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Subspace Network is an open, scalable, Layer0-based storage and computing network that achieves full interoperability with Layer1. It aims to enable internet-scale, scalable on-chain storage and computation, supporting thousands of shards, millions of transactions per second, and EB-level on-chain data storage.
Subspace innovatively builds upon the Proof of Capacity (PoC) mechanism and Proof of Access (PoA) consensus, introducing the Proof of Archival Storage (PoAS) consensus to incentivize miners to collaboratively store blockchain history data. Subspace establishes two roles: Storage Farmers and Staked Executors.
Storage Farmers are responsible for storing data and verifying content, operating on Layer1.
Staked Executors handle computation and perform light-node tasks, operating on Layer2.
This network delivers low-cost, permanent, and scalable decentralized storage through these mechanisms. Executors possess computational and state management capabilities, enabling hot storage (dynamic storage) to support advanced database functionalities and provide a universal data layer for DApps.
The architectural design follows a layered, modular blockchain structure that decouples consensus from execution, ensuring transaction data remains usable (stored, verifiable, and available), serving as a modular data availability layer. It can evolve toward archival storage and computational storage, with both data and settlement layers being persistent and expandable.
Subspace provides foundational infrastructure for specific use cases in the Web3 ecosystem, including archival storage, computational storage, data availability, and cross-chain applications.
