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'''Filecoin''' is an [[open-source]], public, [[cryptocurrency]] and digital [[payment system]] intended to be a [[Blockchain (database)|blockchain]]-based digital storage and data retrieval method.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://observer.com/2017/07/dropbox-ipo-filecoin-ico/|title=Showdown in the Cloud: Dropbox IPO, Meet the Filecoin ICO|date=2017-07-11|work=Observer|access-date=2017-08-11|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2017/08/10/filecoins-ico-opens-today-for-accredited-investors-after-raising-52m-from-advisers/|title=Filecoin’s ICO opens today for accredited investors after raising $52M from advisers {{!}} TechCrunch|last=Tepper|first=Fitz|access-date=2017-08-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/latest-hot-digital-coin-offering-187-millionin-one-hourfor-filecoin-1502481514|title=Latest Hot Digital Coin Offering: $187 Million in One Hour for Filecoin|last=Vigna|first=Paul|date=2017-08-11|work=Wall Street Journal|access-date=2017-08-11|language=en-US|issn=0099-9660}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/08/investors-poured-millions-into-a-storage-network-that-doesnt-exist/|title=Investors poured millions into a storage network that doesn’t exist yet|work=Ars Technica|access-date=2017-08-11|language=en-us}}</ref> It is made by [[Protocol Labs]] and builds on top of [[InterPlanetary File System]].<ref name=":0" />
'''Filecoin''' is an [[open-source]], public, [[cryptocurrency]] and digital [[payment system]] intended to be a [[Blockchain (database)|blockchain]]-based digital storage and data retrieval method.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://observer.com/2017/07/dropbox-ipo-filecoin-ico/|title=Showdown in the Cloud: Dropbox IPO, Meet the Filecoin ICO|date=2017-07-11|work=Observer|access-date=2017-08-11|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2017/08/10/filecoins-ico-opens-today-for-accredited-investors-after-raising-52m-from-advisers/|title=Filecoin’s ICO opens today for accredited investors after raising $52M from advisers {{!}} TechCrunch|last=Tepper|first=Fitz|access-date=2017-08-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/latest-hot-digital-coin-offering-187-millionin-one-hourfor-filecoin-1502481514|title=Latest Hot Digital Coin Offering: $187 Million in One Hour for Filecoin|last=Vigna|first=Paul|date=2017-08-11|work=Wall Street Journal|access-date=2017-08-11|language=en-US|issn=0099-9660}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/08/investors-poured-millions-into-a-storage-network-that-doesnt-exist/|title=Investors poured millions into a storage network that doesn’t exist yet|work=Ars Technica|access-date=2017-08-11|language=en-us}}</ref> It is made by [[Protocol Labs]] and builds on top of [[InterPlanetary File System]].<ref name=":0" />

Filecoin has raised $52 mln in a pre-ICO sale<ref>{{cite news|title=Is There Such a Thing as a SEC Compliant ICO? Filecoin Thinks So - Raises $52 Mln|url=https://cointelegraph.com/news/is-there-such-a-thing-as-a-sec-compliant-ico-filecoin-thinks-so-raises-52-mln|agency=Cointelegraph|date=6 August 2017}}</ref> and $200 mln in ICO.<ref>{{cite news|title=The Biggest ICOs Overview|url=https://cointelegraph.com/news/the-biggest-icos-overview|agency=Cointelegraph|date=30 August 2017}}</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==

Revision as of 08:59, 29 December 2017

Filecoin is an open-source, public, cryptocurrency and digital payment system intended to be a blockchain-based digital storage and data retrieval method.[1][2][3][4] It is made by Protocol Labs and builds on top of InterPlanetary File System.[1]

Filecoin has raised $52 mln in a pre-ICO sale[5] and $200 mln in ICO.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Showdown in the Cloud: Dropbox IPO, Meet the Filecoin ICO". Observer. 2017-07-11. Retrieved 2017-08-11.
  2. ^ Tepper, Fitz. "Filecoin's ICO opens today for accredited investors after raising $52M from advisers | TechCrunch". Retrieved 2017-08-11.
  3. ^ Vigna, Paul (2017-08-11). "Latest Hot Digital Coin Offering: $187 Million in One Hour for Filecoin". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2017-08-11.
  4. ^ "Investors poured millions into a storage network that doesn't exist yet". Ars Technica. Retrieved 2017-08-11.
  5. ^ "Is There Such a Thing as a SEC Compliant ICO? Filecoin Thinks So - Raises $52 Mln". Cointelegraph. 6 August 2017.
  6. ^ "The Biggest ICOs Overview". Cointelegraph. 30 August 2017.