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Jacob Gadikian works on Tachyon Protocol, a decentralized internet protocol that hosts applications including a VPN, IoT, DeFi, storage, and DNS services.
The Tachyon VPN app has surpassed 300,000 downloads across app stores.
1Interview
2020First on the show
May 2020Latest appearance
20 minOn camera
20:06
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Key points
- Tachyon Protocol eliminates the traditional VPN threat model where providers can be compelled to share user data by distributing infrastructure across thousands of independent node operators.
- The protocol uses a real-time streaming payment system called Portal, built in partnership with V Systems, enabling instant micropayments between users and nodes.
- Tachyon VPN is free during alpha stage and requires no technical expertise to use, with over 300,000 downloads achieved through app store distribution.
- Node operators earn session fees paid in real-time in five megabyte blocks based on actual traffic served, with earnings varying significantly based on server location and internet peering quality.
- Staking launches later in the month to ensure node operator honesty and network access, separate from any blockchain consensus mechanism since Tachyon has no native blockchain.
In their own words
“We've been amazed since we launched the software first it was a couple hundred then it was thousands and now it's three hundred thousand downloads of the app.”
