Hippius - Decentralized Infrastructure Subnet

A comprehensive Bittensor subnet providing distributed storage, compute, and blockchain management capabilities.

Overview

Hippius is a Bittensor subnet that enables decentralized file storage and computation across the network. It leverages Bittensor's incentive mechanism while using a network of miners and validators to ensure secure and reliable data management.

Core Features

• Decentralized file storage with IPFS integration
• Reputation-based worker node management
• Marketplace for storage and compute resources
• Advanced authorization system with address linking
• Distributed offchain workers for real-time system metrics

Node Architecture

Each network participant runs specialized components and offchain workers that enable decentralized operations:

• Storage Miners:

  • Run IPFS nodes for distributed file storage
  • Manage dedicated storage nodes and disk infrastructure
  • Monitor storage capacity, file health, and replication status via offchain workers

• Compute Miners:

  • Operate as hypervisors for virtualized compute resources
  • Manage task execution and resource allocation
  • Track resource availability and performance metrics via offchain workers

• Validators:

  • Verify network operations and collect performance data
  • Ensure network security and proper resource allocation
  • monitor storage and compute usage via offchain workers
  • manage replication and task assignment via offchain workers

Security Features

• Validator-miner secure communication protocol
• Blacklist and ban management
• Slashing mechanisms for bad actors
• Reward system for reliable nodes