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Filecoin Foundation (FF) facilitates governance of the Filecoin network, funds research and development projects for decentralized web technologies, and supports the growth of the Filecoin ecosystem and community.

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Filecoin Foundation @fil.org · 23h

The original vision is expanding. And it's ready for you to build on.

Happy 5th birthday, Filecoin.

Read the full story:

fil.org/blog/five-ye...

Five Years of Filecoin: What We’ve Built and What’s Next | Filecoin Foundation

Introducing Filecoin Pin and a Preview of the Filecoin Onchain Cloud.

Filecoin Foundation @fil.org · 23h

This November, we're launching the first capabilities of Filecoin Onchain Cloud.

A programmable, verifiable cloud built for the next era of data, AI, and applications.

👉 Join the waitlist: Filecoin.cloud

Filecoin Onchain Cloud

Filecoin Onchain Cloud provides transparent storage, retrieval, and payments on the Filecoin network. Launching soon!

Filecoin Foundation @fil.org · 23h

For builders, this means you can:
— Detect tampering & prove data provenance
— Break free from vendor lock-in
— Get transparent, predictable pricing
— (Soon) Monetize datasets & let AI agents pay for data programmatically

Filecoin Foundation @fil.org · 23h

The Filecoin Onchain Cloud introduces:
🛠️ Developer SDKs - smooth UX, easy integration
🧩 Composable onchain services - modular, extensible, reusable
💸 Smart-contract payments - auditable by delivery

Every layer of the stack becomes open, verifiable, and interoperable.

Filecoin Foundation @fil.org · 23h

Filecoin Pin is the first developer toolkit powered by Filecoin Onchain Cloud.

It lets IPFS users persist and retrieve data seamlessly on Filecoin. This keeps files online, verifiable, and accessible across both networks.

A simple, trustless way to make your data truly persistent in the dWeb.

Filecoin Foundation @fil.org · 23h

Filecoin Onchain Cloud flips that model.

When services run onchain, every interaction is transparent and auditable.
Developers can write the rules themselves:
"replicate copies to three regions" or "only pay if delivered."

The cloud becomes programmable smart contracts with builders in control.

Filecoin Foundation @fil.org · 23h

Today's cloud limits builders:

— Vendor lock-in makes switching expensive and risky
— Opaque pricing creates unpredictable bills
— Proprietary silos operate as black boxes with no proof of delivery

Developers rent infrastructure but give up control.

Filecoin Foundation @fil.org · 23h

The cloud powered the last decade of software.

But it came with a cost: vendor lock-in, opaque pricing, and black-box infrastructure you’re just supposed to trust.

What if the cloud were verifiable, programmable, and truly yours? 🧵

Filecoin Foundation @fil.org · 1d

The original vision of decentralized storage –– where IPFS content addressing and Filecoin’s verifiable persistence work seamlessly together for Web3 builders –– is no longer a promise.

Ready to build?

Explore Filecoin Pin: pin.filecoin.cloud

Filecoin Pin | Filecoin Docs

Pin IPFS content to Filecoin using familiar IPFS tools and workflows.

pin.filecoin.cloud

Filecoin Foundation @fil.org · 1d

Filecoin Pin isn't a static product. It's a proof of concept for what can be built on a verifiable, onchain cloud.

Clone it. Fork it. Extend it.

Filecoin Foundation @fil.org · 1d

Filecoin Pin is built for builders:

– Host a website or blog > Use the Filecoin Pin GitHub Action
– Build an IPFS dApp > Fork the Filecoin Pin dApp demo
– Create trustless agents > Use the CLI to pin verifiable audit logs onchain

Filecoin Foundation @fil.org · 1d

How it works:

Storage providers cryptographically prove they're storing your data daily.

You only pay when proofs are verified onchain.

Your data remains portable and sovereign: you can choose providers, audit storage proofs, all without depending on a single company.

Filecoin Foundation @fil.org · 1d

IPFS pins now come with:
- Verifiable storage guarantees
- Crypto wallet payments (no KYC, no credit cards)
- Daily cryptographic proofs from storage providers

Filecoin Foundation @fil.org · 1d

With Filecoin Pin, developers can persist any IPFS data on Filecoin's network using familiar workflows and tooling, from CLI to GitHub Actions, backed only by onchain contracts.

Filecoin Foundation @fil.org · 1d

Until now, bridging IPFS and Filecoin meant navigating specialized onboarding flows, third-party vendors, or complex workarounds.

The native integration promised by the decentralized storage stack remained just out of reach.

Today, that changes.

Filecoin Foundation @fil.org · 1d

With the vision: transform "best-effort pinning" into truly persistent, verifiable storage backed by economic incentives.

Filecoin Foundation @fil.org · 1d

Centralized pinning services emerged to fill the gap, but created single points of failure and vendor lock-in.

Filecoin was always designed to answer: "Who keeps the data in IPFS around?"

Filecoin Foundation @fil.org · 1d

When Filecoin launched, the mission was clear: be the incentivized persistence layer for IPFS.

IPFS changed how we address content, moving from fragile URLs to verifiable content identifiers that never break.

But content only lasted as long as someone kept hosting it out of goodwill.

Filecoin Foundation @fil.org · 1d

The vision that sparked Filecoin's creation is almost here.

Filecoin Pin launches today in alpha, bringing together IPFS's content addressing with Filecoin's verifiable storage and crypto payments. 🧵

Filecoin Foundation @fil.org · 1d

Get started learning about Filecoin Pin today:

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Announcing Filecoin Pin: New Developer Tools for IPFS Pinning Onchain

When Filecoin first launched, it had an ambitious goal: to be the incentivized persistence layer for IPFS. Changing how we address content…

Filecoin Foundation @fil.org · 1d

Here's a live demo site running from a Filecoin SP!

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Filecoin Static Site

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Filecoin Foundation @fil.org · 1d

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Filecoin Foundation @fil.org · 1d

Five years ago, Filecoin mainnet launched with a mission: create a decentralized, efficient foundation for humanity's information.

Today, that mission is alive in thousands of builders.

Thank you to everyone who's made this possible 💙

Filecoin Foundation @fil.org · 2d

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Unlocking Impact Through Infrastructure: Filecoin Foundation and the GSR Foundation Work Together to Fund Filecoin Use Cases | Filecoin Foundation

Filecoin Foundation is working alongside the GSR Foundation to support a cohort of high-impact blockchain initiatives already active within the Filecoin ecosystem.

Filecoin Foundation @fil.org · 2d

FF is working with GSR Foundation to support five projects using decentralized storage for social good.

From preserving war crimes evidence to archiving refugee stories, these initiatives show how Filecoin serves as critical infrastructure for cultural preservation and data sovereignty.