[Proposal] VPN Replacement

[Cranium]

This is what I was expecting from HOPR at some point since the start, or at least envisioned that one day I can use the HOPR network as a VPN.
But instead of buying tokens to pay for the subscription, people could stake hopr or hold hopr which allows them to use X amount of data per month (e.g. 1000 HOPR = 1GB of privacy data volume) while people running nodes get their node stake amount and a better rate for the volume per HOPR? This would incentivize people to hold and stake HOPR for the long term and give it a particular utility in this case instead of just being a currency that people need to buy to buy the service after (if they don’t participate in the network).

[schoenpa]

I like that approach of a “VPN replacement”

[Emmerson_Biggins]

@lau.thomas I guess your question boils down to nodes holding any responsibility for “bad” behavior? This is important to understand but may be beyond the scope of this DAO experiment. Maybe we can get some insight from the team at some point.

opportunity for educational content @SCBuergel

[thewanderingeditor]

Hi @Emmerson_Biggins. I think this could potentially be a valid proposal, but we’d need to see the discussion from this thread synthesised into a single post which meets the validity guidelines:

Proposal Validity Guidelines - UPDATED

Here are some general guidelines for creating a valid proposal for this third DAO experiment. As a reminder, the topic is: What dApps, tools, and/or services would you like to see built on top of the HOPR protocol? Because this is such an open-ended question, it’s impossible to give precise validity requirements. But I can give some advice on what I’m looking for as a moderator. When you’re happy that your proposal meets these guidelines, adjust the title to include [Proposal] and it will be …

Remember, if you’re finished and would like to make this an official proposal, please edit the title to include “[Proposal]”. It will then be flagged for moderation.

[nicobao]

This is clearly the most straightforward application of HOPR, and probably the most useful as it can be applied to proxy any sort of software communication.

[Reveleum]

This is the perfect idea for HOPR. I support.

[xaochuk]

I completely agree. In my opinion, the most interesting idea of all. But it seems to me more interesting if there will not a subscription, but payment in real time at the time of using VPN (this would be an advantage in relation to other VPN services). Tokens received from the provision of services can be put into staking, or stimulation an enthusiasts.

[Emmerson_Biggins]

Ease of use for the end user would be important. Would payment in real time mean that every end user must hold HOPR to use the service? I can see both sides of that. Both strategies could be an option.

[thuanphammmo]

Good idea. I totally agree