Node types
AMB-NET’s intelligent cryptoeconomic design merges best practices from existing cloud-storage solutions, Web 3.0 technology, information security and incentivised Masternode staking. Speaking to the latter, Ambrosus offers three primary classes of Masternodes — Apollo, Hermes and Atlas — and one Peer Node family — Perseus.
They perform the following functions:
- Apollo— Validator tier. Validates transactions (blocks) and executes smart contracts
- Hermes— Upload tier. Publishes digitally signed metadata (bundles) to the AMB-NET blockchain.
- Atlas— Storage tier. Stores public data (bundles) and promotes information resilience throughout the network
- Perseus — operated by everyday users and both centralized and decentralized applications (dApps)
Ambrosus Node - Ambrosus Atlas, Hermes or Apollo.
Atlas - node that stores bundles and earns Amber for storing the data. Stake required 10k (Zeta) 30k (Sigma) and 75k (Omega).
Hermes - node that generates bundles and spends Ambers. Hermes doesn't earn any rewards. There is no stake required to run an Hermes.
Apollo - validator node, it creates and validates blocks. Minimum stake required 1M AMB.
Bundle - pack of Assets and Events, produced by Hermes, stored on Atlas.
Asset - object, for example product
Events - events that happen to Assets, like temperature readings, location information etc.
Challenge - Atlas "request" to store a bundle, if smart-contract confirms this request, challenge turns into "resolved".