so this isn't just a token, its an incentive for a new internet 3.0 - based on IPFS
why isnt this being talked about more. dont say "sia" - they dont have a new internet, they are just storage. filecoin is a means to ipfs
>>3362096
For someone who might not know what the fuck you're talking about, do you want to initiate the conversation by detailing it yourself?
>>3362096
You can't buy this yet right? I'll talk about it when I hold some
>>3362096
>internet 3.0
how is this related to IOTA, exactly?
>>3362096
>>3362136
i'm not a programmer. so i dont know how to explain it. protocol labs developed ipfs, and then using filecoin to incentivise
its web 3.0 thats how 2 respected vc's are funding it and also getting to be the first approved SEC compliant ico, and also 1st on coinlist - a new platform for issuing their coins
2 most respected vc's - seqoia and union square bought in.
it essentially removes http and replaces it with its structure, filecoin makes it happen
https://ipfs.io/
"Filecoin works as an incentive
layer on top of IPFS [1], which can provide storage infrastructure for any data. It is especially useful
for decentralizing data, building and running distributed applications, and implementing smart contracts."
https://filecoin.io/filecoin.pdf
ipfs white paper:
https://github.com/ipfs/papers/raw/master/ipfs-cap2pfs/ipfs-p2p-file-system.pdf
https://youtu.be/iUVLuXjPAfg
IPFS has been around for years and hasn't gone anywhere. Protocol Labs has a history of promising the moon. They also fucked over everyone with their ridiculous Filecoin ICO.
Protip: in the tech world, we have a saying: "Worse is better." The Next Big Thing usually isn't a sweeping overhaul of all the existing technologies and protocols. It's a small but significant improvement on existing infrastructure that starts out kinda clunky but eventually gains a massive following and patches up the holes as it goes. See: Unix, Javascript, x86, and about a billion others.
>>3362096
Greedy developers involved.
Not for me.
>>3362096
>why isnt this being talked about more
Literally fuck these catchphrases