Filecoin
Prevailing filecoin logo | |
| Denominations | |
|---|---|
| Plural | filecoins |
| Symbol | ⨎ |
| Code | FIL |
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| Development | |
| Original author(s) | Protocol Labs, Juan Benet |
| White paper | "Filecoin: A Decentralized Storage Network", 2017-07-19 "Filecoin: A Cryptocurrency Operated File Storage Network", 2014-07-15 |
| Implementation(s) | go-filecoin, lotus, forest |
| Initial release | 15 July 2014 |
| Code repository | https://github.com/filecoin-project |
| Website | |
| Website | filecoin |
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Filecoin (⨎) is a cryptocurrency intended to be a blockchain-based cooperative digital storage and data retrieval method. It was developed by Protocol Labs and shares some ideas from InterPlanetary File System allowing users to rent unused hard drive space. Filecoin is an open protocol and uses a blockchain to record participation in the network. Transactions are made using the blockchain's currency, FIL. The blockchain is based on both proof of-replication and proof of space-time.