Scaling Web3: Data Availability for High-Throughput Applications | HyveDA

Building Web3

In this episode of the Building Web3 Podcast, Jax sits down with Douwe, founder and CEO of HyveDA, to unpack the misunderstood world of data availability (DA) and why it’s foundational to scaling Web3 applications like rollups, DePIN networks, and AI agents.

Douwe explains how HyveDA differs from traditional storage solutions like Filecoin and why DA isn’t about storing files—it's about ensuring data can be retrieved and verified at high throughput. The conversation dives deep into why standalone DA layers are crucial, the shift toward appchains, how DA impacts transaction costs, and what HyveDA is building with its DAG-based, Byzantine fault-tolerant design.

Whether you're building in DePIN, trading on high-frequency order books, or architecting AI agents, this episode gives a clear view into where Web3 scalability is heading.

📌 Chapters:

00:00 – Intro to Douwe and HyveDA
01:20 – What data availability actually is
03:00 – Why Filecoin isn’t DA and why storage ≠ availability
04:42 – The current adoption of third-party DA solutions
06:15 – DA for DePIN, AI, and order books
08:26 – Will the future be monolithic or appchain-based?
10:14 – How HyveDA integrates with any ecosystem
12:26 – Building a standalone DA layer from scratch
13:30 – What better DA enables for high-throughput apps
16:57 – Danksharding, erasure coding, and new DA techniques
18:51 – Getting developers to build on HyveDA
20:05 – AWS vs. Web3: Who wins the DA war?
22:05 – Technical challenges and decentralization tradeoffs
23:32 – What’s next: Testnet launch, partnerships, and open source
25:06 – How to get involved with HyveDA

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• Twitter: @Hyve_DA
• Website:https: //hyveda.xyz/

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