2021-03-22 04:12:17
Forget your basic cloud storage. Filecoin is here.
With the advancement of technology, the way we manage, store, and access our data has changed drastically. Nowadays, cloud storage systems have been widely adopted by businesses.
Similarly, the consumer data storage environment has undergone major changes, resulting in increased demand for and reliance on cloud storage.
And now to the point, how Filecoin differs from Amazon S3 or Google Cloud Storage ?
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Filecoin is a distributed open source network and decentralized data storage system enabling as many people as possible to add hard drives, taking advantage of unused storage space to establish a decentralized, distributed storage infrastructure.
It enables customers to choose the best storage without having to negotiate with provider contracts that are locked in or high prices for in-demand storage.
Organizations or individuals with unused storage space can give it on the network by sharing their resources, and they will be compensated with Filecoin in exchange (FIL).
In a similar way to how Airbnb has allowed individuals and small businesses to compete with large-chain hotels, Filecoin enables everyone to become a storage provider.
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Regarding the mining process of Filecoin’s token (FIL), miners must consistently prove that the data they are storing is still there in order to win rewards. To become a miner, you don't need any special hardware (such as in PoW).
Actually the block reward is not proportional to H/s, but the contributed amount of storage.
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Filecoin's two consensus algorithms ensure that network storage is publicly verifiable: Proof-of-Replication (or PoRep) and Proof of Spacetime (or PoSt) make the job here.
Proof-of-Replication is the consensus for persuading a verifier that any data has been replicated to its own dedicated physical storage. Proof-of-Spacetime is used to show that once an agreement is made, the miner is storing the data over time
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Some problems of Filecoin’s fundanmentals has to do with the problem of “centralization”. A large majority of data storage providers aka miners are located in China. If the most miners are based in the same jurisdiction, there is a chance of procedure and regulation violations.
However, as global storage demand increases, this could help to increase the distribution of storage miners and ensure greater geographical dispersion.
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Anyway, Filecoin has a great perspective towards global file storage system. And don’t forget, Filecoin is one of a few cryptos which has recently earned Grayscale’s trust. So be aware, there is more room for pump.
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