# Tardigrade is Speeding Up Sync Times for GETH

**URL:** <https://forum.storj.io/t/tardigrade-is-speeding-up-sync-times-for-geth/9073>\
**Category:** Announcements\
**Created:** [September 10, 2020, 5:47pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/tardigrade-is-speeding-up-sync-times-for-geth/9073 "2020-09-10T17:47:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![jocelyn](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/jocelyn/32/31_2.png) [@jocelyn](https://forum.storj.io/u/jocelyn)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2020, 5:47pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/tardigrade-is-speeding-up-sync-times-for-geth/9073/1 "2020-09-10T17:47:55Z")

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# Using Tardigrade and the Decentralized Cloud to Speed Up Sync Times for GETH

> **[Using Tardigrade and the Decentralized Cloud to Speed Up Sync Times for GETH](https://storj.io/blog/2020/09/using-tardigrade-and-the-decentralized-cloud-to-speed-up-sync-times-for-geth/)**
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> Over the past several months, we’ve been working with the Ethereum Classic Labs and its ETC Core development team to build out an experimental decentralized architecture for GETH—the tool used to sync the blockchain for ETC developers.
> One of the...

We set out to accomplish two goals:

1. Speed up the blockchain synchronization time for Ethereum Classic developers looking to quickly download the ETC blockchain to their local Nodes
2. Increase the resiliency, integrity, and distribution of ancient store block data by distributing it across an incentivized network of uncorrelated endpoints

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**Author:** ![Sasha](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/sasha/32/69_2.png) [@Sasha](https://forum.storj.io/u/Sasha)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2020, 1:24am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/tardigrade-is-speeding-up-sync-times-for-geth/9073/2 "2020-09-11T01:24:44Z")

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This is exciting news and would love to see this on the main ETH chain, rather than the side fork network.

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**Author:** ![jintors](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/jintors/32/71_2.png) [@jintors](https://forum.storj.io/u/jintors)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2020, 6:17am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/tardigrade-is-speeding-up-sync-times-for-geth/9073/3 "2020-09-11T06:17:36Z")

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We will get there too 😃 good job keep the good work going !

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**Author:** ![Toyoo](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/toyoo/32/1126_2.png) [@Toyoo](https://forum.storj.io/u/Toyoo)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2020, 4:16pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/tardigrade-is-speeding-up-sync-times-for-geth/9073/4 "2020-09-11T16:16:22Z")

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Who pays for storage and egress in this case? People who use the blockchain cache?

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**Author:** ![dragonhogan](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/dragonhogan/32/6078_2.png) [@dragonhogan](https://forum.storj.io/u/dragonhogan)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2020, 10:26pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/tardigrade-is-speeding-up-sync-times-for-geth/9073/5 "2020-09-11T22:26:56Z")

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Purely speculation, but could this be what Stefan-Benten satellite’s new project/focus is?

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**Author:** ![articrain](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/articrain/32/1139_2.png) [@articrain](https://forum.storj.io/u/articrain)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2020, 7:37pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/tardigrade-is-speeding-up-sync-times-for-geth/9073/6 "2020-10-09T19:37:30Z")

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> [@Sasha](#):
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> This is exciting news and would love to see this on the main ETH chain, rather than the side fork network.

Yes, in my experience, it’s quicker to sync ETC than normal ETH because the chain is so big. It could possibly be used as an incentive to get new operators to the network, though that might be a bad idea.