Today, we will highlight where we are starting with our technical architecture and design, and where we plan to go next.We expect this architecture to continue evolving as we iterate and adapt. We prioritize speed and real-world execution over analysis-paralysis. We ship, test, listen, and iterate — treating resistance as fuel as we asymptotically approach perfection; never actually reaching it, only getting closer every day. Progressive overload is how systems grow stronger, not weaker...

When you're streaming a video and it suddenly pauses to buffer, when a web page takes ages to load, or when you notice a delay in an online shooting game, it's easy to think of these as the same kind of 'slowness.' But in reality, two different forces might be at play: latency and throughput...

If you wish to better understand slowness on the internet, please refer to Article #1: Understanding Internet Slowness. If you are familiar with the Control and Data Plane but wish to better understand how this impacts a decentralized VPN, refer to Article #3: The Role of Control and Data Plans in Decentralized VPNs. VPNs act as the management team, while the control plane is the boss, and the data plane is the hardworking employee. Together, they determine how traffic is managed across the internet...

What is a VPN? Before we understand why people use a VPN, it is important to understand what a VPN is. VPN (Virtual Private Network) is a service that creates an encrypted connection between your device and the internet, routing your traffic through servers in different destinations. Without a VPN, your internet traffic goes: Your Device → Internet Service Provider (ISP) → Website/Service...