What Is Arweave ?
Arweave is a new type of decentralized storage that allows users to store data permanently by leveraging novel technologies, such as blockweave, permaweb, and proof of access.
Blockweave and Proof of Access (PoA) sit at the core of the Arweave network.
Unlike blockchain which is typically used to build crypto projects, blockweave stores both transactional and data information. Another difference is in terms of how blocks on blockweave are connected to their previous blocks. In blockchain, each block refers to the previous one. On the other hand, a previous block in a blockweave is connected to the recall block (a randomly selected block).
Another component of Arweave is permaweb, which is a layer built on top of Arweave blockchain. Permaweb is where all the decentralized apps are stored, meaning it’s completely decentralized as well.
Arweave uses Proof of Access, an alternative to the standard blockchain consensus mechanism. Miners on Arweave don’t need to store all blocks that helps prevent extensive electricity consumption.
Arweave may seem to operate on a complex mechanism, but all of the complicated technicalities are on its back-end. Its front-end is what makes it an easy-to-use platform, which is intuitively designed keeping in mind the user. All it takes is an Arweave browser extension to store website pages on the network.
One key feature is its immutability when it comes to the data stored on the network. Immutability is found in every aspect as the applications are permanent. Even the creators can’t alter the rules – making Arweave an immutable decentralized web.
The future may seem bright for Arweave, but it’ll face some challenges pertaining to scalability.
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