Sparkster
Sparkster is a cloud platform for building decentralized applications. Feature of the project is a low threshold of technical literacy of the user, tk. knowledge of the code in this case is not required. The developers claim that their platform is the fastest with a throughput of 10mln transactions per second (the over9000 !!!).
Testnet is already running and a figure of 6.467 TPS is shown. Storage of data is carried out through a decentralized cloud that can become a full-fledged replacement for traditional cloud computing in the near future. It is also planned to develop and open a marketplace where everyone can trade their products in exchange for SPARK. The whole ecosystem of Sparkster is sharpened for use in the Internet of Things and solves the following problems: the complexity of the software development cycle, the complexity of integration of blocking, IoT and smart contracts, the inability to build innovations within established companies, and the potential harm of cloud computing environment.
The idea of the project originated in 2009, began to develop in 2012 within the company Syncronized Communications, later renamed Syncoms, since 2014 the main team is working full time. According to the CEO, he has already invested $ 8mln in the project.
Built on a system of 256-bit encryption and OAUTH 2.0, the product is already ready for use for ordinary users as well and for enterprises and organizations. Unlike traditional systems that focus on experienced developers, Sparkster provides tools for implementing ideas to those who are not strong in knowing the code.
The authors of the project developed an introductory course with increasing complexity. Separately, I want to mention that the development of smart contracts is still available for Ethereum and IOTA networks, but in the future it is planned to integrate with NEO, Cardano, Stellar, Ripple and other blockboys.
All applications built on the platform are compatible with the decentralized cloud storage Sparkster, the application for which and ‘minit’ tokens SPARK. To run the application in a decentralized cloud, system participants charge the price for ‘mining’ in the SPARK tokens by the principle of gas in the ether network. After a successful transaction, the miners receive tokens as a reward for the block. Mining applications will be released for both smartphones and desktops. As the core of its system, the developers chose the Stellar Consensus Protocol (SPC) with additional add-ons that are responsible for the awards of participants. To ensure anonymity, a combination of Zero Knowledge Proof (ZPF) and encryption systems is used. The mobile application will also be protected from hacking and manipulation by encryption, private and public key mapping, digital signatures, cache cleaning after each transaction, etc.
An example of an application written for the ‘Internet of things’ and AI
Thanks to active partnerships with ARM and Liberium, applications written in the Sparkster environment are natively supported in Apple® Homekit, Amazon® Alexa, Arduino® and Raspberry Pi®. With an example of an application that recognizes the cleaner’s face, automatically opens the door and pays for work through IOTA.
10,000,000 transactions per second?
To achieve the cherished goal, the team resorts to the help of almighty charding with the involvement of a large number of ‘miners’. In principle, everything is simple enough: the more people participate in the system, the faster the processing of transactions. So 10mln TPS is far from a theoretical maximum.
Roadmap
The platform is already available for work, and for 2018 it is planned to launch on the ARM device, release the application for the smartphone, launch decentralized cloud and marketplace, with the subsequent support of NEO, Cardano and Stellar in 2019.
Conclusion:
this is a cool project, with a unique idea, an operating platform and a huge team of developers with solid experience.