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可组合的 Web3 计算平台

Kyle Samani
通過 Kyle Samani
2022年2月16日 | 5 minute read

计算机要做三件事，而且只做三件事：

  1. 存储数据
  2. 通过数据进行计算
  3. 将数据发送到其他计算机（这些计算机依次存储数据、处理数据并将数据发送到其他计算机等）

没有存储就无法进行计算，因此大多数最早的 Web3 协议自然都专注于存储。其中包括Arweave（我们是其投资者）、Filecoin 和 Sia。

多年来，我们一直在思考 Web3 的计算领域，并进行了多项投资：Livepeer、The Graph和Render Network。值得注意的是，这三个 Web3 计算原语均具有高度专业性，且围绕着一种非常特定的计算类型。

今天，我们很高兴地宣布我们在该领域的最新投资：Fluence，我们最近领投了 Fluence 900万美元的融资，Alameda Ventures、Tiger Global、Protocol Labs、Arweave Capital、Polymorphic Capital、OP Crypto、Signum Capital 和 UOB Venture Management 也参与了投资。

Fluence 有一个简单的心智模型，是去中心化的且 AWS Lambda 没有权限。Fluence 可以从任意公共数据源（IPFS、Filecoin、Arweave、Ceramic、Ethereum、Polygon、Solana、Flow等）读取数据，并对其进行计算，再将新计算出的数据存储回任意存储库中。

此外，与所有节点复制相同数据的区块链不同，Fluence 通过点对点 (p2p) 网络管理执行，并可按照功能自定义去中心化、容错和成本。

Fluence 由一种名为Aqua的自定义编程语言驱动，该语言用于在无信任环境中构建分布式系统并可以跨 p2p 网络管理执行。应用程序的开发人员可以使用 Aqua 语言为数据复制、计算验证、故障转移和负载平衡创建自定义 p2p 算法。除了可扩展的计算之外，其还为 p2p 系统提供了设计空间，该空间易于构建且彼此之间可以无缝组合。

Fluence 有什么用？可用于至少有以下一项需求的计算：

  1. 需要在公共领域可验证
  2. 不能有单点故障
  3. 需要抗审查
  4. 太重而无法直接在区块链上运行，但计算的输出必须存储在公共分类帐中。

以下是这些应用在实践中的一些具体示例：

  1. 链上投票——用户签署交易并将其发送到 Fluence Network，Fluence Network 将对所有投票进行统计和汇总，并将最终投票提交给链。
  2. 可变的 NFT——随时间变化或允许重组和其他数学关系的 NFT 有了巨大的设计空间。
  3. 游戏——随着越来越多的游戏将同质化和非同质化代币用于游戏机制，用户看到的这些状态和游戏玩法之间的计算量将会越来越多。目前许多这些计算均是以中心化的方式执行（例如在 Axie 中）。随着越来越多的人从游戏中的加密经济中获得收入，我们预计用户将越来越要求这些计算的透明度，他们将从中心化场所转移到像 Fluence 一样的去中心化场所。
  4. 跨链计算——资产从一条链自动转移到另一条链需要工作人员检测初始链上的事件（例如，代币转移或 NFT 销毁），生成相应的数据，并将生成的交易发送到另一条链以在那里铸造资产。
  5. 智能合约自动化——Fluence 可以执行 DeFi 和 DAO 所需的全部功能，包括限价单执行、自动流动性供应管理、债务头寸清算保护、DAO 提案执行和软件更新。
  6. 预言机——由于 Fluence 为创建去中心化系统提供了一个功能齐全的框架，它可用于创建由共识或其他数据验证模型驱动的子网络。开发人员可以设置子网络以提供链上数据馈送并应用自定义信任模型。
  7. 链下 p2p 协调和多签钱包——Fluence 为门限签名设置和多方计算提供了坚实的基础。

Fluence 体现了一个极其大胆的未来愿景：一台逻辑上中心化的计算机可以无限扩展并在无需许可的环境中协调和处理任意数量、跨数据输入的功能。

今年 Fluence 将推出一个用于托管和计算资源以及代码的链上市场。代码作者将根据其代码模块的使用来分享托管收入。上传的代码是不可变的，可以防止恶意软件稍后插入，只要模块被使用和托管过，依赖项就会保持正常运行，而不会有被中心方删除的风险。随着开发人员上传更多的代码，这些代码均是通过 Aqua 语言编写，Fluence Network 会产生复利。可组合性是促进复利的最佳基质。

此外，Fluence 实现了开源的终极梦想：通过编写其他人可以使用的高质量开源代码获得报酬。这种货币化模式是 Fluence 精神的核心，将有助于重塑我们对开源系统中价值获取的思考方式。自 30 年前开源问世以来，开发人员一直梦想着这种货币化模式；Fluence 使之成为可能。

SDK现已上市，并且已经有数千个服务在网络上运行。如果您想帮助构建可扩展 Web3 计算的基质，Fluence正在招聘，本周您可以在 ETH Denver 峰会上与团队见面。通过电报群(@fluence_project)或推特(@fluence_project)与他们联系。

声明： Multicoin 已合理地制定、主张和执行书面政策和程序，以查明并有效地管理与其投资活动有关的利益冲突。

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