Spoons Space on Shelby Highlights

This was a great space today on Spooks Labs with Greg Nazario and Pranav Raval, all about Shelby.

Here are some of the highlights from the transcript of the space:

What Is Shelby?

Shelby is Aptos Labs’ decentralized storage solution, designed for high-performance data needs like:

‣ Streaming video (YouTube/Netflix alternatives)

‣ AI inference workloads

‣ Decentralized content delivery

Why Shelby Was Built:

‣ Existing decentralized storage (like IPFS, Filecoin, Arweave) is too slow for real-time use.

‣ Web3 apps often rely on centralized storage, breaking decentralization.

‣ Shelby aims to match or exceed Web2 performance (like AWS S3) while staying decentralized.

How Shelby Works:

‣ Uses dedicated decentralized fiber networks via a partner (DoubleZero).

‣ Features a novel auditing protocol for data availability with low overhead.

‣ Leverages Aptos blockchain as the fast coordination layer (sub-500ms latency).

‣ Uses Clay codes for optimal storage & bandwidth efficiency.

‣ Includes battle-tested, high-performance software from @jump.

Unique Innovations:

‣ Charges for reads, not just writes:

‣ Incentivizes high-performance node operation.

‣ Attracts valuable data worth paying for.

‣ Expected to be cheaper than cloud providers over time with scale.

Use Cases Being Built:

‣ Decentralized YouTube/Netflix: Stream content based on NFT/token access.

‣ AI Data Marketplaces: Sell specialized datasets (e.g., nature photography).

‣ Model Benchmarking & Inference: Shelby will serve as a data layer for LLM & model testing.

‣ Photography/Creator Monetization: Ownership and direct monetization of content.

‣ Flashback Labs: Monetize anonymized personal data for AI training.

Developer Info:

‣ CLI + SDK already in private testing with partners.

‣ Form will open soon on https://shelby.xyz/ for early dev access.

‣ Shelby DevNet will be around the Aptos Experience timeline.

‣ Supports integration/migration from existing storage (like IPFS).

‣ Open for community-built migration tools and plugin layers.

Alpha Drops:

‣ Top-tier L1 blockchain wants to use Shelby as storage.

‣ A major Hollywood studio is building a streaming platform on Shelby.

‣ Entire Creator Economy platform is coming to Shelby (led by Aptos’ Andrew Hariri).

‣ Shelby will be cross-chain compatible, not just for Aptos.

Make sure to listen to the entire Spooks Labs space if you missed it !

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