互联网上第一个大规模的 P2P 应用程序是 Napster（电子邮件/SMTP 被设计为 P2P 和自我托管，但在实践中最终却被联合）。 Napster 的精神继承者是BitTorrent 协议，它在高峰期代表了2000 年代中期所有互联网流量的约 25-35% 流量。 两者都是无需许可的：任何人都可以托管任何文件。
Napster 和 BitTorrent 之间的共同点就是文件共享。 这是直觉的。 任何人都可以托管文件，并且每个人都有上传和下载连接。 因此，从已经拥有文件附近的人员那里分发按需文件是很有意义的。 文件共享自然地适用于 P2P 架构。
除了，绝大部分文件在互联网上分发的方式并非如此。 相反，文件主要通过内容交付网络 (CDN) 分发，这些网络在某种程度上是分布式的（尽管不是去中心化的）并且是经过许可的。 全球最大的CDN 拥有 200-400 个存在点 (POP)，主要集中在美国和欧洲。
基于加密货币轨道的去中心化 CDN (dCDN)一直是一个明显的机会。 理论上，由于结构成本套利，严重未充分利用的上传带宽会造成结构成本的套利，因此 dCDN 应该能够以更低的成本提供更低的延迟和更多的冗余。 2016 - 2020 年有许多早期尝试，但最终都没有奏效。 自从 2017 年推出 Multicoin 以来，我们一直在寻求投资 dCDN。
今天，我们很高兴地宣布我们对 Solana 上第一个无许可内容交付网络 (CDN) 制造商 — — Pipe Network 的制造商 — 的 1000 万美元 A 轮投资。 本轮融资还包括 Solana Ventures、Robot Ventures，以及我们的朋友 Anatoly Yakovenko 和 Meltem Demirors。 我们相信，Pipe Network 有可能成为世界上最大、速度最快的 CDN，因为它本质上是无需许可的，旨在大幅减少延迟，并建立在 最高效的加密轨道之上。
CDN 自然是绩效敏感的应用程序。 通过正确的编排，dCDN 应该能够胜过集中式 CDN (cCDN) 。 然而，构建编排层以支持无许可环境是件困难重重的事情。 构建 dCDN 需要一个具有深厚领域知识的团队。 我们相信我们已经找到了合适的团队，由创始人兼首席执行官 David RhodusDavid 领导。 David 拥有 20 年的流媒体和大数据专业经验。 在创立 Pipe Network 之前，他曾担任早期流媒体公司 Volar Video 的首席技术官。 后来，他是元素技术公司的早期员工，该公司为 NFL 和其他类似媒体资产构建了最早的大规模高清广播基础设施。 Elemental 最终被 AWS 收购，现在已成为其视频流平台的一个组成部分。 然后，他继续成为 Consensys 的早期员工，从第一原则中了解了无许可加密网络。 我们相信 David 及其团队拥有完美的背景，能够进行低级优化，使无许可 dCDN 优于许可 cCDN。
除了团队的血统，我们还对 Pipe 进行了投资，因为他们专注。 去中心化虚拟基础设施网络 (DeVIN) 领域有许多团队正在尝试做许多事情。 例如，CDN 有许多相邻的功能，包括归档存储和数据计算。 从我们认识 David 的那一刻起，他就肩负着构建全球最大、最快的 CDN的使命。 正如 David 所说，Pipe Network 的北极星是 3ms + 光响应速度。
Pipe Network 将很快推出其私有测试版，并向 Pipe POP 节点运营商开放测试网。 Pipe Network 的第一个公开演示将在下周在新加坡举行的Solana 年度开发人员大会 Breakpoint上举行。 与此同时，您可以在这里了解有关它的更多信息
当然，Pipe 正在招聘。 如果您有兴趣在加密货币轨道上构建高效能内容分发的未来，请访问 touch
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今天，我们很荣幸地宣布 Fuse 的 1200 万美元融资。 Fuse 是 Project Zero 的核心贡献者之一，Project Zero 是一个可再生能源 DePIN ，旨在解决能源协调大问题。
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