Golem has launched beta software on Ethereum (ETH/USD) mainnet, the project announced on its website.
“We’ve come a long way. From being one of the first crowdfunded projects, way past the challenges we had to face while navigating the uncharted territory that is building Golem, the time has come to take the big step: mainnet launch is here,” the project wrote.
For now, the single use case for the Golem Brass Beta version will be rendering 3D computer graphics, allowing a user to distribute the CGI processing of any Blender and LuxRender scene over the Golem network.
“Golem is a dApp, and as any other, it required testing through a contained “laboratory”. But in order to progress, we need to get out of this comfort zone, and make sure the elements that we have worked hard, and continue to build, are responsive and working well on a decentralized setting,” the project said.
The idea behind Golem is to create a global market for idle computing power. It aims to allow anyone to rent out the unused computing power and get paid for it in cryptocurrency - in this case, the Golem Network tokens.
Brass Golem is the first stage in the project’s roadmap. The next big leap will be Clay Golem, then Stone Golem, and finally, Iron Golem. With each release, the platform will be upgraded and become more powerful as it approaches its full potential.
On November 11, 2016, Golem raised 820,000 ether — worth $8 million at the time — in 29 minutes.
By Jade Olafson