Yes for data names it can later be extended when there is more data than atoms in the visible universe 
till then we are probably fine, but it can be extended later to 334 / 512 if needed.
Links to something else coming down the line, which I think you in particular will really like 
(a bit of work needs done before we can describe it though)
Bitcoin uses 160 bits for the addresses, this video is great explaining how big these numbers actually are. It’s amazing:
I remember watching his videos when Bitcoin was big time. Some are still worthy of watching even today.
Seemed way too under-viewed.
Yep…still waiting for part 3 of this one…best explanation of the protocol out there.
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Am i right to assume, that the next thing we are dreaming about here (after upcoming testnet4 and following testnets) would be “p2p” (no droplets) alpha 1, with vault-management (maybe integrated into the launcher?) and installers for an auto-updating launcher software package?
I
am
so
excited!!!
Thank you MAIDSafe!!! 
Other than the “no droplets”, auto-updating, and integration, that sounds like community1. 
Seriously, I just had an idea that is worth playing with (i.e., testing) which I’ll put on a new topic.
Another external Dev made a Pull Request to change some code 
Any guesses what we can expect in today’s update? If not testent4, then maybe an estimate for the start of testnet4? What do you think?
Ross said early this week for testnet4. Tomorrow would be the middle of the week.
about 21hrs UTC aprox as per most tuesdays…
very very cool - ooooh i wish it was tuesday again xD … i’m so impatient xD …
Well, Friday isn’t far away. 
According to the last update:
TEST 4 will be released for community testing when the current work in Crust async is completed, integrated and tested. More detail of the ongoing work in Crust below.
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if the testing and integration goes well, we will have a releasable Crust by the end of this week.
Yey!!! i hope those discussions about funding won’t eat up too much time oft the devs ._____. if they need to justify everything they do again and again they won’t have time left for the things that need to be done here!
Test 4 today… perhaps, definitely maybe? ')
That for sure definitely might be happening possibly
i’m pretty sure you might be right and we definitely have the chance to maybe get the next version of vaults today 
I can’t help but 100% believe you half-heartedly
haha okay i wanted to drop in some promising github-pushs but i have to admit i 100% don’t know what they are doing xD so no clue how the current status is - i’d wildly guess we get the testnet with the next update 
