Filecoin

CoinFlash

Gemini Exchange Building ‘Wrapped Filecoin’ for the Ethereum Network

Gemini is calling on developers who want to assist the effort to bring the FIL token to Ethereum.

Tech  ·  10 November 2020
Lending

Desperation Among Filecoin Miners Creating a Big Market for FIL Borrowing

The Filecoin network is facing liquidity problems, forcing some miners to borrow the native token at outrageous rates.

Markets  ·  30 October 2020
CoinFlash

Filecoin Network Upgrade Goes Live, Miners Claim 25% Block Rewards

The mandatory upgrade is the first post-launch upgrade to the Filecoin network.

News  ·  23 October 2020
China

Filecoin Miners Go On Strike One Day After Mainnet Launch, Prompting Early Reward Release

Some of the largest Filecoin miners stopped mining on Saturday, complaining the project’s mining incentive scheme has made it impossible for the miners to start operations.

Policy & regulation  ·  19 October 2020
Filecoin

Filecoin Settles Near $40 After Wild Opening Day of Trading

Filecoin popped then dropped in an erratic first day of trading.

Markets  ·  16 October 2020
Filecoin

Decentralized Data Storage’s Only Competition Is the Public Cloud

Ben Golub, CEO of Storj, sends a complimentary note to Filecoin. Competition is good and so is countering the extreme concentration of cloud storage.

Tech  ·  16 October 2020
CoinFlash

Filecoin Launch Finally Brings $200M ICO to Fruition

Filecoin, designed as a decentralized alternative to Amazon Web Services, is now live as of block height 148,888, or 14:44 UTC.

News  ·  15 October 2020
CoinFlash

Filecoin Confirms Long-Awaited Mainnet Launch for Next Month

Three years after its $257 million ICO, decentralized data storage provider Filecoin has said mainnet will go live in mid-October.

Tech  ·  28 September 2020
Filecoin

How Web 3.0 Creates Value for Users, Not Platforms

There has been a Cambrian explosion of Web 3.0 apps. Let's make sure this evolution continues for decades to come.

Tech  ·  18 September 2020
Filecoin

Internet 2030: The Future and How We Get There

We explore Filecoin's Space Race and Web 3.0’s future on CoinDesk Live, Sept. 15-16.

People  ·  11 September 2020
News Roundup

Blockchain Bites: Ethereum’s Fees, Bitcoin’s Pullback, Ren’s Great Week

Stablecoin demand may become unbalanced if traders ditch a “market-neutral strategy" while Ethereum gas fees drive Tether to adopt a new rail.

News  ·  20 August 2020
Filecoin

How a Decentralized Randomness Beacon Could Boost Cryptographic Security

Filecoin will be the first protocol to use this production-ready version of drand to create decentralized, verifiable randomness for “leader selection.”

Tech  ·  10 August 2020
CoinFlash

Filecoin Pushes Back Final Testing Phase, Announces ‘Calibration Period’ for Miners

Filecoin has delayed the launch of its incentivized testnet by two weeks, providing a window for miners to test their set-ups.

News  ·  15 July 2020
China

Inside the Craze for Filecoin Crypto Mining in China

As Filecoin inches closer to a blockchain mainnet launch, investors in China are again speculating heavily on the network’s mining hardware and token prices.

Business  ·  13 July 2020
Filecoin

Filecoin Prepares for Network Launch With Final Testing Phase

Decentralized storage network firm Filecoin announced the launch of its Incentivized Testnet, the network’s final phase of testing, on Wednesday

News  ·  11 June 2020