Exploring LUKSO’s Support of Cascade & Sense to Revolutionize Digital Asset Management

The digital world is evolving rapidly, and LUKSO is at the forefront with its integration of Pastel’s Cascade and Sense protocols to redefine the management of digital assets. These protocols are engineered to boost security, verify authenticity, and ensure the permanence of digital assets. Let’s explore how these innovations work and their significance.

The Cascade Protocol

What is Cascade? Cascade is a decentralized storage protocol that guarantees unmatched data redundancy, permanance, and availability. Now supported by LUKSO’s native smart conract standards, Cascade provides a robust storage solution that can be leveraged by any project within LUKSO’s broader ecosystem.

How Does It Work?
Here is a step-by-step process to utilize Cascade within the LUKSO ecosystem:

API Key: Obtain a Pastel Gateway API key, necessary for accessing the Cascade protocol in LUKSO’s ecosytem.
Upload: Use the CascadeUploader library to upload your files to Pastel. The tool seamlessly manages the process and returns a 1) Transaction ID (corresponding to a successful Cascade Registration on the Pastel Network blockchain) and 2) IPFS CID. Both can serve as the permanent address for your asset within the decentralized network. Note: The IPFS CID corresponds to a JSON which also includes the Pastel Network TXID.
Retrieve Metadata: Post-upload, the data can be verified and accessed by calling the retrieveTXID method. Furthermore, the asset’s metadata, including the IPFS CID, can be integrated into digital assets like NFTs.

Why Use Cascade? Cascade provides numerous benefits:

Decentralization: Assets are stored redundantly across a decentralized network, eliminating risks from any single point of failure.
Permanence: Assets are permanently available and protected from tampering. Never worry about data loss again.
Accessibility: Data is easily retrievable on the Pastel Network, while IPFS redundancy ensures another easy path for retrieval of assets.

The Sense Protocol

What is Sense? Sense is an advanced AI-based protocol designed to validate and verify digital content. It ensures that the content associated with digital assets, such as NFTs, is authentic to enforce IP and prevent copymints.

How Does It Work?
Here is a step-by-step process to utilize Sense within the LUKSO ecosystem:

API Key: Obtain a Pastel Gateway API key, necessary for accessing the Sense protocol in LUKSO’s ecosytem.
Upload: Leverage the SenseUploader tool to upload data, which returns a TXID recording successful Sense registrations on the blockchain.
Verification: Post-upload, Sense results can be verified and retrieved by calling the retrieveTXID function. This ID serves as proof of authenticity and should be included in the metadata of the digital asset.

Why Use Sense? Sense enhances trust and transparency:

Verification: Confirms content originality and integrity.
Trust: Provides verifiable authenticity, increasing confidence among buyers and sellers.
Integration: Adds value and credibility to digital assets by integrating seamlessly with the NFT ecosystem.

Integrating Cascade and Sense with Tokens & NFTs

Cascade and Sense can greatly enhance the value and trustworthiness of NFTs through:

Upload to Cascade: Store digital assets using the CascadeUploader and obtain both the TXID and IPFS CID.
Upload to Sense: Validate the asset using the SenseUploader and obtain the Transaction ID.
Embed Metadata: Incorporate the IPFS CID and transaction ID in the token’s (such as an NFT) metadata, enabling verification of both the asset’s storage and authenticity.

Conclusion

The integration of Pastel’s Cascade and Sense protocols into LUKSO’s framework marks a significant leap in digital asset management. These protocols provide secure, accessible, and reliable solutions that are essential for the next generation of digital assets. Whether you are a creator, developer, or investor, leveraging these protocols will significantly enhance the security and value of your digital portfolio.

For more detailed information, visit the LUKSO documentation.

About LUKSO

LUKSO is a next-generation EVM blockchain based on Casper PoS, designed to revolutionize social, cultural, and creative use cases in Web3. As a leading layer-1 blockchain, LUKSO introduces innovative standards and protocols, making it the cornerstone of the New Creative Economy.

LUKSO’s ecosystem is built around Universal Profiles (UPs), smart contract-based identities that allow universal logins, eliminating the need for traditional usernames and passwords. This feature puts users in control of their digital assets and identity, simplifying Web3 onboarding for users, brands, and creators while enhancing accessibility, security, and functionality.

LUKSO Standard Proposals (LSPs) are foundational to the network, offering advanced smart contract standards that enhance functionality and user-friendliness in blockchain applications. These standards support the creation of sophisticated, intuitive dApps, enabling new use cases and improving both development and user experience.

Co-founded by blockchain pioneers Fabian Vogelsteller and Marjorie Hernandez, LUKSO leverages the full capabilities of the ETH 2.0 protocol while introducing unique features that set it apart as a distinct layer-1 blockchain. Backed by a team of experienced developers and supported by a network of marketers, influencers, and third-party agencies, LUKSO is poised to lead the way in decentralized applications for creative industries.

For more information on LUKSO, visit LUKSO.

About Pastel Network

Pastel Network is a fully decentralized, interoperable layer-1 blockchain serving as the preeminent protocol standard for non-fungible tokens (“NFTs”) and Web3 technology.

Pastel powers layer-1 & layer-2 blockchains, decentralized applications (”dApps”), or third-party enterprises with next-generation infrastructure including NFT copymint protection, permanent data storage, and more. Lightweight protocols delivered via Web3 open APIs like Sense and Cascade can be easily integrated across existing ecosystems. A wide range of applications can be built directly on Pastel, enabling developers to enjoy the NFT primitives, composability, plug-and-play modules, and security of the broader network.

Pastel is managed by world-class developers, cryptographers, and technologists, supported alongside an experienced and extensive network of marketers, influencers, and third-party agencies. Pastel is backed by key stakeholders including Innovating Capital, a prominent venture fund.

For more information on Pastel Network, visit https://pastel.network/.