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Filecoin

A Cryptocurrency Operated File Storage Network

Filecoin is a distributed electronic currency similar to Bitcoin. Unlike Bitcoin’s computation-only proof-of-work, Filecoin’s proof-of-work function includes a proof-of-retrievability component, which requires nodes to prove they store a particular file.

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File: filecoin.pdf. The original library file is served from the Internet Archive copy of blockchainlab.com/pdf so the path stays reachable.

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