The Filecoin community has spent the past several months debating FIP0036 — Introducing a Sector Duration Multiple for Longer Term Storage Commitment. The FIP was authored by researchers at the CryptoEconLab (CEL), an organization in the Protocol Labs Network that’s responsible for contributing to the design, validation, monitoring, and development…

We’re excited to announce that today Filecoin Foundation is launching a Public Data Commons initiative to support open data projects in partnership with government and official organizations across the globe. This project brings together cutting-edge archival technologies and civic-minded public institutions to leverage the unique benefits of decentralized storage —…

The Filecoin community is expanding the network to create a decentralized, efficient, and robust platform for humanity’s data by introducing programmability to the network. The Filecoin Virtual Machine (FVM) is bringing smart contract programmability to the Filecoin storage network, enabling users to deploy their own smart contracts, or actors, as…

New Blockchain Academy Lab will provide education and training to support understanding of decentralized technology Filecoin Foundation is thrilled to announce its award to the Blockchain Law for Social Good Center at Golden Gate University School of Law to create the Filecoin Foundation Blockchain Academy Lab (the Lab). With the…

As we enjoy the last days of summer, we’re already planning for our next set of upcoming events: Filecoin Fall. No matter where you are, or how you’re involved in the Filecoin community, there’s something for everyone in the ecosystem over the next few months. …

Key highlights: GenRAIT provides scientists with the platform they need to analyze genomic data, generate scientific breakthroughs, and experiment at scale, all in one unified ecosystem. In the GenRAIT ecosystem, scientists retain full autonomy and flexibility with regards to their data and analytics processes. GenRAIT will initially host over 100…

As we charge into the second half of 2022, we’ve found ourselves looking back to the first six months of what’s been a packed year and all that’s taken place within the rapidly growing Filecoin community. From spotlights highlighting over a dozen developer grantees and Filecoin storage providers to exploring…

Earlier this month, the Filecoin community convened for the first-ever FIL Toronto. From July 4–6, attendees gathered to discuss new features, partner tools, and other developments in the Filecoin ecosystem. The collaborative three-day event was hosted by FilSwan, with support from Filecoin Foundation through the Filecoin Orbit Community program. Speakers…

This is the latest post in our series highlighting the builders and innovators creating new tools and services on the Filecoin network. Learn more about Filecoin Foundation’s Dev Grants program. If you build it they will come. That’s the aim of Renovi, a metaverse marketplace and design studio that works…