World Economic Forum (WEF) Includes Cryptocurrencies on Davos Agenda
As digital currencies begin to gain more recognition in the global financial market, the WEF is focusing more on blockchain technology and the crypto space at large.
Decentralized Network Filecoin Reaches One Exabyte Storage Capacity
By John K. Kumi
In March 2019, Zeenea, a data company, revealed that 60 petabytes of TV shows and movies are stored by Netflix which is less than 7% of the current capacity of Filecoin.
Filecoin Miners Claim 25% of Block Rewards after Network Upgrade Goes Live
By James Lovett
The latest Lotus 1.1.0 network software upgrade enables Filecoin miners to access 25% of mining rewards immediately with no vesting.
Filecoin Miners Protest Over Project’s Poor Economic Model
Filecoin miners have protested the unfavorable business model of the Filecoin project from Protocol Labs in what appears to be an industrial action strike.
Filecoin Mainnet Goes Live Three Years After ICO, FIL Price Shoots Over 100%
In a few hours of going live, the FIL Futures contracts processed around $150 million in total trading volumes. With massive listing gains, FIL became the fastest token to hit $1 billion in valuations.
Kraken and Gemini Announce Filecoin Listing Ahead of Mainnet Launch
While the listing of Filecoin even ahead of its mainnet launch is largely uncommon in the crypto sphere, Kraken’s VP of product, Jeremy Welch confirmed that the listing of Filecoin meets all regular procedures and protocols the exchange adopt in listing a token.
2017’s Popular ICO Filecoin Announces Mainnet Launch Next Month
The mainnet Ignition launching next month will be a predatory launch of the official mainnet Liftoff for the Filecoin platform. The pre-Liftoff phase is more about getting users acquainted with the platform.
BTFS Takes Shine Off IPFS in Distributed Storage Wars
BitTorrent File System has shaken up Filecoin, the bearer of the IPFS banner, by shipping its protocol first and integrating it into an established file sharing network.
Andreessen Horowitz Raised $515M for Its Second Crypto Fund
Andreessen Horowitz closed its second fund with $515 million in capital commitments. The company’s second crypto fund shows that the venture capital firm is targeting specific areas to invest in the cryptocurrency space.
Coinbase Custody Launches Support of New Assets for Its Over 300 Institutional Clients
Coinbase Custody has today announced at-launch support for a new row of assets, including cGLD, FIL, KEEP, NEAR and DOT. It means that Coinbase Custody customers will now have a safe place to store these assets.