The Waku Network as Infrastructure for dApps

The Waku Network is a decentralized messaging infrastructure designed to provide privacy-preserving, scalable, spam-resistant, and censorship-resistant messaging services for decentralized applications. In this paper, we present the architecture and implementation details of The Waku Network, which leverages Waku protocols to form a global, shared, peer-topeer messaging infrastructure. We discuss routing and sharding mechanisms, peer discovery methods, rate limiting techniques to prevent denial-of-service (DoS), provided services, as well as incentives for network participation. The Waku Network offers a robust messaging solution suitable for various decentralized applications, with a focus on long-term sustainability.