🏛️Pillar Nodes

Simultaneously, the determination of Telepathy's pillars is governed by sophisticated algorithms. In its initial practical phase, Telepathy's internal indexing network (referred to as the pillars) is configured with four nodes, meeting the minimal prerequisites of the Practical Byzantine Fault Tolerance (PBFT) mechanism. In this foundational state with four pillars, Telepathy accommodates the potential for failure, downtime, or malicious actions of any single index.

The inherent scalability of Telepathy lies in its ability, rooted in the PBFT voting mechanism of the pillars, to augment the indexing network with more qualified pillars, facilitating the expansion of the node count. Following meticulous calculations, we anticipate the pillars' quantity to ascend from 2^2 (the initial 4) to 2^16 (65,536), allowing the network to accommodate up to 65,536 pillars with diverse backgrounds and identities, all contributing to the provision of indexing services. At this expansive scale, Telepathy attains the zenith of decentralization, rivaling even Bitcoin itself.

The $PATH rewards obtainable by pillars are subject to change in correlation with the number of pillars. To maintain network stability, the difficulty for an individual pillar to secure $PATH rewards intensifies as the overall number of pillars increases. However, the collective $PATH rewards for all pillars also experience an upswing commensurate with the total number.

Naturally, as the count of pillar nodes experiences exponential growth, Practical Byzantine Fault Tolerance is destined to encounter a performance bottleneck. The network complexity of Practical Byzantine Fault Tolerance consensus follows an n^2 trajectory. Consequently, upon reaching this bottleneck, the pillar-comprised indexing network seamlessly transitions to a Proof of Stake (PoS) mechanism. This strategic shift to PoS consensus ensures heightened performance, catering to the demand for high-requirement indexing services.