In a previous video, a16z crypto Deal Partner Ali Yahya laid out five open problems for building the blockchain computer. One of those problems is building a decentralized storage network. In this video, we double-click on the decentralized storage and explore some of the cutting edge computer science techniques we’ll need to make these storage networks a reality.
Ali Yahya talks with Stanford Ph.D. student Ben Fisch about how to create a reliable decentralized storage network with the right economic incentives to entice people all around the world to offer up some of their idle free storage space to developers who need that space. Specifically, they explore the following questions: