Is ICP a pipe dream?

[marcio]

Understanding the 300GB Subnet Limitation

Recently there were plenty discussions about node provider rewards. Please use the search function if you’re interested in those. The limits get raised when it doesn’t affect availability too much. The current limit is 450 or 700GB, depending on this. To give you some hints why it’s not easy to just raise the limit: The entire subnet state is hashed in some way. It is possible to cache a lot of hashing, but theoretically a lot of files can change between checkpoints State sync needs to be ab…

This makes me think that there is also a limit on the number of subnets. Can we even manage hundreds of subnets? Thousands? Tens of thousands?

@Ajki

Unlike other blockchains, where developers spend large sums on external infrastructure like RPC and hosting providers, ICP keeps everything within its network. This means revenue stays in the ecosystem instead of leaking out, making it more cost-efficient and self-sustaining.

That also means we currently have a one-size-fits-all infrastructure, with its pros and cons (including higher costs when they aren’t necessary for the dapp).