F8: Cardano scaling solutions
Campaign Brief
For Cardano to become a global leader as a smart contract blockchain it will need to scale to meet the requirements of handling hundreds of millions of users.
Current scaling situation
Hydra is the leading project being executed by IOG to help Cardano scale the blockchain.
The first phase of Hydra will be available in 2022 however this initial implementation will not resolve all of the problems needed for Cardano to scale.
Sebastien from dcSpark recently discussed the importance of rollups and alternative solutions in an interview
Need for more scaling options
To reach true decentralization the Cardano community will need to not rely on the input from IOG as much as it does now as we move into the future.
Hydra will only have it's initial implementation released early next year. Cardano faces potential scaling problems in 2022 as high demand protocols in DeFi, NFTs and gaming begin and continue being released. With alternative scaling solutions not in place there is a risk of overloading demand on the main chain.
Types of proposals encouraged
Proposers should consider new novel ideas or research, extensions of Hydra functionality or porting over solutions used in other blockchains that would be suitable for Cardano.
Proposers are welcome to focus on market specific scalability solutions - for instance a solution could focus on DeFi specifically with decentralized exchanges (DEX's) as a focus area or other growing markets that could benefit from novel scaling solutions.
Scalability topic areas:
Rollups (e.g. zero knowledge rollups, optimistic rollups)
Sharding
Sidechains
State channels
Size of proposals
Scaling solutions are inherently complex and require significant engineering effort. As a result proposers should not be discouraged from making proposals that request most of the challenge budget. A single proposal team is both welcome and encouraged to request the entire budget if they can demonstrate an articulated plan with the technical expertise to address the challenge of scaling solutions that are suitable for growing Cardano.
Budget rationale
High technical expertise is needed for scalability solutions. Projects will likely take many months of engineering effort to implement viable solutions.
Follow on funding rounds
If this this challenge setting gets voted in and the proposal(s) submitted show signs they can be impactful then a follow on challenge will be submitted for fund 9 with a larger requested budget to further help the team(s) be able to request further funding.
Why is it important?
Hydra will not solve every scaling problem in Cardano, more scaling solutions are needed as alternatives
What does success look like?
Scaling solutions that are introduced and implemented by the community that Cardano projects can start using
Key Metrics to measure
- Number of scaling solutions available to the community to use within their projects
- Number of projects launched on any of the new scaling solutions
- Novel ideas generated from research on different scaling approaches
using games to scale audience
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Simplify SPO rollups in Vietnam
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Research Guild: Scalability Report
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Perun Channels for Cardano
Solution: 我们为Cardano实现Perun Channels，从而使P2P交易具有无限的可扩展性和跨链的潜力。
Orbis: Layer 2 ZK Rollup
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Layer 3 scalability using zkRollups
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KONMA Chain : L2 ZK Roll up for ADA
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Erdstall: instant TXs, L2 NFT mints
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DEFI SHOULD BE MORE FUN ON SCALING
Solution: Miverse将为DeFi和GameFi生态系统提供一个独特的模式，而不是像目前大多数DEX那样遵循枯燥的用户体验设计。
Decentralized REDIS state channels
Solution: 应用REDIS，一个一流的内存数据库，为dApp开发者创建一个去中心化的状态通道服务。
DAO-NET & A2T Sidechain Design
Solution: 设计一个侧链解决方案，为处理DAO-NET和A2T套件预计的交易量进行优化，并以具有成本效益的方式。
BeerHouse.io
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A Scalable Service For NFT Utility
Solution: 创建一个状态机和API服务，将B2B电子商务解决方案整合到NFT项目网站中，而无需编码技能。
A region-based sharded network
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Ada's Place - A Medium Publication
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ADA Scam Alert - Info & Protection
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