Arweave AO launches network usability staking testing program, initiates gateway data service incentive mechanism

ME News Report, April 16 (UTC+8), according to official sources, the scalable blockchain network AO based on Arweave announced the launch of the “Network Availability Staking Alpha (NASA)” testing program. This is a key step in the AO ecosystem, aimed at enhancing the availability and reliability of decentralized data networks through a staking mechanism. The program is currently in the Alpha stage, where users can participate in network availability verification and earn rewards by providing data services to Arweave gateways and staking AO tokens. In the initial pilot, AO introduced a “Availability Staking” mechanism, requiring node operators to stake 25 AO tokens to participate in the network and compete together for response speed and stability to user requests. The system will allocate rewards from a monthly pool of 1,000 AO based on the nodes’ performance in data services. This mechanism relies on the new generation HyperBEAM architecture, enabling higher verifiability and trustlessness for gateways and routing services, while significantly reducing operating costs. The project team stated that NASA aims to establish a stronger decentralized economic model for the entire permanent network infrastructure, paving the way for future expansion into computing scheduling, data indexing, and network services. Although the current reward scale is small and still in testing, the program is seen as an important starting point for the AO-Core economic system and will gradually expand to more network infrastructure services in the future. (Source: ChainCatcher)