 2/3+1 majority vote by the then current Block Producers. Once the Telos Block Producers have deployed an Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) smart contract named “eosio.evm” onto the Telos mainnet, a portion of the funds designated for the Resource Exchange may be directed to a single-asset TLOS token staking pool implemented as a staking vault smart contract by regularly transferring the funds to the “eosio.evm” address to be designated by the Telos Block Producers as the sTLOS staking account with the purpose of disbursing said funds to all TLOS-staking Members of the sTLOS liquidity pool. Members staking TLOS tokens into this pool will receive a number of sTLOS depository receipt fungible tokens commensurate with the amount of tokens staked and the TLOS-to-sTLOS ratio, which will continuously rise for as long as funds are transferred into the account from the Resource Exchange. For as long as funds exist in the Exchange Token Reserve Fund named “exrsrv.tf”, funds from that account may be deposited into the Resource Exchange account named “eosio.rex” for disbursement at a rate of 1,000,000 TLOS per month through block 98,000,000; 1,350,000 TLOS per month for blocks 98,000,001 through block 113,000,000; 1,500,000 TLOS per month for blocks 113,000,001 through block 128,000,000; 1,700,000 TLOS per month from block 128,000,001. From block 228,000,000 This amount will be 1,700,000 TLOS to the account “eosio.rex” with a percentage further transmitted to the sTLOS rewards account designated by the Block Producers. The amount forwarded from the REX staking rewards account to the sTLOS staking rewards account shall be calculated by first programmatically calculating the current ratio of TLOS tokens staked to REX and sTLOS reward-earning accounts and then multiplying by the governance-determined rewards ratio which as of block 228,000,000 shall be 50.00% of the total amount sent to REX forwarded to sTLOS the staking rewards account. Reverting or “unstaking” sTLOS tokens into TLOS tokens shall require a minimum of 10 days from an account owner’s action to unstake the tokens until the tokens are made liquid for the Member to withdraw. These parameters may be adjusted by a 2/3+1 vote of the Block Producers provided it does not exceed the limits set in Clause 49 “Telos Economic Development”. All references to specific block numbers in any Telos Governance Document refers to that block number or as soon as the Block Producers and developer teams are practically able to deploy such changes thereafter.

    The Existing Text

    (Removed text appears in red)

    ## 44. Resource Exchange and sTLOS Rewards

    Upon a 2/3+1 majority vote by the then current Block Producers to do so, computer code and/or contracts enabling a “Resource Exchange” for staking an account’s system resources to a common exchange which leases or rents out said resources to others for a fee (even a zero value fee) and disburses said fees to all resource-staking Members in return for an equal percentage of network income from RAM transaction fees, name bidding fees, or any other fee for commonly owned or managed Telos resources shall be implemented in the Telos Blockchain Network computer code and/or contracts. The form of this Resource Exchange may be modified or removed in the future upon a 2/3+1 majority vote by the then current Block Producers. Once the Telos Block Producers have deployed an Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) smart contract named “eosio.evm” onto the Telos mainnet, a portion of the funds designated for the Resource Exchange may be directed to a single-asset TLOS token staking pool implemented as a staking vault smart contract by regularly transferring the funds to the “eosio.evm” address to be designated by the Telos Block Producers as the sTLOS staking account with the purpose of disbursing said funds to all TLOS-staking Members of the sTLOS liquidity pool. Members staking TLOS tokens into this pool will receive a number of sTLOS depository receipt fungible tokens commensurate with the amount of tokens staked and the TLOS-to-sTLOS ratio, which will continuously rise for as long as funds are transferred into the account from the Resource Exchange. For as long as funds exist in the Exchange Token Reserve Fund named “exrsrv.tf”, funds from that account may be deposited into the Resource Exchange account named “eosio.rex” for disbursement at a rate of 1,000,000 TLOS per month through block 98,000,000; 1,350,000 TLOS per month for blocks 98,000,001 through block 113,000,000; 1,500,000 TLOS per month for blocks 113,000,001 through block 128,000,000; 1,700,000 TLOS per month from block 128,000,001. From block 228,000,000 This amount will be 1,700,000 TLOS to the account “eosio.rex” with a percentage further transmitted to the sTLOS rewards account designated by the Block Producers. The amount forwarded from the REX staking rewards account to the sTLOS staking rewards account shall be calculated by first programmatically calculating the current ratio of TLOS tokens staked to REX and sTLOS reward-earning accounts and then multiplying by the governance-determined rewards ratio which as of block 228,000,000 shall be 40.00% of the total amount sent to REX forwarded to sTLOS the staking rewards account. Reverting or “unstaking” sTLOS tokens into TLOS tokens shall require a minimum of 10 days from an account owner’s action to unstake the tokens until the tokens are made liquid for the Member to withdraw. These parameters may be adjusted by a 2/3+1 vote of the Block Producers provided it does not exceed the limits set in Clause 49 “Telos Economic Development”. All references to specific block numbers in any Telos Governance Document refers to that block number or as soon as the Block Producers and developer teams are practically able to deploy such changes thereafter.

  • Understanding IoT & Web3 with Kanda Weather

    Understanding IoT and Web3

    The state of African weather data is dire – but that’s where Kanda Weather comes in. They’re using weather balloons and the internet of things, also known as IoT, to collect that critical data. And Telos helps them store that data and reward their users with cryptocurrency.

    In this episode of Around the Block, join Douglas, Nathaniel, Sean and special guest Nicolas Lopez from Kanda Weather. They’ll tell you all about the impact that their project is having across continents – and you’ll learn a thing or two about IoT too!

    Learn more about the Weather Miner: https://www.ascensionwx.com/miner/p/weather-miner More on Helium: https://www.helium.com/ More on hydrogen tech: https://twitter.com/KandaWeather/status/1564713291775197185?s=20&t=iRSmPqnLqPwqhOAs5jGyug

    Vote for Kanda Weather Block Producer Vote using your Decide Voter app or the Telos Open Block Explorer

    Follow Kanda Weather on Twitter
    Join Kanda Weather’s Discord
    Read their Medium
    Learn more About Kanda Weather

    Block Stuff:

    More on the SEC’s new offices

    More on LUNC:
    https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2022/09/09/terras-luna-token-gains-200-in-a-few-hours-amid-speculative-frenzy/  https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2022/09/12/terras-luna-tumbles-more-than-30-making-u-turn-from-surge/ 

    Special thanks to the team at Corduroy Earth for producing this video. Vote for their BP Telos Culture on the Telos Network!

    GoodBlock is hiring! Check out open positions at goodblock.io/careers

    GoodBlock Technologies is an app developer and Block Producer candidate on the Telos Blockchain Network, with a focus on 2 of the pillars of Web3.0; Governance  and Decentralized Cloud Storage. Vote for goodblocktls, and learn more at goodblock.io.

    Telos is a cost-effective, energy efficient, fast, and scalable DPoS blockchain that has been operational for over 2 years. The Telos blockchain has leading on-chain governance (Telos Decide), and is built and developed by a core development team using the Antelope codebase.

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  • Why Decentralized Storage is Important

    When GoodBlock started back in early 2018, we weren’t planning to build decentralized storage. We started out building a gaming metaverse. Not too far into the process, we realized that the only viable solutions for high speed, easy to use storage were run by centralized mega companies. As a company focused on building for Web3, we found that building that on the foundation of Web2 just didn’t fit. So we decided to build a solution for Web3 that would combine all the convenience of Web2 with the innovation and freedom of Web3.

     

    Cloud Computing & Storage

    Cloud Computing as we know it today came about through the evolution of hardware and software technologies spurred by government and corporate interests. 82% of the cloud market is held by only eight companies, with the top two holding 54%.  

    This is the structure upon which Web 2.0 exists. While it may seem a bit boring to talk about storage, it is the foundation upon which every internet based application must rely in order to do what people do on the internet, from posting videos to TikTok, photos to Instagram, posts on Twitter to online banking, tax filing, email and all manner of document generation saved in shared drives in the cloud. The data and connectivity that most of us use for significant portions of our waking hours is hosted by just a handful of corporations. In recent years people have begun to notice the downside of the Web 2.0 structure and some have been steadily building the next phase in the evolution of the internet, Web 3.0. 

    This phase is characterized by decentralization

    By definition, decentralization is the transfer of control of an activity or organization to several local offices or authorities rather than one single one. When Web 1.0 was introduced, it was much more decentralized. However, in order to scale and bring more user-friendly products and services to the internet,(and to make a lot of money), Web 2.0 brought about increased centralization. In a certain light it makes sense, if you control something completely within your company you can ensure that the user experience is as you intended, but because of this, Web 2.0 has become increasingly embroiled in scandal. Data sellers, pay for play, and non-competitive policies have resulted in an internet that favors those corporations and their products. That’s where Web 3.0 (or Web3) comes in. 

    Decentralization is best understood on a spectrum, and not as an absolute. Imagine a bell curve with centralization on one side, and decentralization on the other. Most experts on Web3 agree that depending on the use case and protocol, the preferred level of decentralization will vary. WIth that in mind, the overall goals of Web3 are to create mechanisms for alternative ownership and structural models that help decrease reliance on any one app or company. 

    What is decentralized cloud storage?

    Most of us use cloud storage on a daily basis.  You take a photo with your iPhone and it is uploaded automatically to your iCloud.  You send an email and attach a file from your Google drive. You read and send Tweets. Each of these activities uses cloud storage. Apple runs its storage on a combination of Google Cloud and Amazon Web Services (AWS). Twitter runs its storage servers on AWS.  These are examples of centralized cloud storage.  The most well known decentralized storage is IPFS or Interplanetary File Storage. “IPFS is a distributed system for storing and accessing files, websites, applications, and data.” So instead of storing your data on AWS through Twitter or iCloud your files are stored in IPFS which is to say it is stored on individual computers that are connected to the IPFS system, which both unreliable and unpredictable and often slow (high latency) as an application utilizing IPFS must constantly be searching for a node to deliver the requested file. IPFS is also built to reduce redundancy, so sometimes files disappear or become unavailable, when a node goes offline or drops out of the IPFS network permanently. 

    What makes dStor different?

    dStor utilizes IPFS but is built to solve the problems associated with high latency, redundancy and reliability. 

    dStor also allows for users to pay in fiat as well as crypto rather than utilizing a single specific token tied to the network.  The technology allows dStor to provide requested files reliably and quickly to and from anywhere in the world. Once dStor is completed, there will be no central authority, it will be a self-sufficient, decentralized network of nodes around the world that will be compensated for the space used on their machines. Nodes are incentivized to maintain the best infrastructure because the fastest and most reliable nodes are prioritized to receive files for storage. All nodes are compensated for uploads, downloads, and storage space used, which will be familiar to those using Web2 storage.

    Another key difference that should be noted is that dStor has clear, transparent pricing which is a big contrast from Web2 storage providers, which are complicated and expensive.  

     

    Where are we in the dStor build now? 

    As we go into Q3 for  2022, dStor is in a closed Alpha phase of development and testing with a working network of carefully selected nodes and users.  Over the next few months we will be moving dStor steadily toward a paid beta phase, strategically increasing both node operators and customers as we road test the tech with applications who are working closely with our team to ensure everything works and will be ready for the rest of the world when we complete development.

    Currently we have a waitlist of over 40 storage node providers and a waitlist with over 114 future customers and 15 third-party sellers based all over the world, who have already started prospecting. 

    What can people expect from dStor?

    People can expect dStor to function seamlessly, securely and without interruption to their business.

    Storage for Web3

    This brings us full circle to answer the question, “Why is decentralized storage important?” It is a key part of the foundation of a safer, more secure cloud experience for users around the world. With decentralized storage, all kinds of data are more secure. As Web2 storage providers have grown and consolidated we see more and more global failures and breaches because there are so few and when one goes down, the consequences span across multiple industries and continents.

    GoodBlock Technologies is an app developer and Block Producer candidate on the Telos Blockchain Network, with a focus on 2 of the pillars of Web3.0; Governance (decidevoter.app) and Decentralized Cloud Storage (dstor.cloud). Vote for goodblocktls, and learn more at goodblock.io.

    Telos is a cost-effective, energy efficient, fast, and scalable DPoS blockchain that has been operational for over 2 years. The Telos blockchain has leading on-chain governance (Telos Decide), and is built and developed by a core development team using the EOSIO codebase.

    GoodBlock Resources and Social Media:

    Website: https://goodblock.io/
    Twitter: @goodblockio
    Medium: https://medium.com/goodblock-io
    Telegram: t.me/goodblocktls

  • Improving DAO Coordination

    Improving DAO Coordination & Solving “The 6th Grader Problem”

    Think back to when you were in school and would be given a group assignment. You may remember that during these assignments there were those who did most of the work and others who….took most of the credit… As Web3 evolves and we explore new ways of collaborating, working in a DAO can often feel similar to these group assignments.

    That’s why this week Leah, Erika & Nathaniel sat down with Jenn Dixon, a Web3 newbie, but an expert in fostering healthy collaborative work environments. Jenn is an experienced teacher in the Seattle area, who teaches 5th and 6th grade Humanities . This experience makes her a fantastic person to speak to the challenges regarding coordinating group activities and initiatives, whether that be school projects or in this case DAOs!

    In today’s episode, we talk to Jenn about some of the biggest hurdles we’ve come across during collaborative projects in Web3. Jenn then shares insight into the tools and processes she has implemented to foster healthy collaboration in the classroom and how these same systems could be utilised in the Web3 space.

    LINKS:
    Global Mental Health Resources
    Netflix Bans Crypto Ads
    Bed Bath and Beyond CFO falls to his death from New York’s Jenga Tower

    Special thanks to the team at Corduroy Earth for producing this video, vote for their BP, TelosCulture on the Telos Network!

    GoodBlock is hiring! Check out open positions at goodblock.io/careers

    GoodBlock Technologies is an app developer and Block Producer candidate on the Telos Blockchain Network, with a focus on 2 of the pillars of Web3.0; Governance  and Decentralized Cloud Storage. Vote for goodblocktls, and learn more at goodblock.io.

    Telos is a cost-effective, energy efficient, fast, and scalable DPoS blockchain that has been operational for over 2 years. The Telos blockchain has leading on-chain governance (Telos Decide), and is built and developed by a core development team using the Antelope codebase.

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  • Web3 Wallets & Security Best Practices

    What’s in Your [Web3] Wallet?

    This week, Erika, CJ and Nathaniel sat down with Aaron Cox, Co-Founder of Greymass. Greymass is the team behind the Antelope protocol’s primary wallet, Anchor, and an active Block Producer on the Telos Mainnet. If you’re new to crypto and blockchain than this is a great episode for you!

    They’ll get into the weeds of all things surrounding wallets and Web 3 security practices. Discover what a wallet actually means in the Web 3 world and the meaning of all the different features and terminology surrounding wallets. Then, they’ll discuss some important considerations and best practices to ensure your crypto assets are safe and secure!

    LINKS:
    More About Greymass
    Follow Greymass on Twitter
    Greymass Medium
    Ava Labs Alleged Conspiracy With Law Firm 

    Special thanks to the team at Corduroy Earth for producing this video, vote for their BP, TelosCulture on the Telos Network!

    GoodBlock is hiring! Check out open positions at goodblock.io/careers

    GoodBlock Technologies is an app developer and Block Producer candidate on the Telos Blockchain Network, with a focus on 2 of the pillars of Web3.0; Governance  and Decentralized Cloud Storage. Vote for goodblocktls, and learn more at goodblock.io.

    Telos is a cost-effective, energy efficient, fast, and scalable DPoS blockchain that has been operational for over 2 years. The Telos blockchain has leading on-chain governance (Telos Decide), and is built and developed by a core development team using the Antelope codebase.

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  • All About Telland

    All About Telland NFTs

    In this episode of Around the Block, join Erika, Sean, Leah, and special guest Paul Gonzales from Telland. They’ll tell you all about Telland, winners of Mission NFT and creators of an innovative NFT series that grows real crops in Peru. And you’ll learn a thing or two about moringa! 

    Telos Force Proposal
    More about Telland’s goals
    Read more on Telland
    Learn more about Telos Peru’s projects
    Follow Telland on Twitter 

    Crypto BS
    More on liquidations
    More on private keys in court

    Special thanks to the team at Corduroy Earth for producing this video, vote for their BP, TelosCulture on the Telos Network!

    GoodBlock is hiring! Check out open positions at goodblock.io/careers

    GoodBlock Technologies is an app developer and Block Producer candidate on the Telos Blockchain Network, with a focus on 2 of the pillars of Web3.0; Governance  and Decentralized Cloud Storage. Vote for goodblocktls, and learn more at goodblock.io.

    Telos is a cost-effective, energy efficient, fast, and scalable DPoS blockchain that has been operational for over 2 years. The Telos blockchain has leading on-chain governance (Telos Decide), and is built and developed by a core development team using the Antelope codebase.

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    GoodBlock Resources and Social Media
    Website | Twitter | MediumTelegram