diff --git a/technology/codex.md b/technology/codex.md index 8b13789..4bbba5e 100644 --- a/technology/codex.md +++ b/technology/codex.md @@ -1 +1,11 @@ +Codex is a decentralized file storage network. + +Whilst p2p storage networks have been around for quite a long time, the lack of incentives, +strong data availability, and persistence guarantees make these networks unsuitable for applications +with moderate to high availability requirements. In other words, without reliability at the storage +layer it is impossible to build other reliable applications on top of it. Codex aims to solve this by supplying: + +An incentivized p2p storage network with strong availability and persistence guarantees. +A resource restricted friendly protocol that can endure higher levels of churn and large amounts of ephemeral devices. +Codex has a working PoC available on request, as is expected to be in production by 2023.