IPFS official: We anticipated the serious situation a long time ago

On March 24, Momack, the IPFS project leader, also responded on Twitter: “As a remote-first team distributed around the world, 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.”

Judging from Filecoin's official statement, the probability of delaying the second phase of the Filecoin testnet and the launch of the mainnet is relatively low. However, all the statements are speculated from certain people after all, and these cannot constitute a logical argument for the launch on time. After all, the mainnet launch has been postponed once due to the epidemic, and the epidemic in the United States is far more serious than that in China.

Will the epidemic cause the authorities to delay the delivery of the main network again?

The impact of China’s epidemic on the launch of Filecoin mainnet

We know that the most important thing for a blockchain network is security. In addition to ensuring that there are no loopholes in the code, the most important thing for its security is to have enough decentralized nodes holding a large amount of computing power. This computing power requires a lot of infrastructure, including computer rooms, a large amount of hardware, etc.

During the epidemic in China, logistics and distribution efficiency decreased, some areas were even closed, and a large number of people were quarantined at home. China is also the center of the Filecoin incentive mechanism market. Therefore, a large number of nodes are simply unable to stack computing power during the epidemic. The reason why Filecoin officially postponed the main launch was fully considered.

How official laboratories are responding to the global pandemic

On March 27, Protocol Labs announced the establishment of a $200,000 anti-epidemic fund to provide support for testing, treatment, mitigation and prevention of COVID-19; as well as improved technological solutions for future epidemics.

Overall, the authorities have adopted a positive attitude and taken protective measures in the face of the global outbreak.

Articles about the epidemic in the IPFS community

It can be seen that community members are very concerned about the developments regarding COVID-19.

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