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Fresh From FF: November, 2024

Oct 31, 2024

Announcing new speakers for FIL Bangkok and FIL Dev Summit! Get ready for a week of events dedicated to the future of decentralized storage. FIL Bangkok is bringing together the brightest minds in Web3 to tackle the industry’s biggest challenges and opportunities – from restoring trust in an AI-driven web to revolutionizing data infrastructure. If you’re unable to join us in person, tune into the FIL Bangkok livestream on Nov 11.

Filecoin Mainnet Marks Four Years! On October 15, we’re celebrating the four-year anniversary of Filecoin Mainnet launch. Since 2020, Filecoin has become the world’s largest decentralized storage network. Read more about the past year's highlights and check out what's in store for the year ahead on Filecoin Foundation blog. And check out our birthday gift to the community – an animated corgi sticker pack featuring our very own Biscuit!

Introducing Quarterly Updates. Filecoin Foundation is launching quarterly updates designed to hone in on different trends across our ecosystem. Our first quarterly update explores how the Filecoin network is enabling a more decentralized, open, and transparent AI-driven industry and highlights key developments and milestones from the Filecoin ecosystem over the past several months. Read more.

Ecosystem

Builders Funnel

  • In town for FIL Bangkok? Join the Developer Working Group at the Code & Corgi builder meetup in Bangkok on November 13th! The DevWG connects Filecoin developers and community members to discuss key areas of interest across the developer community.

Storage Community

  • Read the latest entry in our regular spotlight series about teams across the Filecoin ecosystem helping to make the protocol more accessible, usable, and resilient. Our most recent spotlight featured Seal Storage, a decentralized cloud storage platform that focuses on the needs of the scientific and academic communities.
  • Tune into our first APAC AMA,Nov. 21 at 10 pm ET! Join Filecoin Foundation, FilOz, and FIL-B for a live session discussing the outcomes of Filecoin Dev Summit and discussing what’s next for storage providers and builders across APAC.

Network Operations

Governance

  • NV24 Tuk Tuk is arriving on mainnet on November 20. The upgrade has 4 FIPs in scope and will introduce important changes aimed at maintaining the network's stability and future-proofing its infrastructure, all while improving the developer experience for those building on the platform. Follow @fil_gov for the latest updates on X.
  • Announcing GovHub – your gateway to participating in the governance of the Filecoin network!. It currently hosts PowerVote, an on-chain voting tool for the Filecoin community, and Fil Poll, an off-chain polling tool for gathering opinions on early ideas and community proposals. By using GovHub, you can contribute to meaningful discussions, vote on critical proposals, and stay informed about the latest developments in the network.

Fil Plus

  • Introducing the Fil+ Allocator page. Allocators play a key role in the Fil+ program by verifying and onboarding real client data to the Filecoin network, incentivizing the storage of useful data. To help clients match with the right Allocator for their data needs, the Foundation added a repository of active Allocators with details including organization name, Allocator type, region, and required replicas.
  • The Fil+ team will lead the Fil+ Updates and Gathering track at Fil Dev Summit. This workshop will highlight recent Fil+ updates, showcase tooling developments, and discuss key topics with allocators. Sessions will cover the current state of Fil+, macroeconomic factors affecting datacap flow, and the development of new allocator pathways.

Comms, Marketing and Events

  • Join Filecoin Foundation’s Marketing, Comms, and Design teams for the Strategic Marketing in a Decentralized World track at Fil Dev Summit! Learn how to leverage marketing strategies to get and retain visibility in the markets you're aiming for –– and land sales too.
  • Not Your Parents Web Project findings announced. On October 10, we released the findings from the "Not Your Parents' Web" project –– an extensive study that explores the lifespan of millions of web pages across the last 26 years. The collaborative project from Internet Archive, Old Dominion University’s Web Science & Digital Libraries Research Group, and Filecoin Foundation (FF) analyzed data from the Wayback Machine to reveal key insights into the lifespan of URLs and the ephemeral nature of the web. Read more.
  • In the latest episode of DWeb Decoded, John Paul Farmer, President of WeLink Cities, and former CTO of New York City, discusses the impact of decentralized technologies on election integrity. Watch to explore the challenges posed by misinformation, the rise of AI, and how blockchain can help secure data and build trust in electoral processes.
  • Get an inside look at a Filecoin data center! Take a tour of DCENT, Europe’s largest Filecoin storage provider in the first-ever DWeb Decoded Special Report. Co-founder Hidde Hoogland showcases how DCENT blends high-performance infrastructure with sustainable energy solutions to power the future of Web3.

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