1/ π Our mission to decentralize the worldβs storage via resilient, #P2P networks means the ENTIRE world. π
In Africa, weβve been meeting, educating, & inspiring thousands of #developers with a growing passion for #decentralization & #Web3. Peep some of the amazing events π
2/ β‘ CodeUp Blockchain Festival Nigeria β‘
On Oct 1, concurrently with π³π¬ Nigeria Independence Day π³π¬, @charliecodes presented an introduction to #Filecoin & @IPFS to over 200 people at @CodeUpAfrica's #blockchain festival in Nigeria!! π
30 #devs participated at the #Metaverse Nairobi Kenya virtual & #FilecoinOrbit events in partnership w/ the @gdg_warri community on Oct 23, as part of a week-long celebration of one year in orbit since Filecoin mainnet launch! ππ
On Dec 3, @charliecodes presented in Lagos, Nigeria for the annual #DevFest festival in front of 2,000 people, plus led a break out session in front of over 250 #developers already building on #Filecoin & @IPFS or were interested to get started. π¨βπ»
6/ π³π¬ DevFest Warri, Nigeria
@charliecodes led the keynote discussion on building the next generation of the internet at #DevFest Warri on Dec 11 to 75 people.
7/ Missed the above events but want to know how you can get building in the #Filecoin, @IPFS, & #DWeb ecosystem? π¨ Start with these resources:
As you may know, the deployment of the Filecoin Virtual Machine (#FVM) to Filecoin mainnet is upcoming on π₯§day, March 14!
𧡠incoming β here is all you need to know about the FVM π
1/ FVM is the execution environment for running custom code on Filecoin. It is multi-runtime, secure, and efficient. As of March 14th, youβll be able to deploy EVM smart contracts (and more) on the Filecoin network. π€
2/ This enables anyone to interact with Filecoinβs state β including metadata and transactions governing what and who stores data on Filecoin β by simply deploying on the network! ποΈ
1/ The Countdown to #FVM kicked off with a jam-packed event at #ETHDenver. Hear directly from pioneers building on FVM and learn about all the possibilities FVM unlocks in the sessions below. π§΅
2/ π£οΈ @ColinEvran
ποΈ FVM in the context of Filecoinβs Masterplan
3/ π£οΈ @momack28
π½ The New Data Economy Unlocked by FVM
1/ Say helloπ to @numbersprotocol, a #Web3 Photo Network thatβs creating community, value & trust in #digital media.
With trust in digital media at an all-time low, Numbers Protocol aims to bring integrity & authenticity to the digital content space. Read on to discover howππ
2/ @numbersprotocol created a network where assets are both traceable & verifiable through its innovative Capture, Seal, Trace process β the #Web3 Photo Network.
3/ In early 2021, @numbersprotocol partnered w/ Reuters photographers in a 78 day case study that chronicled the presidential transition from Donald Trump to Joe Biden, archiving over 1.4K photos on #Filecoin.
Since then Numbers has archived over 8M assets on Filecoin & @IPFS.π€―
3/ #Filecoin is helping Starling Lab preserve 4 PiBs of video testimony from over 55K survivors of genocide β this is the largest onboarding of data onto #Web3 in the world! π€― #strongerthanhate#neverforget
1/ Since 2017, @force_ipfs has focused heavily on tech research & development in Web3, with a strong focus on Filecoin & @IPFS. Their vision? π Being a top #Web3 infrastructure service provider & make storage more efficient, economical, open, & safe. π
2/ @force_ipfs maintains & develops Venus, one of the four @Filecoin Implementations that helps secure the distributed storage network. πͺ
1/ In 2021, @Brave, the privacy browser, shipped support for a full @IPFS node, becoming the first ever major browser to do so! π
2/ @Brave is growing at an incredible pace, reflecting the communityβs excitement & interest in online privacy becoming a default browser feature. π
As of Nov 2021, Brave has surpassed 46M monthly active users! π π₯