Pastel Network is the first fully dedicated decentralized digital art platform allowing users to register store and trade ‘provably rare’ assets. The network is a fork from Z-cash running the Proof-of-Work (PoW) algorithm Equihash and also supports Masternodes from Dash which provide computational resources to the network to support asset registration distribution and permanent storage. PSL is the native utility token that is used for: Fees for processing transactions and registering assets. Running masternodes on the network via staking PSL tokens. Used for governance votes to determine how network resources are allocated.PSL features include: Near-duplicate Image Protection - The network rejects any new registration of the “same” (or clearly derivative) art image using Tensorflow with Keras Applications (models) NSFW Detection - The network rejects any new registration of NSFW art (for the purpose of excluding illegal child pornography images) using Tensorflow with OpenNSFW models. Masternode Reputation Tracking - The network verifies that all Masternodes are actually storing the data they are supposed to store and punish those that are not using cNode’s Validation logic extended to validate MN activities. Data protection at transit and at rest - Connections between nodes and wallets use TLS at all times to prevent man-in-the-middle attacks while data stored on the network is protected from unauthorized access. Reliability - Data stored in the Pastel Network Storage Layer is available to the users at all time regardless of active nodes - the fountain code algorithm (RaptorQ) is used to break up the original data (i.e. the art image file) into a set of redundant fungible chunks. The sets of chunks are then auto-distributed across the network using the Kademlia DHT algorithm. PSL tools include: PSL Thick Wallet - The User Interface (UI) to the Pastel Network both blockchain (cNode) and storage layer. Requires the full cNode. Provides advanced functionality to users (view / register / trade art import / export crypto wallet create / registerPastelID). PSL Thin Wallet - Mobile/web application without access to the full cNode. PSL Explorer to aid with understanding network movement and performance. PSL Command Line Tools to allow developers to deploy and manage nodes from various environments. COMING SOON: PSL SDKs.