Hi Jackal Community, I’m Simon (Sich) from Orbital Alchemists. We have been validating the Jackal blockchain for about a year now. I loved the idea of Jackal and decentralized storage when I first came across it, I prefer to see real utility rather than much of the DeFi scene. Seeing Patrick and Marston step back was certainly a blow, though completely understandable given the tremendous effort and energy they have poured into the project over the years. ...

Quick Notes This article is about the Blockchain “Jackal” - A decentralised file storage chain. It is somewhat technical in nature and intended for developers and infrastructure providers. Many articles that Orbital Alchemists write are for non technical audiences : A Journey into the Roots of Decentralisation This article is an update to my recent post: Can Jackal Be Resurrected Sustainably? The Filetree Question When people hear that Jackal is a “blockchain for file storage,” it’s natural to assume the chain itself is holding files — photos, documents, videos — the way a hard drive would. It isn’t. The actual bytes of your file never touch the blockchain. Instead, file contents live off-chain, distributed across Jackal’s storage providers, while the blockchain holds something much smaller but arguably more important: a verifiable record of what exists, who owns it, and who’s allowed to see it. ...

Quick Notes This article is about the Blockchain “Jackal” - A decentralised file storage chain. It is somewhat technical in nature and intended for developers and infrastructure providers. Many articles that Orbital Alchemists write are for non technical audiences : A Journey into the Roots of Decentralisation This article now has an update and some questions are beginning to be answered in my post: Understanding Jackal’s Filetree: What Validators Actually Store ...