Review on Blockstack by Robiul Islam
Software for a user owned internet.
It allows users to control their data using a controlled storage Gaia storage system that enables applications to interact with personal data lockers. Users can host these data lockers on other data storage options such as cloud-provider or private hosting.
Importantly, the user controls which provider to use. Data in Gaia is encrypted and signed by a user-controlled cryptographic key. Logically, Gaia acts as a wide area file system that can be mounted to store files.
The team imagines a completely decentralized Internet on the horizon and their ecosystem at its core. The project is an ambitious initiative, but the team has shown that they consistently achieve results by achieving development milestones. It also helps them have the support of some of the big names in blockchain, cryptocurrency and venture capital.
Pros
- Easy to use as current internet application for end users.
- Scalability.
- Users should be able to provide their calculations and storage resources.
- Minimum logic and status at the blockchain level.
Cons
- It faces competition from other well-known public chain projects. The competition in the public chain is very intense.
