//STORE begins as a high-scale, zero-fee settlement layer with a ratified governance.

This will happen “one mainnet at a time” where the protocol will be upgraded into a decentralized cloud where data is transformed into a new digital money called datacoins.

At a high-level, the steps involved prior to arriving at the first mainnet (Ice Age Test Net), are as follows;

1. Nominate users to fill the role of all governance positions

2. Election of the Executive Branch

3. Ratification of the 1 entity 1 vote & Trust Your Network governance frameworks

4. Initial Mining Auctions to elect the first cohort of miners who will secure the zero-fee settlement layer

5. Miners then vote on First Treasury as part of the “First Governance” proposal of //STORE

Once the above steps are complete the mainnets then roll-out in the following order:

Launch: Decentralized democracy (2021)

Securing the zero-fee settlement layer by establishing a democratic governance with a separation of powers:

Phase 0: Cloud Miner - no rewards

Providing BFT storage to other blockchains and apps

Phase 1: BFT Cloud, 1 STORE Market

Features:

• Cloud miner-only rewards

• 10% Staking Budget

• Security for Ethereum archival nodes

Phase 2: Ice Age Test Net (BFT Cloud, 2 STORE Markets) - 2022+

Features:

• 2 STORE Markets

• Cloud miner-only rewards

• 20% Staking Budget

• Security for Ethereum archival nodes and Solana

Phase 3: Decentralized Cloud (3 Markets + STORE Miners) - 2023+

A zero-fee cloud computing network will flourish where decentralized apps can be hosted and developed.

Features:

• 3 STORE Markets

• Cloud miner rewards

• STORE miner rewards

• 30% Staking Budget

• Transaction validation of the STORE high-throughput, zero-fee settlement layer

Phase 4: Immutable Storage (5 Markets + Storage miners)

Features:

• 5 Markets

• Cloud miner rewards

• STORE miner rewards

• Storage miner rewards

• 41% Staking Budget

• Off-line byzantine-fault-tolerant storage of real-world assets

Phase 5: Unlimited Markets

Features:

• Unlimited markets

• Cloud miner rewards

• STORE miner rewards

• Storage miner rewards

• 51% Staking Budget

• Ratifying the decentralized democracy