https://polkadot.subsquare.io/referenda/1541
Polkadot Storage has a new long-term plan to improve their storage system. They have completed 90% of phase 3 and are testing it in a private testnet. They will soon move to a public testnet and work on integrating it with the mainnet. Here are some of the new ideas they have for phase 4:
- Jam Integration: They want to use their storage for Jam DA resupply and let any Jam Service use their long-term storage.
- Light weight proof system: They want to offer a cheaper and lighter proof system for users who don't need strong guarantees.
- Replication: They are working on moving from full replication to something like Erasure coding for better efficiency.
- Legal: They are exploring responsibilities and liabilities when dealing with toxic data.
- Economic model: They are researching the best numbers for slashing, storage costs, retrieval costs, and pricing to be competitive with centralized solutions. They also want to allow the use of restaked DOT.
- XCM: They want to expose the storage so that other parachains can store data.
- Marketplace model: They are thinking of the storage layer as a marketplace that gives access to all forms of competing centralized and decentralized storage.
Overall, they want to turn this into a proper storage product and build applications on top of it. They are excited about the potential and attention on storage lately.
