Arweave

Arweave-Based ‘Permanent Dropbox’ Raises $1.6M Seed Round

The decentralized file storage startup is betting consumers will latch onto a novel pricing model.

Business  ·  19 May 2021

‘Permanent Dropbox’ App Launches on Arweave

ArDrive lets users pay a fee once, depending on the price of Arweave tokens, and have their files live forever on the web.

Business  ·  5 November 2020
Blockchain

How an Art Collective Is Using Blockchain to Protest Police Brutality

The DADA Art Collective is using blockchain to promote Black Lives Matter and calls for police reform. Here's how tokens can be a form of protest.

People  ·  12 June 2020
Smart Contracts

With Arweave’s ‘Lazy’ Approach to Smart Contracts, Its Version of Web3 Does More

Arweave, a blockchain network meant for the permanent storage of data, has released a completely new approach to smart contracts.

Tech  ·  11 June 2020
a16z

Arweave 2.0 Gets File Storage Project One Step Closer to Its ‘Library of Alexandria’ Dreams

Arweave operates on the same idea as other blockchain-based file storage services such as Filecoin or Storj, but with far larger ambitions backed by new technical developments unveiled Wednesday as Arweave 2.0.

Tech  ·  29 April 2020
Data Storage

Filecoin, But Forever: Arweave Raises $5 Million to Build Out ‘Permaweb’

Arweave, a startup building a decentralized storage protocol for the world's knowledge, raises $5 million via token sale from a16z, USV and Multicoin.

Markets  ·  5 November 2019