AR (Arweave) and FIL (Filecoin) are both storage solutions, and the competition between the two.
AR and FIL have multi-faceted competition in the decentralized storage field:
Technical Level
- Storage Model: Filecoin is based on contract storage, where users pay to store data for a specified period, and miners must continuously renew contracts to ensure data persistence; Arweave, on the other hand, offers permanent storage with a one-time payment, incentivizing miners to permanently preserve data through mechanisms like proof of access.
- Hardware Requirements: Filecoin mining has high hardware requirements, needing specialized mining machines, such as an 8-core CPU and 128G of memory; Arweave mining device requirements are relatively low, similar to a home computer, with 512G of hard drive space and 4-core 8G of memory sufficient.
