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Evaluating a Cryptoeconomic Model
A new decentralized file storage network is proposed. In this system, users pay a fee to upload their files, and 'hosts' earn rewards for storing these files. The system's protocol rewards hosts a fixed amount of digital currency each month for every file they are assigned to store, based on a public list of assignments. There is no mechanism to periodically check if the hosts are actually storing the files they claim to be storing. From an economic standpoint, evaluate the long-term viability of this network's design. What is the primary economic flaw, and what behavior would you predict from rational hosts?
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Analyzing a Flawed Decentralized Storage Network
A decentralized file storage network rewards 'providers' for hosting user files. The system verifies storage by randomly checking for a file's existence once per day. To cut operational costs, a group of providers begins storing only a small, frequently-checked portion of each user's data, deleting the rest. This behavior goes undetected for some time, leading to significant data loss across the network. Which economic principle best explains this design flaw?