A Substratum brand ambassador tested the latest SubstratumNode v0.4.2 release, showing outstanding speed and performance. CryptoSlate replicated these tests and was not able to achieve the same results.<\/p>\n
We received a complaint that this article was defamatory and contained factually incorrect information. We took down the article temporarily to scrutinize and assess these claims.\u00a0After further review, the CryptoSlate team determined that the article is indeed factual and consequently not defamatory. However, we have made a few changes and corrections to add additional evidence to some of the claims made.<\/em><\/p>\n On Jan. 10th, Substratum<\/a> released v0.4.2 of SubstratumNode, a software product designed to circumvent Internet censorship by routing network traffic through a network of nodes. Substratum is similar to Tor, in that both products route traffic through a network of distributed nodes to give users more privacy and anonymity. The big difference is that Substratum does not require a dedicated web browser, and also allows nodes to earn SUB tokens by routing traffic.<\/p>\n The release of SubstratumNode v0.4.2, which includes key decentralization features, represents a milestone achievement for Substratum. Upon the update, Substratum enthusiasts have launched nodes around the world to test the performance of the network, and so did we.<\/p>\n In previous versions of SubstratumNode, network traffic routes were linear and a single node going offline would render a route useless. With the release of SubstratumNode v0.4.2, the network is now capable of \u2018self-healing\u2019 damaged routes by intelligently accounting for offline nodes and \u201cnew routes will omit any inactive nodes.\u201d Self-healing is made possible via the network\u2019s \u201cgossip\u201d technology, which automatically alerts an offline node\u2019s connected neighbor nodes so that future requests are not routed to the offline node.<\/p>\n The implementation of gossip technology has also allowed Substratum to take its first step towards legitimate decentralization. According to Substratum, the previous v0.4.1 release \u201crequired nodes to bootstrap from a single centralized entity to be in the same neighborhood.\u201d A bootstrap node is effectively a centralized database that contains information about other nodes on the Substratum network and how to connect to them. In v0.4.2, nodes can be bootstrapped from any node on the network by gossiping, and a dedicated centralized bootstrap node is no longer needed to join the Substratum network.<\/p>\n Despite Substratum\u2019s recent history of product development delays, the community\u2019s response to the release of SubstratumNode v0.4.2 has been positive. In addition to launching a SubstratumNode test community which has attracted over eighty members, Substratum ambassador “Bastiaan” has taken the initiative to set up a decentralized neighborhood<\/a> consisting of twenty-three nodes \u201caround the globe.<\/a>\u201d<\/p>\n Speedtest with 17 nodes neighborhood through the substratum network! Imagine when the whole world tunes in! #Substratum<\/a> @SubstratumNet<\/a> #cryptocurrency<\/a> #netneutrality<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/5FP6G8vZFk<\/a><\/p>\n — Bastiaan (@bastiaan007) January 13, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\nSubstratum\u2019s Community Response to v0.4.2<\/h2>\n
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