Authors: Yiluo Wei, Gareth Tyson

Published on: February 08, 2024

Impact Score: 8.15

Arxiv code: Arxiv:2402.05709

Summary

• What is new: Conducts the first large-scale measurement of Nostr, a decentralized social network, focusing on relay availability and post replication strategies.
• Why this is important: Nostr struggles with relay availability and the financial sustainability of its decentralized infrastructure.
• What the research proposes: Two design innovations: controlling the number of post replications and reducing overhead during post retrieval.
• Results: The proposed solutions effectively enhance the system’s performance without negatively impacting it.

Technical Details

Technological frameworks used: nan

Models used: Network measurement and analysis

Data used: Data from July 1, 2023, to December 31, 2023, spanning 4 million users and 60 million posts.

Potential Impact

Traditional social media companies and Fediverse applications could be disrupted; new opportunities for decentralized network services.

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