Decentralized storage has always faced a longstanding challenge: how to ensure security while controlling costs. What is the traditional approach? Making multiple complete copies of files and storing them on different nodes. It sounds secure, but in reality, it’s extremely inefficient, with storage costs per TB per year being outrageously high.

There is a protocol that takes a different approach. It uses a set of mathematical schemes to split and disperse files across nodes worldwide. Even if some nodes encounter issues, the system can quickly restore the original data through mathematical calculations. The brilliance of this solution is that—storage costs are only a quarter of those of traditional methods, while maintaining bank-level fault tolerance and security.

Numbers speak for themselves. Many storage projects in the current market still have annual costs above $100 per TB. This protocol reduces the price to below $50 per TB. Compared to traditional cloud storage? It’s cheaper, yet retains all the ownership and control of decentralization. How significant is this difference? It’s enough to change the entire competitive landscape of the storage industry.

Application scenarios are expanding. AI training requires massive data storage, and gaming and video platforms consume bandwidth. These industries have been deterred by high costs. With costs coming down, these high-demand applications are motivated to migrate. It’s evolving from a geek toy into infrastructure—a very interesting transformation.

Technological innovation is often not about making things more complex. True breakthroughs simplify complex problems, reduce high costs, and make technology accessible to more people. If this approach can be reliably implemented, the landscape of the storage market could be reshuffled.