Launch of PipeQuest incentive program for the Pipe Network testnet

DUBAI – May 1, 2025 – Pipe Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to the decentralization, adoption, and expansion of Pipe Network, the first decentralized content delivery network (CDN) built on Solana, today announced the launch of the PipeQuest incentive program for the Pipe Network testnet on stage at Token2049 Dubai. The PipeQuest program is structured as a multi-season initiative designed to support ecosystem growth, node operator performance, community engagement, and demand-side traction ahead of mainnet, due to launch this summer.

Pipe Network’s architecture is designed to be easily scalable and foster a self-sustaining ecosystem where users will be rewarded for active network participation, incentivizing content and media companies, web3 developers, and digital service providers to support and scale the network. Core to Pipe Network’s innovation is its fleet of decentralized Point of Presence (“PoP”) nodes that anyone—from internet service providers (ISPs) to enterprise and web3 companies—can deploy as close as ~50 miles from end users. Pipe Network’s permissionless model and Linux-based software can turn virtually any device into a PoP node. This lets PoP operators deploy nodes and scale the Pipe Network without restrictive contracts or unfair pricing, eliminating typical entry barriers in the traditional ISP partnership and PoP deployment model. Since launching in private devnet at the end of January, the Pipe Network has seen:

David Rhodus, Founder of Permissionless Labs, the research and development team behind Pipe Network, and Core Contributor to the Pipe Network, commented on the testnet launch, “We’re excited to make our testnet available to the wider Solana community to demonstrate how a decentralized CDN can increase bandwidth and reduce latency beyond what has been possible with off-chain solutions. Already seeing success in the form of 30% lower initialization times for Solana network validators that downloaded their Solana Snapshot via our CDN, we’re excited to reward the wider community for getting directly involved in building the next-generation solution for applications requiring real-time responsiveness like video streaming and high frequency trading—among others, particularly use cases in underserved and rural regions.”

PipeQuest Season 1 opens May 5th, 2025, with each season running ~7 days and will be focused on incentivizing certain testnet activity in the following ways:

Points will be tracked via an internal scoreboard which will be frozen for 48hrs at the end of each season for auditing, so awards are given based on relative performance and contribution during each season. The points earned across these seasons are non-transferable and are intended to measure meaningful participation within each phase of PipeQuest’s rollout and reward early adopters.

The Pipe Network’s core contributors at Permissionless Labs are composed of former AWS principal engineers who built Amazon Elemental Cloud, which has onboarded service providers including Netflix, Comcast, ABC, and NBC. The team’s combined decades of experience in software engineering, technical program management, and strategic product growth uniquely qualify them to disrupt the CDN market by building a new solution that leverages the power of blockchain technology.

To learn more and participate in the PipeQuest testnet, please visit: Pipe.network

About the Pipe Foundation:The Pipe Foundation is a non-profit foundation dedicated to the decentralization, adoption, and expansion of Pipe Network. Built as the first decentralized CDN for Solana, Pipe Network leverages high-throughput blockchain technology and hyperlocal nodes to deliver content quickly and securely on a massive scale by increasing bandwidth and reducing latency.

To learn more, please visit: https://pipe.network/

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