Transparency
A core principle of Assign Onward is transparency:- The protocols are open source1readily available, hopefully well documented source code which can be used to put the protocols into practice, open license2meaning: anyone is free to practice, operate their own implementation of Assign Onward blockchain protocols.
- Complete blockchain contents3potentially excluding separable items.are readily available to anyone
Permanency
Transparency presents the possibility, but not the guarantee, of permanency. Generally speaking, as long as a recorder node operates, it should keep a permanent record of all blockchains it supports. However, this is only guaranteed as long as the recorder(s) continue to operate and support a blockchain. If an entity values the information stored in a blockchain, it would be in their best interest to at least keep a copy6bits are cheap: hard drives now cost less than $50/TB and SSDs have fallen below $200/TB and continue to drop. At $200/TB, a 1MB block costs 0.02 cents to store.
of it for themselves, or perhaps operate an open recording node of their own.
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8 July 2018
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