Live from the Permaweb: Demos of the decentralised web
summary
Arweave claims a live Permaweb that stores web apps permanently by using a blockweave proof of access (each new block includes the previous block hash plus a randomly chosen old block), which incentivizes miners to keep old data; uploads already get about 180 copies across the network. Nodes are simple HTTP servers and gateways enable mobile and legacy browsers (even IE5). Demonstrated a permanent, encrypted mail client built in six hours as Weavemail in 180 lines of JavaScript. Web integrity metrics quoted: ~1/3 loss at 2 years, 98.4% loss at 20 years.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Introduction to Arweave
- 0:46How the network functions
- 2:23The problem of data decay
- 4:03The web as an archive
- 5:35Infrastructure and development
- 7:25Gateway and browser access
- 9:25Demo of decentralized mail
- 10:52Integrity and conclusion
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