when is mainnet expected? how can users can the network support at the moment? and what would be the subscription cost for now? is the traffic encrypted? would gas costs and ethereum scalability issues hinder the network performance in any way?
Hi, you can check out our
Roadmap for timeline and details on milestones. You can check out the stats and details to our
TestNet and run your own
Mysterium node as well. Right now you can use the VPN client for Mac for free until the payments system has implemented the
MYST token for smart contract transactions. Yes, the traffic is encrypted as it is a VPN connection using the OpenVPN protocol (additional technologies and protocols are being investigated and worked on for future implementation for added security like multi hops, relays and splitting of requests). There will be gas costs for transactions. Although MYST is an ERC20 token we are not exclusively tied to the Ethereum network and if there are scaling issues that cannot be resolved in the future we can move to another blockchain that would meet the needs of the decentralized network.
Roadmap, Product Update, Testing Results and the Teamhttps://medium.com/mysterium-network/roadmap-product-update-testing-results-and-the-team-a3106467285fHow to set up a Mysterium Network VPN Nodehttps://steemit.com/mysteriumnetwork/@mysteriumnetwork/how-to-set-up-a-mysterium-network-vpn-nodeMysterium TestNethttps://testnet.mysterium.network/