Enhancing Network Decentralization - Proposals for Identity Verification and Subnet Allocation

[Lorimer]

On-chain Node Beneficiaries (scalability without sacrificing independence)

Background The IC is marketed as operated by “independent parties”, providing the IC’s foundational selling point of “deterministic decentralisation”. Independence is an imperative, not just a nice-to-have. What is meant by independent should be clear, intuitive, and easy to grasp by anyone who may make use of the IC now or in the future. Any formal ties or arrangements between two parties, such as financial or legal commitments, are clear indicators of some level of interdependence or interrela…

I hope this idea can be considered alongside the pilot programme, and/or actions to take away from the pilot programme.