Arweave as Layer 0 of on-chain social networking

Author: OnlyArweave; Compiler: Scarlett LI; Source: PermaDAO

@LensProtocol, @useOrbis, @farcaster_xyz and other projects (some of which are already using Arweave) are gaining more and more adoption due to their excellent interfaces and communities. But one of the questions is - how to scale?

@LensProtocol, @useOrbis, @farcaster_xyz and other projects (some of which are already using Arweave) are gaining more and more adoption due to their excellent interfaces and communities. But one of the questions is - how to scale?

Traditional social media platforms have billions of users. 100 billion WhatsApp messages are sent every day. Most blockchains are not designed for storage. If you want to store 100 billion WhatsApp messages on Ethereum or any blockchain, the cost will be extremely high.

Arweave: Scalability of On-Chain Data

To handle on-chain data at any scale, you need a protocol designed for this purpose. Meet #Arweave.

Arweave is built for decentralized, permanent data storage. But more importantly — it scales. This is made possible by bundling. Bundling on Arweave means that multiple transactions are "bundled" together using a service and published as a single transaction on Arweave. Bundling means that there is theoretically no limit to scaling. And there are many bundling services, each with their own advantages. The Turbo service provided by @ardriveapp makes it very easy to upload content to the network with fiat currencies (such as USD).

Another bundled service @irys_xyzcan handle:

• 50,000+ TPS (already achieving 180+)

• Instant data availability

• File size > 50MB

These features are perfect for web3 social. Instantly identify posts, handle image uploads, and store them permanently on the Arweave chain.

This is how @heydotxyz and @viamirror store their posts!

In terms of access, thanks to @ar_io_network, there are already over 300 gateways serving and indexing Arweave content - it's like a global CDN.

This means content updates and access are super fast.

Friendliness

Arweave is a data layer. Whatever blockchain you're using, Arweave can integrate!

You can settle transactions elsewhere, use Arweave to store entire posts or images, or go all in with the Permaweb and Arweave's atomic assets. Whichever way you choose, Arweave as a protocol has you covered.

Arweave is a friendly chain. Lens uses Polygon and Arweave, Mirror uses Optimism and Arweave, Solana Mobile stores its dApp SDK on Arweave, and many projects store their NFTs permanently. Even some Cardano NFTs are on Arweave. All chains can be perfectly integrated.

@KYVENetwork archives and stores historical data of chains for projects such as @cosmoshub, @archwayHQ, @axelarnetwork, etc.

Not to mention, you can use SmartWeave contracts to build on-chain social directly on Arweave, using the so-called Universal Data License as an atomic asset with actual rights. You can see it in action by @OurBazAR.

Whatever method suits you, Arweave is flexible. That's why it can be the Layer 0 for all different types of on-chain social.

Open

While data on Arweave can be encrypted, it is particularly advantageous when used for public on-chain data.

Even if your social platform or protocol is shut down, all your posts can still be retrieved on the Arweave chain.

Open data also creates more opportunities, such as @rss3_, who are creating APIs for social media data and building their own high-performance bundled parser for Arweave.

The LLM (Large Language Model) wave shows more opportunities - Arweave has a Universal Data License, and @fairAIprotocol's work can make the social environment more friendly to creators through usage rights and compensation for AI models.

Summary

For those who want to permanently store their thoughts and experiences, Arweave is the ideal choice for on-chain social, a "Layer 0", @permaweb_news said. Any blockchain or project can integrate with it, and for the platform that is growing in adoption, scalability is not only feasible, but also enables instant availability of permanently stored posts, with an optimistic caching layer, 300+ gateways and more CDNs coming soon.

As the content environment changes due to AI and LLM, Arweave remains the place to empower creators with permanent storage.

There are many reasons and use cases to choose Arweave, and on-chain social is just one of them. Permaweb, SmartWeave contracts, Universal Data License (UDL), atomic assets - Arweave is ready and is being actively used in these and more areas.

The above content does not constitute investment advice.