Blockfrost is collaborating with the Filecoin Foundation (FF) to integrate Filecoin's decentralized storage capabilities, creating a reliable backup layer for Cardano applications built on Blockfrost. This collaboration will enhance the data redundancy, quality assurance level, and degree of decentralization of Cardano applications.
Blockfrost offers an 'API as a Service' solution that allows users to more easily access the Cardano blockchain while providing additional features, notably without the hassle of managing and maintaining complex infrastructure and tools. Additionally, Blockfrost operates an IPFS gateway cluster, allowing users to easily add, pin, and access relevant resources.
Blockfrost will introduce a new service layer for Cardano developers that includes IPFS and Filecoin storage by archiving its own IPFS gateway cluster to the world's largest decentralized storage network, Filecoin. This integration not only enhances the adaptability of future Cardano applications but also highlights the emphasis on decentralization, prioritizing the coordination of Cardano and Filecoin, two leading Layer 1 blockchain ecosystems.
The benefits of this collaboration include:
· Data Redundancy: By storing Blockfrost's IPFS node cluster on Filecoin, developers based on Cardano can achieve enhanced data redundancy and adaptability, ensuring that critical data is securely stored in a distributed network and protected against loss, corruption, or manipulation.
· Quality Assurance: The newly released service layer from Blockfrost enables decentralized storage through Filecoin. Developers can securely store data on Filecoin while ensuring scalable and seamless access. It not only enhances storage capabilities but also adds an advanced backup layer, providing developers with more ways to build reliable, data-driven applications.
· Data Verifiability: Filecoin's integration provides a secure data source through immutable storage, transparent on-chain verifiability, and cryptographic hashing. Utilizing proof of replication, Filecoin ensures unique storage of data, while proof of spacetime verifies storage that persists over time. These core functionalities support the creation of tamper-proof, auditable datasets, paving the way for trusted AI applications deployed using Blockfrost and supporting reliable decentralized model training.
· Commitment to Decentralization: Both Blockfrost and the Filecoin Foundation are dedicated to achieving decentralization on the internet. Protecting on-chain data of Cardano applications on Filecoin enables developers to build truly decentralized, redundant, and resilient storage infrastructure.
Marek Mahut, CEO of Blockfrost, stated: "Blockfrost is setting a new standard for data reliability and durability in the Cardano ecosystem through Filecoin. This integration allows developers to rest easy knowing their applications will benefit from Filecoin's decentralized storage and redundancy features."
Clara Tsao, founder of the Filecoin Foundation, stated: "Integrating Filecoin's decentralized storage into the Cardano ecosystem helps developers create safer, more reliable, and future-oriented applications. This is a great example of two leading blockchains coming together to support a more resilient and decentralized internet."
A more adaptive and decentralized future
Blockfrost has achieved integration with Filecoin through Lighthouse. Lighthouse is a platform built on Filecoin that offers permanent storage, encryption, custom gateways, and multi-chain smart contracts. However, this collaboration is not just a technical integration but a step towards building a more adaptive and decentralized future for Cardano applications. By empowering Cardano developers with new capabilities and leveraging Filecoin's robust infrastructure, this collaboration enhances the overall data quality assurance, scalability, and redundancy of the entire Cardano ecosystem.
This collaboration highlights the achievements of the two traditional Layer 1 blockchains working together, marking an important step towards making decentralization the standard for the next generation of blockchain applications.
About Filecoin
Filecoin is a peer-to-peer network for storing files with a built-in economic incentive mechanism to ensure files are stored reliably over the long term. It aims to create a decentralized, efficient, and robust foundational storage service for human information.
About the Filecoin Foundation
The mission of the Filecoin Foundation is to preserve humanity's most important information, promote open-source governance of the Filecoin network, fund research and project development for decentralized technology, and support the development of the Filecoin ecosystem and community.
About Blockfrost
The Blockfrost API was launched in 2020 to simplify the way developers interact with the Cardano blockchain. Now, anyone can interact directly with the blockchain, ecosystem, and IPFS without running their own dedicated node, while maintaining speed and scalability.
