The ferry boat carrying real data to eternity: a look at the Web3 permanent network disk project

Written by: Kyle @ Contributor of PermaDAO

Reviewed by: Sandy @ Contributor of PermaDAO

With the explosion of the DePIN concept, the decentralized storage track has once again attracted widespread market attention. Decentralized storage is an important infrastructure in the Web3 field, but for ordinary users, it may be difficult to intuitively appreciate its charm. However, network disk products have always been one of the best choices for the general public to appreciate storage services.

Xdrive, the earliest network disk project on the traditional Internet, was born in 2002, and Google Drive, the most popular network disk today, has been launched for nearly 12 years and has more than 3 billion users. Network disk products have already reached thousands of people’s homes. However, at the same time, data loss or corruption in the real world continues to occur due to centralized network disks.stealUse etc. Data has gradually become an important asset for people, and decentralized storage is becoming the new guardian of private property. Among the many decentralized storage solutions, people often see FIL with a higher market value first, and the author wants to explore the more unique Arweave and its ecological network disk project.

Arweave has been running smoothly for nearly 6 years since its mainnet was launched in 2018. It is designed for permanent storage and has a unique Blockweave data structure, a simple and elegant SPoRA consensus mechanism, and a mature economic incentive mechanism. At the same time, Arweave also launched native intelligencecontractStandard - SmartWeave, allows developers to develop applications on it. In addition, Arweave is an open protocol that supports any application integration to achieve permanent storage functionality.

At the beginning of 2024, according to incomplete statistics, there have been more than 130 projects built around Arweave, which can be subdivided into 12 tracks. Arweave is already a large and active ecosystem. This article will focus on the network disk projects in the Arweave ecosystem - WeWeave, ArDrive, Akord and Moss, and conduct a multi-dimensional comparative analysis of the four.

WeWeave

WeWeaveIt is a lightweight and easy-to-use network disk. The web page does not have too many fancy designs. You can seamlessly store files after entering the official website. It is especially suitable for users who value storage ease of use. WeWeave is a storage application built based on Arseeding (Arweave light node gateway) and using ANS104 (the transaction expansion protocol on Arweave). It is especially suitable for storage scenarios with a small number of files.

Currently WeWeave only supports MetaMask wallet, users can choose assets from three public chains to pay storage fees, including Ethereum chain (USDT, AR, ETH), BSC chain (BNB), and Moonbeam (GLMR).

Users can enjoy a smooth storage experience in WeWeave and can tag files when storing. In addition, WeWeave also supports indexing. Users can search by entering keywords or tags. The search scope includes all files stored on the chain through WeWeave. In other words, currently all uploads to WeWeave are publicly visible, and users can access their own stored files online or download files uploaded by others.

ArDrive

ArDriveFounded in 2020, it is a relatively mature network disk project. From the perspective of web interface and product experience, it is closer to the traditional Internet network disk, and can be compared to the Web3 version of Dropbox or Baidu Cloud.

Users only need to pay once to easily store their data permanently, support data encryption and only visible to themselves, and can also create folders to manage classified data. Developers can upload data, monitor network health and transaction status through the ArDrive CLI tool.

Currently ArDrive only supports Arconnect wallet(Arweave native wallet) Log in and require AR to be held in the wallet TokenYou can pay storage fees, and new users have a free upload quota of 500KB. Considering that users may be unfamiliar with the Arconnect wallet, ArDrive has been optimized to support the one-stop creation of new Arconnect wallets within the app, greatly reducing the entry cost for users.

Additionally, in partnership with payment provider Stripe, ArDrive launched ArDrive Turbo, which allows users to pay for storage using fiat currency (credit or debit card). Meanwhile, ArDrive releases its nativeToken ARDRIVE, users can use decentralizedexchange Trade within Permaswap.

Akord

AkordIt is a collaborative network disk that provides end-to-end encrypted storage and supports multi-person collaborative work and private messaging. However, to be precise, Akord's project positioning is actually a decentralized digital vault, but its product functions are highly consistent with network disks. Especially after the rebranding, Akord switched from a one-time payment to a subscription model and focused the product direction onSafetyIn terms of storage and content publishing, this is also an extension of the network disk-based business.

Akord is very friendly to Web3 novice users. You only need a simple account registration to log in. It will automatically generate a mnemonic for each successfully registered account, which can be used to restore account information. In addition, Akord also allows users to import files directly from Dropbox and Google Drive for storage.

At the same time, Akord not only supports permanent storage services, but also recently launched a temporary storage function, which allows users to store files on traditional cloud storage platforms and delete this temporarily stored data at any time, giving them more flexible options. In addition, Akord has also launched a token-gated access function, which allows users to set access rules for stored files, broadening its application scenarios.

Moss

MossIt is a social network disk launched by the 4EVERLAND (Web3 cloud computing platform) team and has both centralized and decentralized storage methods. According to the current product design of Moss network disk, a model similar to Friend.tech is adopted to encourage creators to build based on itCommunityTo achieve value exchange. The storage function may be just a side dish, but Moss's social function is the main course.

In terms of basic network disk functions, Moss provides a variety of options. In terms of storage services, users can choose traditional cloud storage, IPFS decentralized temporary storage and Arweave permanent storage services. In terms of data sharing, users can open access to data or set an access password.

The core components of Moss include Personal Folder, Mystery of Moss Origins NFT, Moss Stone, Key and Mossyland.

• Mystery of Moss Origins NFT: The holder has the right to create Moss Stone.

• Moss Stone: A shared space for creators on the Moss platform, which stores valuable data and has a built-in chat room.

• Key: Each Moss Stone has its corresponding Key. Users need to purchase the Key before they are allowed to join Moss Stone.

• Mossyland: A large square that gathers all Moss Stones, making it easy for users to explore and join.

For ordinary users, Moss can store data and add Moss Stones of interest. For creators, Key’s economic model will facilitate their continued contribution toCommunityProvide high-value content to achieve a positive economic flywheel.

Netdisk product comparison

The functions and features of the four network disk projects are shown in the following list.

Combined with the characteristics of the project, the following analyzes WeWeave, ArDrive, Akord and Moss from multiple aspects:

• dataSafetySafety: All four projects support Arweave to achieve permanent storage of data and cannot be tampered with, fully ensuring data security.Safetysex.

• Compatible storage methods: Akord also supports traditional cloud storage services; Moss supports traditional cloud storage and decentralized IPFS temporary storage services.

• Supports multi-chain: Only WeWeave is a network disk that supports multi-chain, which means that multiple public chain assets can be used to pay storage fees, and the data is stored in Arweave.

• Storage cost: The current storage cost of Arweave is about US$9/GB. You only need to pay once to store permanently (theoretically for 200 years), and you only need to pay US$0.00375/GB per month. In addition, ArDrive provides a free upload quota of 500KB, and Akord provides a free upload quota of 100 MB.

• User threshold: Akord has the lowest user threshold, and you can log in with a simple registration; WeWeave and Moss support the MetaMask wallet with a wider audience, and ArDrive needs to use the Arconnect wallet to log in, which involves user education costs.

• Basic functions: All four projects have the functions of batch upload, online preview, sharing and downloading files.

• Data search: Among the four, only ArDrive does not currently support search/filtering functions. Among them, WeWeave integrates the full-chain data indexing function of Adot (a Web3 search engine based on large models). Users can directly retrieve the mainstream content of the Arweave network through WeWeave.

• Collaborative sharing: Moss has a chat room function to facilitate community communication and interaction; Akord performs better in collaborative sharing, has a built-in chat room, supports setting access management permissions and log query usage records, and is especially suitable for multi-person collaboration.

summary

Web3 is more than just hype, there are now a number of real and usable products emerging. Although Arweave is the dominant player in the permanent storage field, it is often underestimated by the market because of its weak financial attributes. As a storage infrastructure dedicated to solving problems, Arweave focuses more on long-term stable development rather than pursuing short-term wealth effects.

At present, the Arweave ecosystem already has a series of network disk projects with different characteristics, such as WeWeave, ArDrive, Akord and Moss, which can be directly used by users and solve their real needs. Decentralized network disk, as a familiar and unfamiliar product, has the potential to become a popular product as more application scenarios are continuously explored.Xiaobai NavigationTry the decentralized portal.

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