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As someone who used to run a Skynet portal and no longer does because it was costing me too much money: no, it's not funded by subsidy from minted coins. Right
by ericflo 5y ago
As someone who used to run a Skynet portal and no longer does because it was costing me too much money: no, it's not funded by subsidy from minted coins.
Right now portals pay for the hosting of the files as a charitable service to the community. In the future, portals will charge users directly for extra features (with U.S. dollars!)
Some portals may be operating less out of charity, and more out of a desire to build mindshare about their portal in hopes of translating that mindshare into future revenue via subscriptions.
- X6S1x6Okd1st 5y agoAh I was being too broad, I assume that the skynet portal runs off of mint subsidy, but other portals not so much. Thanks for taking the time and eating the costs to provide a portal even temporarily. Are you still interested in the project? Any thoughts on other storage coins?
- ericflo 5y agoEven the main skynet portal doesn't run off a mint subsidy - it's funded by VC money instead :) No problem on running a portal! It was fun to be part of it for a while. I may run one again in the future once it's a bit more sustainable. I'm still interested in the project - I think we still haven't scratched the surface of what something like Skynet is capable of. That said, I'm a little less optimistic than others. I think it's going to be a long road to relevance.
- Taek 5y ago> In the future, portals will charge users directly for extra features They already do! https://account.siasky.net/ https://account.siasky.net/ - paid plans starting at $5/mo giving you access to higher speeds and long term pinning.