Network Overview
Vana is a decentralized network enabling global data creation and advancing AI innovation within an open data economy.
This is a technical overview of the Vana network, intended for researchers, experimental developers, and curious users. The documentation and the system are a work in progress.
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Vana consists of a Data Liquidity Layer, designed to introduce data on-chain as transferable digital assets, and an Application Layer (the so-called Data Portability Layer) for user-owned data applications powered by verified data. The universal connectome is a permissionless, real-time map of data flowing through the ecosystem.
Data Liquidity Layer
The Data Liquidity Layer facilitates the contribution, validation, and recording of data into Data Liquidity Pools (DLPs) via smart contracts.
DLP creators set specific objectives, including the purpose, validation method, and contribution parameters. Data contributors and custodians submit data for validation, receiving governance rights and rewards based on the DLP's parameters.
The primary goal is to bring data on-chain, enabling transactions among Data Contributors, Custodians, and Validators, thereby organizing data collection and management for user and developer accessibility within the ecosystem.
Data Liquidity Pools
Data Liquidity Pools (DLPs) aggregate similar types of data submitted to the data liquidity layer by Data Contributors and Custodians. Each DLP is an individual peer-to-peer network that uses DLP Validators to ensure data integrity through Vana’s proof-of-contribution system. DLPs provide trustless, private, and attributable data liquidity pools from which users and developers can:
Govern the use of their data in model training and application development.
Build community-focused applications in Vana’s application layer.
Sell data liquidity access to Data Consumers for model training.
Data Portability Layer
The Data Portability Layer, or Application Layer, is a collaborative space for Data Contributors and developers to build applications using data from DLPs. It provides the infrastructure for training user-owned models and developing AI dApps. This layer acts as a hub where online communities and developers create economic value from data, fostering an interactive ecosystem. Data contributors benefit from the network effects and value generated by the intelligence derived from their data.
Connectome
The Connectome is a decentralized ledger that records real-time data transactions in Vana’s ecosystem using proof-of-stake consensus. It ensures valid DLP token transfers and enables cross-DLP data access for user-owned applications. External parties can view and monitor these transactions. The Connectome is EVM-compatible, allowing interoperability with other EVM networks, protocols, and DeFi applications.
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