A Look at Arweave's Ecosystem Developments

Arweave is a content-agnostic and decentralized data storage network designed to provide permanent on-chain storage. The Block Research has examined the network’s key technical features in a prior research piece. While Arweave’s core function is to allow users to store data permanently with a one-off fee, this use case can be further developed to support a wider ecosystem of applications. This research piece explores the expansion of the Arweave ecosystem built upon its native decentralized data storage capabilities.

The areas of development covered here can be broadly categorized into the following topics: providing a storage layer for on-chain data and decentralized applications (dapps), scalability solutions to improve network usability, and a new dapp development structure using profit-sharing tokens (PST) to engage developers and community participants. An extensive map of all projects in the Arweave ecosystem, categorized according to their key verticals, can be found in this research piece.