Xandeum, a blockchain-focused software development company, has unveiled incentivized Provider Nodes (pNodes), a new storage scaling solution on Solana (SOL), as per the reports shared with Finbold on Thursday, March 20.
Designed to address some critical bottleneck issues on Solana, pNodes offer scalable, efficient storage for smart contracts on the network.
Xandeum pNodes
pNodes integrate directly with the programs on Solana to create a decentralized storage layer for data-heavy Web3 applications.
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As such, pNodes address Solana’s lack of a native, scalable storage mechanism by allowing smart contracts to access a distributed storage network.
This unlocks new possibilities for blockchain developers, crypto traders, and potential investors looking to capitalize on the growing Web3 sector while potentially earning rewards.
Developers of storage-intensive decentralized applications (dApps) will benefit the most, although crypto investors, adopters, and node operators looking to make some passive income can also look forward to new investment opportunities.
Secure data storage
Xandeum leverages erasure coding and configurable redundancy levels to ensure secure data storage across multiple pNodes.
This ensures reliability and decentralization while giving Solana validators some room to breathe, as they traditionally have to store data and ensures blockchain-grade integrity.
To accomplish their goals, Xandeum’s Validator Nodes manage and distribute storage tasks cryptographically, which helps retain data integrity intact without sacrificing speed.
In addition, new Solana primitives (“peek” and “poke”) facilitate data transfers between Solana accounts and its decentralized file system abstraction.
Xandeum’s “Deep South Era”
Xandeum’s pNodes will mark the start of the platform’s Deep South Era, that is, the first innovation phase in 2025.
The phase will also introduce XandMiner, a new management tool for registering pNodes, generating key pairs, and building (or destroying) file systems.
A limited sale of 300 incentivized devnet pNodes will be introduced to mark the launch (max 3 per wallet).
The mainnet version will be fully permissionless and open access to all participants.
