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* Decentralizing the internet; The main problem Urbit intends to solve is the reliance of internet users on servers they do not control. | * Decentralizing the internet; The main problem Urbit intends to solve is the reliance of internet users on servers they do not control. | ||
* “A personal server is a virtual computer which stores your data, runs your apps, and manages your connected devices. | * “A personal server is a virtual computer which stores your data, runs your apps, and manages your connected devices. | ||
* Urbit is a secure [[Peer-to-Peer network|peer-to-peer network]] of personal servers, built on a clean-slate system software stack.“ | * Urbit is a secure [[Peer-to-Peer network|peer-to-peer network]] of personal servers, built on a clean-slate system software [[stack]].“ | ||
* “While Urbit currently is still centralized, it's managed and developed by Tlon and all galaxies are basically “[[Premine|pre-mined]]” (though there is no actual [[mining]] in Urbit) – the galaxies and stars are designed to become independent and self-governing. Ship owners will be able to vote through a sort of [[Proof-of-Stake (PoS)|proof-of-stake]] system to determine the policy and future of their “digital cities.” | * “While Urbit currently is still [[centralized]], it's managed and developed by Tlon and all galaxies are basically “[[Premine|pre-mined]]” (though there is no actual [[mining]] in Urbit) – the galaxies and stars are designed to become independent and self-governing. Ship owners will be able to vote through a sort of [[Proof-of-Stake (PoS)|proof-of-stake]] system to determine the policy and future of their “digital cities.” | ||
* Being created by Tlon; Urbit is [[Open Source|open source]] ([[MIT]] license) and patent-free. Tlon (named after a Borges story) is a vehicle for using the potential value of the Urbit address space to make Urbit real. Tlon owns about 40% of the address space (95 galaxies). Another 50 galaxies are reserved for a future nonprofit. Tlon's long-term goal is to become a boring real-estate investment trust, and shift development control to a Mozilla-style foundation / community. This will not happen any time soon. | * Being created by Tlon; Urbit is [[Open Source|open source]] ([[MIT]] license) and patent-free. Tlon (named after a Borges story) is a vehicle for using the potential value of the Urbit [[address]] space to make Urbit real. Tlon owns about 40% of the address space (95 galaxies). Another 50 galaxies are reserved for a future nonprofit. Tlon's long-term goal is to become a boring real-estate investment trust, and shift development control to a [[Mozilla]]-style [[foundation]] / community. This will not happen any time soon. | ||
== Team, | == Other Projects == | ||
=== Layer 2 Rollup === | |||
* [https://twitter.com/urbit/status/1493283731913601027?s=20&t=MtF0ojdtTyN20DilLI6fgw Announced] the deployment of their own [[Rollups|Rollup]] (15-2-2022). | |||
== Team, Funding, etc. == | |||
* Wolfe-Pauly, Galen; Founder & CEO | * Wolfe-Pauly, Galen; Founder & CEO | ||
* Yarvin, Curtis; Founder (in his garage in 2008) and CTO | * Yarvin, Curtis; Founder (in his garage in 2008) and CTO | ||
Latest revision as of 05:39, 7 March 2022
Basics
- Decentralizing the internet; The main problem Urbit intends to solve is the reliance of internet users on servers they do not control.
- “A personal server is a virtual computer which stores your data, runs your apps, and manages your connected devices.
- Urbit is a secure peer-to-peer network of personal servers, built on a clean-slate system software stack.“
- “While Urbit currently is still centralized, it's managed and developed by Tlon and all galaxies are basically “pre-mined” (though there is no actual mining in Urbit) – the galaxies and stars are designed to become independent and self-governing. Ship owners will be able to vote through a sort of proof-of-stake system to determine the policy and future of their “digital cities.”
- Being created by Tlon; Urbit is open source (MIT license) and patent-free. Tlon (named after a Borges story) is a vehicle for using the potential value of the Urbit address space to make Urbit real. Tlon owns about 40% of the address space (95 galaxies). Another 50 galaxies are reserved for a future nonprofit. Tlon's long-term goal is to become a boring real-estate investment trust, and shift development control to a Mozilla-style foundation / community. This will not happen any time soon.
Other Projects
Layer 2 Rollup
Team, Funding, etc.
- Wolfe-Pauly, Galen; Founder & CEO
- Yarvin, Curtis; Founder (in his garage in 2008) and CTO
- Investors: Andreessen Horowitz, FF Angel, Tim Draper, Jaan Tallinn, Ben Davenport, ZhenFund
- Is a sponsor of Coin Center
