Irys: Innovation and Significance of Web3 Data Layer Infrastructure When I first heard about Irys, to be honest, I was a bit excited. 1. The Current State of Web3 and Irys's Innovation As someone who has been in the Web3 industry for many years, I have seen too many projects claim to "revolutionize" a certain field, but very few have actually succeeded. But Irys is different; it addresses a fundamental problem that we have been facing without a good solution: what role should data play on the blockchain? Let me first talk about the current situation. The Filecoin and Arweave we are using essentially treat the blockchain as a "cold storage." Data is stored away, just lying there quietly, and aside from being occasionally accessed, it is basically dead. What's worse is that if a smart contract wants to use this data, it has to go through various complex intermediaries, just like how you need to find the key to open the door if you want to eat the vegetables in the fridge. But...
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