From 5d2adde7d1b4dabf260e9c94a28d67a0f96a494e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: James Ray <16969914+jamesray1@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2018 22:44:08 +1100 Subject: [PATCH] Link to Pocket Network (#1393) --- EIPS/eip-908.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/EIPS/eip-908.md b/EIPS/eip-908.md index 5735d470..dace932f 100644 --- a/EIPS/eip-908.md +++ b/EIPS/eip-908.md @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ created: 2018-03-01 ## A reward for running a full node is deprecated, but the proposal for a reward for clients remains -While Casper validators are incentivized to validate transactions, there are still no incentives for relaying blocks and storing data (which includes state). Note also that [Rocket Pool](https://github.com/rocket-pool/rocketpool) is under development and is planned to be a pool for Casper. Another alternative is [VIPnode](https://github.com/vipnode/vipnode.org) In light of these two points, perhaps a more appropriate approach to generally rewarding clients would be to incentivize bandwidth (relaying and downloading), storage and I/O (while computation is already incentivized with gas for miners and will be for proposers under sharding and Casper). Note also that notaries will be incentivized to download collations under sharding. Given that it looks like Casper FFG will be implemented soon, to minimize undue complexity to the protocol, incentivizing validation in the mean time may be considered not worthwhile. For a previous version of the proposal containing a proposal for rewarding a full node, refer to [here](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/commit/97e235d0ba4a88b4ce29834aa2b94107b8d91e12#diff-9a43a8739b5a9e1dec427324cb264921). +While Casper validators are incentivized to validate transactions, there are still no incentives for relaying blocks and storing data (which includes state). This paper is more a high-level analysis and discussion rather than attempting to provide a concrete solution. [Pocket Network](https://www.pokt.network/) is a separate blockchain being designed as of Sept 2018 that incentivises relaying transactions, that is intended to be compatible with other blockchains. Note also that [Rocket Pool](https://github.com/rocket-pool/rocketpool) is under development and is planned to be a pool for Casper, which will help to incentivise running a full node. Another alternative is [VIPnode](https://github.com/vipnode/vipnode.org) which charges fees to light clients for full nodes that serve them. In light of these solutions being developed, perhaps a more appropriate approach to generally rewarding clients would be to incentivize bandwidth (relaying and downloading), storage and I/O (while computation is already incentivized with gas for miners and will be for proposers under sharding and Casper). Note also that notaries will be incentivized to download collations under sharding. Outdated (Casper FFG will be implemented with Ethereum 2.0 with sharding: [shasper](https://notes.ethereum.org/SCIg8AH5SA-O4C1G1LYZHQ#)): given that it looks like Casper FFG will be implemented soon, to minimize undue complexity to the protocol, incentivizing validation in the mean time may be considered not worthwhile. For a previous version of the proposal containing a proposal for rewarding a full node, refer to [here](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/commit/97e235d0ba4a88b4ce29834aa2b94107b8d91e12#diff-9a43a8739b5a9e1dec427324cb264921). ## Simple Summary When each transaction is validated, give a reward to clients for developing the client.