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Denominations | |
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Plural | filecoins |
Symbol | ⨎ |
Code | FIL |
Subunits | |
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 (⨎)[a] is a cryptocurrency intended to be a blockchain-based cooperative digital storage and data retrieval method.[2][3][4][5] It was developed by Protocol Labs and shares some ideas from InterPlanetary File System allowing users to rent unused hard drive space.[6][7] Filecoin is an open protocol and uses a blockchain to record participation in the network.[8] Transactions are made using the blockchain's currency, FIL. The blockchain is based on both proof of-replication and proof of space-time.[9]
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