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Your Guide to Filecoin Community Events at ETHDenver
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The Filecoin community is heading to ETHDenver! Teams from across the ecosystem are hosting events throughout the week. Here’s your guide to the Filecoin community’s events and on-stage moments.
February 28, 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM MST
Come for the corgi plushies, and stay for Filecoin friends. This developer-driven series is designed for builders in the Filecoin ecosystem as a perfect launchpad to kickstart your Web3 journey or take it to new heights. Join us for hands-on workshops, engaging demos, and meaningful connections that spark collaboration and drive innovation.
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February 25, 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM MST
This event brings together developers, business leaders, builders, and industry pioneers to celebrate the progress of digital ledger technology. Featuring a panel discussion with Filecoin Foundation’s Marta Belcher on “The Great Reset: How US Crypto Policy Is Suddenly Different,” with Hedera’s Nilmini Rubin, Custodia Bank’s Caitlin Long, and BakerHostetler’s Teresa Goody Guillén.
February 26, 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM MST
Join folks from the Decentralized Storage Alliance (DSA), Association of Crypto Journalists and Researches (ACJR), and more as they chart out decentralized media within Web3 – tackling the future of news and content distribution while combating today’s dystopia of disinformation and centralized editorial control. Featuring a panel discussion on the future of decentralized media with Filecoin Foundation’s Clara Tsao, Akave’s Daniel León, and Hardfork Media’s Ashley Stanhope.
February 26, 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM MST
Join us for an all-day event full of vital conversations around Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks (DePIN) while connecting with founders, researchers, developers, and enthusiasts in the space.
February 26, 4:00 PM - 9:00 PM MST
Join Storacha for Solana Speed at ETHDenver, featuring backer/builder matchmaking, crypto panels, and networking. Explore emerging trends, investment strategies, and the future of the Solana ecosystem.
February 27, 10:00 AM - 6:30 PM MST
Head to Number 38 in Denver for Schelling Point 2025 — Gitcoin's flagship event uniting visionaries, builders, and changemakers to shape the future of public goods and innovation. Featuring a closing keynote from Protocol Labs’ Juan Benet.
February 27, 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM MST
Join GLIF's Pool Party for an evening with lending and staking pool founders, developers, and investors. And watch as DeFi protocols battle it out in a billiards tournament with over $1,000 in cash prizes.
Meet the Community in Denver
Akave is a unified data layer that provides cutting-edge encryption and easy-to-use interfaces to Filecoin for enterprises, DePIN, and AI.
FilOz is an independent public good Filecoin protocol design and development team in the Filecoin network working on protocol improvements and security.
FIL-B (FIL-Builders) is a public good developer experience team committed to helping builders design, unblock, and implement on-chain solutions on Filecoin’s decentralized storage protocol.
Storacha is a cutting-edge, decentralized hot storage solution designed to provide fast access to data.
Fluence is an application-specific, EVM-compatible blockchain dedicated to the compute marketplace.
GLIF is a Filecoin DeFi protocol supporting storage provider growth and Filecoin network security.
The Decentralized Storage Alliance (DSA) is a first-of-its-kind, member-led industry organization to drive awareness and adoption of decentralized technologies, such as Filecoin, IPFS, and libp2p, and help enterprises in Web2 make the transition to Web3 through education, advocacy, and best practices.
Network News
Season 2 of DWeb Decoded is in full swing. From the latest developments in the Filecoin network to breakthroughs in decentralized technology, DWeb Decoded features insightful discussions with leaders at the forefront of Web3. Check out the most recent episodes with Denelle Dixon, David Johnston, and Yat Siu.
Five projects in the Filecoin Ecosystem are featured in the Center for a Digital Future's Impact Base. Seal Storage, ChainSafe, Guardian Project, Starling Lab, and The EASIER Data Initiative are highlighted for how they're using the Filecoin network to drive real-world impact. The Center for a Digital Future is a project of the Crypto Council for Innovation focused on driving a global understanding of how Web3, blockchain, and emerging technologies are shaping a better future for people and communities.
Build with Us
ETHDenver is a great opportunity to explore emerging network themes.
Decentralized AI
For AI models, data is fuel and the demand is massive. And for AI developers, researchers, and individuals, data is a vital resource. We’re racing into the exabyte scale of data collection and the need for storage is only growing. The Filecoin network offers an alternative to centralized models and offers resiliency, transparency, and scalability.
Cutting-Edge L2s
Teams are developing new Filecoin data storage solutions, signaling a new era of what’s possible with Filecoin by extending the capabilities of the network through L2 networks offering more modular, tailored, and scalable solutions. Teams like Akave are bringing data lakes onchain, and others including Storacha are offering high-performance hot storage solutions.
A Fast, Secure, and Accessible Future
For the Filecoin network, storage is just the start. The upcoming Fast Finality in Filecoin (F3) implementation will improve Filecoin usability across a variety of applications while opening the door for better UX for dApps and network users.
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Network Operations
Recently, 17 allocator organizations completed a diligence audit to ensure their onboarding of client data maintains retrieval and storage standards. The total DataCap distributed in February to date is 190PiB, which is now available to help onboard additional data onto the Filecoin network. Learn more about Filecoin Plus.
The Last Call period has been extended for FIP0098: Simplify Termination Fee Calculation to a Fixed Percentage of Initial Pledge until February 20, 2025.