三元社区联合 CUDOS AMA访谈

感谢大家关注我们最新一期的 AMA ，本期 Sunny 邀请到了 CUDOS 的销售 VP Pete Hill ，欢迎 Pete Hill ！

CUDOS 简介：

CUDOS 是基于 CUDO 分布式计算平台的 Layer-2 计算预言机网络，由智能合约管理，能够以分布式的方式将区块链与安全的外部资源对接，为各种区块链提供 Layer-2 解决方案，应对区块链可扩展性问题，帮助包括 DeFi 在内的区块链应用和服务大幅提升性能、降低成本。

CUDO 是可扩展的全球分布式计算平台，用户超过 14 万，遍布 145 个国家，包括区块链从业者、游戏玩家、服务提供商等，总算力超过 50 万万亿次浮点运算（ TFLOPS ）。

本次 AMA 会分为两个环节：

1 ） 嘉宾回答预先收集好的问题；

2 ） 嘉宾在线实时回答社区的自由提问。

再次欢迎 @Pete Hill ，我们正式开始吧 ~

问题 1 ： 可以从您的角度，先给我们社区的小伙伴简单介绍一下 CUDOS 这个项目吗？它的愿景和使命是什么？

CUDOS is a cross-chain decentralized compute network being designed to power Web 3.0. It will enable anyone to sell their computing power or consume decentralised computing resources either via blockchain/smart contract or via more traditional cloud computing API’s.

In essence, what this means is CUDOS will be one of the few networks which can power other blockchains and scale to the demands of cloud computing required today.

The Airbnb of computing power for a new internet!

CUDOS 是一个跨链去中心化计算网络，旨在赋能 Web 3.0 。它将使任何人都可以通过区块链 / 智能合约或通过更传统的云计算 API 来出售其计算能力或消耗去中心化计算资源。

简言之，这意味着 CUDOS 将是少数既能够赋能其他其他区块链，又能够不断扩展满足当今的云计算需求的网络之一。新互联网的计算能力的 Airbnb ！

问题 2 ： 最后，能介绍一下你们团队背景和故事吗？

Our founder and CEO, Matt Hawkins previously built an ISP providing datacentre, cloud and network infrastructure solutions called C4L. This became one of the largest privately owned UK networks in this space, providing 1% of the UKs internet infrastructure.

我们的创始人兼首席执行官马特 · 霍金斯（ Matt Hawkins ）此前建立了一个网络服务提供商（ ISP ），提供数据中心、云和网络基础设施解决方案，名为 C4L 。该公司成为这一领域最大的英国私有网络之一，提供了英国互联网基础设施的 1% 。

We’re an internal team of around 30 now with a further 5-10 external contractors for blockchain & smart contract development and 10+ world class advisors including the former President of Sony Entertainment Media (Playstation), Chris Deering and the current Director of Blockchain for AMD, Joerg Roskowetz.

我们现在内部团队在 30 人左右，还有 5-10 名外部人员从事区块链和智能合约的开发，以及 10 多位世界级顾问，包括索尼娱乐媒体（ Playstation ）前总裁克里斯 · 迪林（ Chris Deering ）和 AMD 现任区块链总监乔格 · 罗斯科维茨（ Joerg Roskowetz ）。

Our internal team have backgrounds in building and scaling and SaaS with our CRO Andrew Walker founding Clicktools, a business acquired by SurveyMonkey and two of our core developers Pete Willis and Richard Poole building software for Vodafone. Our CTO, Andrew Sturmey, myself and our Head of Project Management all joined Cudo from Matt’s last business and offer vast experience in scaling cloud infrastructure platforms and customer bases. Our Head of Blockchain Yves Messy was responsible for enterprise blockchain at R3 and Our VP of Partnerships has over 15 years experience in securing big brand and high value partnerships including AMD. All in all, we have 14 internal developers across backend, frontend, design, hardware optimisation and networking, with the rest of the internal team including marketeers, operations led by our CEO Lee Woodham with 25 years experience in scaling financial services and tech companies, finance and business development.

我们的内部团队有开发和扩展软件服务（ SaaS ）的经验。我们的 CRO Andrew Walker 成立了 Clicktools ，这是被 SurveyMonkey 收购的业务，以及我们的两名核心开发人员 Pete Willis 和 Richard Poole 曾为沃达丰（ Vodafone ）开发软件。 我们的首席技术官 Andrew Sturmey 、我本人以及我们的项目管理负责人都是从 Matt 的此前公司加入 Cudo 的，在扩展云服务基础平台和建立客户基础方面拥有深厚的经验。 我们的区块链负责人伊夫 · 梅西（ Yves Messy ）在 R3 负责企业区块链，我们的合作伙伴副总裁在确保大型品牌和高价值合作伙伴（包括 AMD ）方面拥有超过 15 年的经验。总而言之，我们在后端、前端、设计、硬件优化和网络等方面拥有 14 名内部开发人员，其他内部团队包括营销人员，由我们的首席执行官 Lee Woodham 领导，他在扩展金融服务和科技公司、金融和业务发展方面有 25 年的经验。

We are all passionate and motivated in building a better and more sustainable computing network that not only empowers the new internet, but also empowers anyone in the world to contribute and benefit financially.

我们都充满热情和动力，致力于建设一个更好、更可持续的计算网络，它将不仅能够赋能新一代互联网，也能赋能所有人通过贡献算力获得经济收益。

问题 3： 请说说现在我们已经实现了哪些里程碑以及未来的计划？

We have successfully grown our supplier node base to over 40,000 active nodes, we’re live in 145 countries and our growth is 500%+ since this time last year. User revenues over our platform are now in excess of $1.5m per month. We have also agreed big partnerships with AMD, Sapphire, Algorand and Ultra which will bring us accelerated growth both on the supply and demand side of the network.

For 2021, we are now focused on:
Q1: Launch CUDOS staking

Q2: Launch CUDOS testnet: initial 30 validators. Built using the Cosmos SDK and Tendermint

Q3: Launch testnet v2: first dApps in POC

Q3/4: Launch mainet: compute oracle services

CUDOS recently announced that it has completed multiple rounds of financing with a total of more than 10 million pounds. Strategic investors include Moonrock Capital, GBV, Spincrypto Capital, etc. CUDOS tokens have been launched on Bitmax, Gate.io, Kucoin and other trading platforms, and the testnet is planned to be launched in the second quarter.

我们已经成功地将我们的算力提供者基础扩展到 4 万多个活跃的节点，我们分布在 145 个国家，自去年这个时候以来，我们的增长率达到了 500% 。目前，我们平台的用户收入每月超过 150 万美元。我们还与 AMD 、 Sapphire 、 Algorand 和 Ultra 建立大型合作伙伴关系，这将为我们带来网络供需双方的加速增长。

对于 2021 年，我们现在专注于：

第一季度：启动 CUDOS 质押

第二季度：上线 CUDOS 测试网：最初 30 个验证节点。使用 Cosmos SDK 和 Tendermint 构建

第三季度：上线第二版（ V2 ）测试网：首个 DAPP 进入 POC

第三 / 第四季度：上线主网：提供计算预言机服务

CUDOS 近期宣布已完成总额超过 1000 万英镑的多轮融资，战略投资方包括 Moonrock Capital 、 GBV 、 Spincrypto Capital 等。 CUDOS 代币已上线 Bitmax 、 Gate.io 、库币等交易平台，计划二季度上线测试网。

问题 4 ： 目前市面上有哪些竞争对手？ CUDOS 有哪些创新之处？ 它的机制将解决什么？

There are a number of great market leaders in the space. These include the likes of Near Protocol, Oasis Protocol, Polygon. The vast majority have focused purely on smart contracts.

在这个领域有许多伟大的市场领导者。这些协议包括 Near 、 Oasis 和 Polygon 。绝大多数人只专注于智能合约。

You of course have Ethereum and the upcoming Ethereum 2 as well and Akash is on the rise.

当然，还有以太坊和即将到来的以太坊 2 ， Akash 也在崭露头角。

CUDOS will enable you to scale out compute on EVM/eWASM, Docker Containers and VM’s on a global compute network. We already have over 40,000 compute nodes and over 250,000 users which is scaling quickly, which gives us substantial global compute capacity.

CUDOS 使您可以在一个全球计算网络上扩展 EVM （以太坊虚拟机） / eWASM 、 Docker 容器和虚拟机（ VM ）的计算。我们已经拥有超过 4 万个计算节点和超过 25 万用户，并且正在迅速扩展，这为我们提供了巨大的全球计算能力。

We have AMD rebranding our technology which you will see in shortly, and Ultra integrating our compute engine, between them is due to expand the network to over 1 million nodes in 2021. We are currently live in over 145 countries.

我们允许 AMD 对我们的技术进行品牌再包装，你们不久就会看到相关消息。我们还让 Ultra 集成到我们的计算引擎。通过这些合作伙伴，我们有望在 2021 年将网络扩展到超过 100 万个节点。我们目前在 145 个国家 / 地区开展业务。

As well at this network, we have been busy signing up global data centre providers and bandwidth providers to expand the network further.

在这一网络上，我们也在积极地与全球数据中心提供商和带宽提供商签约，进一步扩展网络。

The difference is we took a market approach first and applied the technology to that which is what is giving us the quick scale of network and users, plus we are able to provide computing power through the CUDOS network to both on and off chain consumers.

我们的不同之处是采用市场优先、技术应用次之的方法。这使得我们能够快速扩展网络和用户的规模，也让我们能够通过 CUDOS 网络同时向链上和链下消费者提供计算能力。

问题 5 ： CUDOS 代币是如何分配的？他的激励分配部分是如何设计的呢？

10 year release schedule. 10bn CUDOS in total.

100 validator nodes with min 2m stake. Each validator will be responsible for marketing to their networks to increase amount of delegated stake on their nodes. This network will be incentivised with staking rewards and bonuses. Our target is 75% of all CUDOS staked.

Tokens are used to buy and sell compute through the CUDOS network. Consumers can use other currencies too like fiat and this is then converted into CUDOS to pay the validators and compute nodes. Miners will be able to earn CUDOS through our platform as well.

CUDOS will be used to award and pay grants to incentivise development on the network.

More detail in our whitepaper available in English, Chinese and other languages from www.cudos.org .

总计 100 亿 CUDOS 代币，分十年释放。

网络有 100 个验证节点，每个节点最低质押 200 万 CUDOS 。每个验证节点负责向他们的网络进行推介，以增加在他们自己的节点上的委托质押量。 CUDOS 网络将通过质押回报和额外奖金进行激励。我们的目标是质押率达到所有 CUDOS 的 75 ％。

CUDOS 代币用于在 CUDOS 网络上买卖算力。消费者也可以使用其他货币，比如法币。这些代币会兑换成 CUDOS ，再用来支付给验证节点和计算节点。矿工也可以通过我们的平台赚取 CUDOS 代币。

CUDOS 代币还将用于支付奖励和补助金，从而激励网络上的开发。

您可以访问 www.cudos.org ，从英文、中文和其他语言版本的白皮书中获得更多详细信息。

问题 6 ： 可以说说用户长期持有 CUDOS 的优势和动机吗？

We are focused on growing the network. This is where the value is, in being able to provide services to both blockchain users and traditional cloud consumers and the CUDOS token is core to that providing multiple functions/utilities within the network and ecosystem.
For holders, we are heavily incentivising staking with not just rewards and bonuses, but a share of the fees over the network. For compute nodes, they will also receive discount on platform fees. We have large partners adopting the technology and we are strategising with them how their customers can benefit from the token too. So there will be high levels of transactions over the network.

我们致力于增长网络。这是价值所在，也就是为区块链用户和传统云服务消费者提供服务，而 CUDOS 代币扮演着核心的角色，在网络和生态系统中提供多种功能 / 效用。对于持币人而言，我们对于质押不仅给予丰厚的回报和额外奖励，还提供网络交易费用的分成。对于计算节点而言，他们也将获得平台费用的折扣。我们有许多大型合作伙伴采用我们的技术，并且我们正在与他们制定策略，如何使他们的客户也可以从 CUDOS 代币中受益。因此，平台上的交易量水平会很高。

精选粉丝问答

问题 1：What do you think is the advantage of your project over other competitors?

The advantage that we have is that we will provide both onchain and offchain compute. The CUDOS network will essentially be a bridge between these two worlds. That's a big leap in the right direction for main market adoption and merging web2 with web3.

问题 2：What is the current value of our project? What is the expected market value in the future?

The market will always decide on the token price.

Our focus is to grow the network by providing real value into the web3 ecosystem.

问题 3：What do you think will be the biggest challenge on this track in the future? How can we break through successfully?

I think it is very clear where the gaps are in the blockchain space with the protocol (layer 1) projects struggling to scale because of cost and other reasons. Layer 2 is growing very fast because it is solving those issues.

Where we go one step further is to provide layer 3, so that we can bring traditional cloud consumers into the blockchain world.

The challenge is always in the transition. When cloud first became a technology in 2006, it was not until 2010 that most businesses understood what it was and it was then another 3-4 years before the major industries such as banking and insurance changed their policies to then move to cloud.

We are seeing the same now with blockchain and web 3. The inverse this time though, as the finance sector has been the first to adopt! : )

问题 4：Please talk about the future development and expected benefits@Pete Hill

Whenever there is a new tech, the same question is asked: Are you Better, Faster, Cheaper?

This is where the CUDOS network will benefit customers

问题 5：What is the total amount of cudos? What is the output mechanism?

10bn CUDOS in total that are released over a 10 year period.

We are targeting 75% of circulating supply to be staked on the network. This will create a very strong network

问题 6 ： What practical problems does Cudos solve, and how can he improve on them in the future?

This is quite crazy, but a transaction over Ethereum last month reached a price nearly 1 billion times higher than the same size transaction would cost over a public cloud like Alibaba!

That's a real pain point for everyone in blockchain as we have seen from the gas fees.

On the other side, traditional cloud consumers using platforms like Alibaba and AWS are paying high costs for cloud resources.

The CUDOS network and distributed model addresses both of these audience pain points.

Also, the distributed model, means that anyone in the World can contribute to the network and earn, rather than a few central companies only

问题 7：At present, many decentralized service's validators nodes are actually running on centralized service providers like AWS. What do you think of this problem?

This is something that CUDOS network layer 2 and Cudo layer 3 solves, CUDOS empowers blockchain companies to truly become decentralised and independent of centralised infrastructures such as  AWS, Google, etc... while supporting traditional enterprises that wish to benefit from blockchain technologies and its tools. A true bridge between Blockchain and Cloud.

We saw Binance go offline recently because of an AWS outage. That shows the risk of hosting with a single provider for a region.

Validator networks are doing the same and that is because these hyperscalers provide great convenience.

But we're doing it differently. After spending 20+ years building datacentre and cloud networks, we're fully aware of the redundancy required within a network.

We are therefore making sure our validators (100 in total), will host a H/A dedicated server in one of 10-15 different service provider environments that we have recommended. These will be in different countries, to provide us with the global distributtion and in different branded service facilitied to provide the redundancy

问题 8：When will the coin exchange be held on binancezh ？

If you know CZ, please give him my number so that we can speak direct

We are talking to a lot of exchanges. It's a very competitive landscape for listing on the big ones like Binance and Huobi because of the Defi focus, but we will get there!

问题 9：Hi Peter, it has been said that computing resources will be one of the most promising area governments or counties looking forward, will CUDOS group have plans or opportunities to provide applications or utilities in citizens daily life?

Governments are usually the slowest to move (in the west anyway), because they are huge institutions in the public eye and there is a lot of red tape. The innovators and startups always move fast and that's what makes this industry so exciting.

But over time, enterprise adoption followed by public services will transition. We're at the start of the journey and you can see that even though enterprise/governments haven't yet moved, they are all trialling blockchain for the many benefits it provides.

再次感谢 @Pete Hill 的分享， 2020 年的全球疫情的蔓延将加速全球数字化转型，并刺激更多的技术应用，包括集中式云计算服务和分散式云计算网络 CUDOS 。 CUDOS 致力于解决这些问题。 CUDOS 正致力于解决这些问题。 我们相信，它可以提供新的技术解决方案，并为云计算行业带来颠覆性的创新！

Thanks again to @Pete Hill for sharing.The global pandemic in 2020 will accelerate the global digital transformation and stimulate more technology applications, including centralized cloud computing services and decentralized cloud computing network CUDOS. CUDOS is committed to solving these problems. We believe that it can provide new technical solutions and bring disruptive innovations to the cloud computing industry!