PIP-28: DAN - Distributing the Altruist Network (Community Chains Introduction)

[shane]

Addressing Breezy’s Comment

@Breezytm

The sentiment I gather from the responses thus far is that CC can be monetized outside of the Pocket Network while the DAO is funding it in its infancy while it provides support for the Altruist.

Thank-you for this summary. Fortunately we built CC for accountability… literally:

1. Users can’t abuse CC (without being noticed)
2. DA can’t abuse CC Tower Operators (without being noticed)
3. CC Community Tower Operators can’t abuse rare chain operators (without being noticed)
4. PNF controls all DAN funds.

The ONLY WAY for CC to abuse a rare chain would be for DA, CC Tower Operators, and the rare chain operator to create a secret cabal to launch a secret service. Considering the parties involved (DA, POKTScan, Node River, Breezy, and qspider), we can absolutely agree to

@Breezytm

• DA to agree that these nodes would not be participating in any other activities without a proposal voted on and passed by the DAO.

I am happy to require DA and all CC Tower operators to agree to this. CC is designed to only serve POKT, and we are happy to make any formal agreement with PNF to put any doubts to rest.

cc @iannn

A Singular Solution And Proposal

Regarding @msa6867’s point

@msa6867

(2) If the DAO votes to subsidize rare chains, the subsidy should be to incentivize sufficient on-chain coverage to provide target QoS rather than to build up altruist back up to the unchanged, insufficient on-chain coverage.

If the DAO is going to supplement a node, it should be able to benefit on-chain traffic, not just altruist traffic, and be available to ALL POKT node runners equally. CC provides a distributed, neutral, QoS vehicle to do just that for the first time.

The Solana Foundation sponsored the deployment of an infrastructure pool back in 2021. The difference here though is that a POKT solution should only accessible to POKT nodes.

CC provides a permissionless vehicle to do this, as any user can signup their POKT nodes and CC is able to verify if its being used for POKT traffic by monitoring on-chain proofs.

If the rare chain issue is going to be addressed by the DAO, it should addressed for both on-chain traffic and altruist traffic, thus CC makes sense… hence this proposal.

Conclusion

This proposal is predicated on 2 questions:

1. What is best for POKT customers with regards to the altruist network?
2. How do we address rare chains in a fair, transparent, scalable manner, for both on-chain and altruist use?

Regardless which route we take, CC providers as well as some independent providers are currently providing support to ensure the continuity of the network with the assumption of getting their nodes reimbursed with a forward plan. I hope DAN can be that solution.