Thanks for keeping an open communication with the community. Always great to see updates on the progress of this project.
One question: How many nodes have been implemented in a testing?
Similar performance can be eked out by current protocols in networks <64 nodes, but performance is significantly limited by a global network.
In addition, since EOS will limit host nodes to Tier-1 connectivity points (meshed network), what balance will be provided to ensure end users are not merely consumers and are in fact full participants. This seems similar to the current Internet setup with ISPs, and the consumer is always the loser.
Not intended as a negative critique, incredibly hopeful about the development being conducted. And again, the open communication bolsters confidence in the project!
Free market forces, I would imagine.
ISPs generally operate under government granted monopolies, which are a major distortion of the free market. Customers have no power to vote ISPS that misbehave out of the marketplace.