Filecoin protocol
Overview
Filecoin functions as a distributed storage network, enabling a direct marketplace for storing and retrieving data. Its blockchain employs proof-of-replication and proof-of-spacetime as consensus mechanisms to confirm that storage providers properly maintain the data. The protocol falls under the DePIN (Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Network) classification.
Within The Counterparty graph, Filecoin connects to 17 tracked entities, most strongly to DePIN Sector, Protocol Labs, FIL.
Relations
Top connections in The Counterparty knowledge graph (confidence-weighted, 10 of 17 total).
| Relation | Connected entity | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
MEMBER_OF | DePIN Sector | 95% |
founded | Protocol Labs | 95% |
ISSUES_TOKEN | FIL | 95% |
BUILDS | Protocol Labs | 95% |
issued_by | FIL | 95% |
integrates | InterPlanetary File System | 95% |
deployed_on | Filecoin | 95% |
EXTENDS | Filecoin Virtual Machine (FVM) | 95% |
deployed_on | Filecoin | 90% |
supports_token | FIL | 90% |
Questions on the record
Who created Filecoin?
Juan Benet and his team at Protocol Labs created Filecoin; they published the Filecoin whitepaper in July 2017.