Summary of IPFS & Filecoin hot events in Q1 2020

InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) is a global, peer-to-peer distributed version of the file system. Its goal is to supplement (or even replace) the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) that currently dominates the Internet and connect all computing devices with the same file system. The principle is to replace domain-based addresses with content-based addresses, that is, users are not looking for a certain address but for content stored somewhere. There is no need to verify the identity of the sender, but only the hash of the content. This can make web pages faster, safer, more robust, and more durable.

As of today, the global number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 has reached nearly 1.27 million.

The epidemic in the United States, where the Filecoin team is based, has begun to show an outbreak trend. Many community members are worried that if Filecoin is also hit by the COVID-19 epidemic, it will be closed down. In fact, everyone is really worrying too much. Although the epidemic situation is serious, how can the IPFS project be closed down? Filecoin, which can keep pace with Bitcoin or even surpass it, is waiting for you to recognize it. Why? Because there are too many good news recently.

The implementation of major applications, the realization of new technologies, and the responsible spirit of the official team are enough to convince you. Let's review the major events that have happened to the IPFS\Filecoin team in recent times that are worth celebrating.

1. The Filecoin team is working on epidemic prevention and control

On March 23, Momack, the IPFS project leader, responded to a community member on Twitter: “As a globally distributed remote-first team, we anticipated the severity of the situation early on (and took action to adjust our behavior - like no travel or gatherings), so we’re doing pretty well.”

Several major features of their remote distributed office were mentioned:

➡ Take the time to communicate clearly, concisely, and effectively.

➡ Solve the problem of information overload by creating information brochures

➡ Maximize the efficiency of synchronous meetings

➡ Engage in supportive social interactions with work partners

The official team is ensuring the progress of Filecoin development while preventing and controlling the epidemic, ensuring the smooth progress of the project. We give them a thumbs up and hope that the epidemic will end soon!

2. Protocol Labs is listed in Forbes' top 20 remote working companies

On March 25, according to Forbes statistics and ranking, from January 1 to December 31, 2019, these 20 institutions or companies continued to work remotely from anywhere without geographical restrictions or offices.

3. Ethereum and IPFS jointly fight against the COVID-19 pandemic

The contact tracing app “Tracy” is launched, using the Ethereum blockchain and IPFS to respond to the outbreak of the new coronavirus.

4. New good news! Another large platform landed on IPFS!

On March 30, IPFS announced in its blog: Opera for Android phones is now online and supports IPFS browsing by default!

Opera (NASDAQ: OPRA) was the first browser to introduce Web3 capabilities and a built-in crypto wallet on its mobile and desktop browsers. The Norwegian company has now added several new features that take the blockchain browsing experience to the next level. Opera currently has 360 million users worldwide. Opera’s Android users are getting a glimpse of the future: after introducing seamless crypto wallet top-ups in Scandinavia and the US, Opera is now expanding it to the rest of the EU, as well as Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, and Switzerland. Opera users can now also access the decentralized web of the future with support for the IPFS protocol, which will rethink the way we access data online.

5. Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin says: Ethereum’s official website will be hosted on IPFS

At midnight on the 30th, Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin retweeted a tweet saying that the ethereum.org website is now hosted on IPFS and can be accessed through ethereum.eth on ENS.

You can also use Opera on Android phones to log in directly to ipfs://ethereum.eth to visit. What is the difference in the address? The previous http has been replaced by ipfs. We are the generation that witnessed the history of IPFS. Isn’t it worth cheering together? Oh yeah!

Nowadays, many big guys are still using IPFS silently. For example, Apple also backs up iOS devices to private IPFS nodes.

The so-called private IPFS node is a node that only I can use or that I fully trust. Private IPFS nodes are different from IPFS nodes on the public network.

The reason why I recommend that you use a private IPFS node is because the content in the Apple phone we want to back up contains our own personal privacy information. If we back up this information to the public IPFS network, this information may be leaked.

6. Protocol Labs announces the establishment of a $200,000 anti-epidemic fund

Protocol Labs announced the establishment of a $200,000 pandemic relief fund to support testing, treatment, mitigation, and prevention of COVID-19; as well as improved technology solutions for future pandemics.

The fund will provide donations to individuals or teams who have made significant contributions, with the maximum one-time donation of $20,000 for individuals with outstanding contributions; Protocol Labs will independently decide on the donation targets until the funds are exhausted. Protocol Labs' vision has always been to benefit mankind and promote social openness and innovation, and has developed projects such as IPFS\Filecoin. Philanthropy, responsibility, pattern, and mind are perfectly embodied in the Filecoin team! Protocol Labs has strong technology and is responsible and accountable. The distributed storage field will surely have the confidence to usher in the final victory!

7. The Academy of Social Sciences mentioned that the mainstream storage technology is IPFS

The 2019 "China Blockchain Development Research Report" released by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences clearly states that currently, blockchain P2P network computing technology has been widely used in various development applications.

The maturity of 5G technology will promote the construction of blockchain network infrastructure. In terms of computing and storage, the mainstream computing service technologies include virtualization technology, container technology and cloud computing technology. The mainstream storage technology is the Interstellar File System, or IPFS. It can be used as the underlying protocol of the blockchain and supports data interaction with the blockchain system. Filecoin is the incentive layer of IPFS and will surely make great achievements!

8. Go-Filecoin and Lotus are together

Latest news on April 3: The interactive test was initially successful, and the efforts of the development team and test miners over the past few days have not been in vain! Go-Filecoin and Lotus have achieved interactive operation: the two can verify, synchronize, and mine on the same chain!

I wonder if these recent hot topics about IPFS\Filecoin are enough for you to digest?

I wonder what you think when you see these good news?

I wonder if you still believe other people’s “slander” and think that IPFS\Filecoin is going to fail?

Finally, I want to ask you:

Why do people have to own a FIL coin in their lifetime? Why do they have to participate in the FIL first mine?

I hope that after reading this, you can tell the people around you and work together to achieve common prosperity.

I bow to all the big guys and wish you all a prosperous FIL mine in 2020 and lifelong immunity.

IPFS&Filecoin official website:

IPFS official website: ipfs.io

Filecoin official website: filecoin.io

Filecoin Token Symbol: FIL

Protocol Labs official website: protocol.ai

Founder's personal website: juan.benet.ai

IPFS code is open source: github.com/ipfs/

The only official forum for IPFS: discuss.ipfs.io

IPFS development application website: https://awesome.ipfs.io/

Filecoin project popularity:

Github ranks third in the world in terms of likes

FIL ranks first in the world in the hot search list (as of April 7, 2020)

Appendix: Tianyancha launches Filecoin tutorial