Holochain

Holochains support decentralized data storage for distributed applications. A holochain functions very much like a blockchain without bottlenecks when it comes to enforcing validation rules, but is designed to be fully distributed through sharding so each node only needs to hold a portion of the data instead of a full global ledger. Holochains are secured through distributed hash tables (DHT) in which nodes enforce validation rules on data against the orginating source of the data. This makes it feasible to run blockchain-like applications on devices as lightweight as mobile phones.

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    We present a scalable, agent-centric distributed computing platform. We use a formalism to characterize distributed systems, show how it applies to some existing distributed systems, and demonstrate the benefits of shifting from a data-centric to an agent-centric model. We present a detailed formal specification of the Holochain system, along with an analysis of its systemic integrity, capacity for evolution, total system computational complexity, implications for use-cases, and current implementation status.

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