{"id":563930,"date":"2023-03-15T13:11:17","date_gmt":"2023-03-15T10:11:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/forget-http-ethereum-has-a-new-url-standard-that-cant-be-blocked\/"},"modified":"2023-03-15T13:11:17","modified_gmt":"2023-03-15T10:11:17","slug":"forget-http-ethereum-has-a-new-url-standard-that-cant-be-blocked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/forget-http-ethereum-has-a-new-url-standard-that-cant-be-blocked\/","title":{"rendered":"# Forget HTTP: Ethereum has a new URL standard that can&#8217;t be blocked"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23e5d726443\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23e5d726443\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/forget-http-ethereum-has-a-new-url-standard-that-cant-be-blocked\/#%E2%80%9D_Forget_HTTP_Ethereum_has_a_new_URL_standard_that_cant_be_blocked_%E2%80%9C\" >&#8221; Forget HTTP: Ethereum has a new URL standard that can&#8217;t be blocked &#8220;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9D_Forget_HTTP_Ethereum_has_a_new_URL_standard_that_cant_be_blocked_%E2%80%9C\"><\/span>&#8221; Forget HTTP: Ethereum has a new URL standard that can&#8217;t be blocked &#8220;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"post-content\" data-v-48054ca8>Web3 URLs \u2014 enabled with the launch of ERC-4804 \u2014 have made it onto Ethereum, allowing internet users to access Ethereum <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>s and NFTs without worrying about centralized censorship.<\/p>\n<p>The new Ethereum standard, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/eips.ethereum.org\/EIPS\/eip-4804\">titled<\/a> \u201cWeb3 URL to EVM Call Message Translation,\u201d was first proposed on Feb. 14, 2022, and was co-authored by ETHStorage founder Qi Zhou, Ethereum researcher Sam Wilson and Chao Pi. <\/p>\n<p>It described the proposal as an \u201cHTTP-style\u201d URL to directly access on-chain Web3 content, such as decentralized apps (DApps) front-ends and NFTs. More than a year later, ERC-4804 was approved and finalized on the mainnet on March 1. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">1\/n, I am delighted to announce that the first web access protocol for ETH ERC4804: Web3 URL is approved by EIP editors and finalized!<\/p>\n<p>web3:\/\/ (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uXpTGdXirF\">https:\/\/t.co\/uXpTGdXirF<\/a>) is decentralized http:\/\/.  It allow users to directly browse the rich web content on EVM, pages\/images\/songs!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Qi Zhou (@qc_qizhou) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/qc_qizhou\/status\/1631057755069984768?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 1, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>Anthurine Xiang, a spokesperson for layer-2 storage protocol ETHStorage, explained that in many cases, the ecosystem is still reliant on centralized web servers to provide access to \u201cdecentralized\u201d apps.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRight now, all the DApps like Uniswap [&#8230;] claim to be decentralized apps,&#8221;\u00a0Xiang explained, adding: &#8220;But how [do] we get on the webpage? You have to go through the DNS. You have to go through GoDaddy. [&#8230;] All those are centralized servers.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2023-03\/9056d1d5-1109-4747-abae-0baf3e0c75ab.PNG\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><figcaption style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Graphic explaining how the new model compares to Web2. Source: <\/em><em>w3eth.io<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Today, most users access the internet via \u201cHypertext Transfer Protocol,\u201d widely known as HTTP.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>When an internet user clicks a link or types in a website address, the computer uses HTTP to ask another computer to retrieve the information, such as a website or pictures. <\/p>\n<p>Under ERC-4804, internet users have the option to type in web3:\/\/ (as opposed to http:\/\/) in their browsers to directly bring up DApps such as Uniswap or on-chain NFTs. This is because the standard allows users to directly run a query to an Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM). <\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2023-03\/d7944502-e67d-435a-a32b-4504a7fccd83.PNG\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><figcaption style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Flow chart explaining how Web3 URL standard works with Uniswap. Source:\u00a0w3eth.io<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Entire websites can also theoretically be accessed by these means as long as their content is stored on the Ethereum blockchain or a compatible layer-2 protocol. However, the costs of doing this are still very prohibitive, according to ETHStorage founder Qi Zhou.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe critical issue here is that the storage cost on Ethereum is super, super expensive on mainnet,\u201d Zhou said in a recent presentation at ETH Denver. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor example, 1 Gigabyte of on-chain data will cost roughly $10 million. [&#8230;] That is unacceptable for a lot of Web2 applications and even a lot of NFTs,\u201d Zhou added, noting that layer-2 storage solutions could help mitigate some of the costs.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Introducing web3:\/\/ - Decentralized Access Protocol for EVM | ETHDenver 2023\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/h31q2ZMwHkQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Xiang suggested that given the costs, the new URL standard makes sense only for specific applications.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cNot everything needs to go decentralized. If you are running a pretty good Web2 business and you don\u2019t have to worry too much about centralized censorship. [&#8230;] You can just go for that.\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>On the other hand, the new standard would be useful for DApps or websites that are at risk of censorship, with Tornado Cash as an example.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor example, for Tornado Cash, a lot of people can\u2019t get to them through their website because there\u2019s censorship,\u201d Xiang explained.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you\u2019re a DApp and you\u2019ve already been decentralized, why are you still using a centralized website for people to get access to you?\u201d<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2023-03\/f32c2728-a3ce-4b7b-8cf6-ced309f67666.PNG\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><figcaption style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Example of websites that are able to be accessed via web3:\/\/ URL Source: w3eth.io<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Asked whether the new standard could be leveraged by bad actors to partake in illicit activity, Xiang said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThis is really hard to say just like how Bitcoin was founded. I think Bitcoin was not born for evil, but still, in the beginning, people [were] doing shady things like the Silk Road, they had been using Bitcoin.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Instead, Xiang believes like Bitcoin, they&#8217;re just giving people a decentralized option they may not have otherwise.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The new Ethereum standard is the first of its kind for the blockchain, noted Xiang, though it\u2019s not the first solution to decentralized web hosting.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Related: <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>How to host a decentralized website<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>IPFS, or the InterPlanetary File System is an example of a network that was created to do what centralized cloud servers currently provide, only via decentralized means. However, Xiang noted that an IPFS URL can only link to static content, which can\u2019t be amended or changed. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I *use* IPFS to store my blog. It has serious UX issues (took ~1h for my last update to propagate). Sticking the blog on-chain would have been way easier.<\/p>\n<p>For blogs, that&#8217;s unfortunately too expensive, but for short text records the logic applies.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 vitalik.eth (@VitalikButerin) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VitalikButerin\/status\/1530266967923298304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 27, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>ERC-4804 however, will allow for \u201cdynamic data,\u201d such as allowing people to leave likes and comments and interact with content on a website, explained Xiang. 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