Review on Substratum by Fabrizio Zampieri
Substratum company wants to make the web decentralized by being large open…
Substratum company wants to make the web decentralized by being large open source network where anyone can rent out their computers as hosting providers.
Instead of a number of people connecting to large centralised web hosts, they can connect to a network that is run on millions of individual nodes (computers). Instead of using proprietary software for the server machines, they will make use of open source code on a blockchain.
Substratum is trying to achieve is to give all of those who are connected to the network the opportunity to become their very own web hosts. They are the “nodes” that form part of the broader decentralised network. If you wanted to become a host on the Substratum network, all you would have to do is download the latest Substratum software. This is open source meaning that anyone can download the code and work on it themselves.
In return for offering up your PC as a decentralised host, you will be rewarded with the Substratum tokens
Pros
- Substratum is trying make the internet freer for everyone. Connecting to a decentralised network that splits access points and encrypts traffic means that your ISP will have no idea what sites you are accessing. You will be free to browse the internet as if Net Neutrality was still in place. One of the most interesting things about the Substratum network is that it allows the user to tailor their hosting. They can determine how much they want to contribute in terms of resources as well as when they would like their hosts to be active. Differently from traditional centralized hosting services, with the Substratum network you will be charged based on the amount of data that has been transferred for your particular site. This is a similar model to that of some cloud CDN services that will charge based on the amount of GET requests that are sent to the server. Substratum has a strong team composed by members with important backgrounds in fields of tech and business.
Cons
- There are a number of other blockchain based projects that offer a similar concept and have been in circulation for a longer period of time (Golem, Filecoin, World WI-FI). The project is still at the initial stages. Token current quotation is understimated.
