NeoSPCC continues to work on distributed decentralized object storage NeoFS. We have already launched the Testnet T5 with all our services. Up-to-date information on the NeoFS network can now always be viewed on the new website https://status.fs.neo.org. With the latest NeoFS release we have implemented a lot of improvements and…

The problem of the ever-growing blockchain state is well-known. Even though some people want to always have a complete archive available on their nodes, in many cases it’s not needed, and applications can work just fine using only some subset of recent data. But what and how can be done…

In real life and economy there are actions that need to be done jointly by a number of entities: signing documents, approving actions, confirming agreements between different parties. Blockchain-enabled smart economy allows for that too, but while it’s rather simple for an individual key owner to sign a transaction and…

Careful readers might have noticed that NeoSPCC has spent some time improving Neo performance for the last two years. Starting with the early steps of benchmarking tool creation, going through N3 preview phase up to preview4 and then to the final N3 version. While the performance characteristics we have now…

There is a lot of misunderstanding surrounding the concept of signers, scopes and witnesses in Neo N3. Some try to compare it with how other blockchains operate, some think it’s not very useful, some just don’t know what it provides to them. This article tries to explain how exactly this…

It’s been a while since we made our preview4 benchmark post. Thereafter, we’ve gone through a number of RC releases and finally got to the mainnet launch earlier this month. We have been engaged in protocol improvements and stabilization, while performance has been less of a concern. …

Data in NeoFS is stored on storage nodes that are distributed across the globe. Everyone can be a part of NeoFS storage network the same way as anyone can be a part of N3 network by deploying its node. Economic model of NeoFS provides two sources of income for storage…

When we showed you our hilarious cat available via HTTP gateway a month ago, the gateway wasn’t open-source yet. We took some time to work out the kinks and finally released it to the public right at the end of April. …

Introduction In our previous article, we learned how to start using NeoFS in the N3 RC1 testnet. We created our first wallet, made a deposit, and even managed to upload a cat. Want to get it back via your browser? Or let other users obtain such a cutie? Now, for…