When it comes to projects and startups in the blockchain field, we always think of them as being "fast, accurate, and ruthless", and the curtain is closed before even performing. Therefore, some people who eat melon will think this circle is full of impetuous and barbaric, but with In contrast, there are still a group of people working steadily, and some companies are still working towards becoming Alibaba.
From the perspective of the age of cryptocurrency, the current big brother is none other than Bitcoin, but from the perspective of the completeness of the project development, there is a project that is well-deserved as the existence of "the old cow pulling the slow car". Since its birth, people have been waiting. 6 years, and last night, finally ushered in its own glorious moment-Filecoin mainnet successfully launched!
Looking back to 2014, the IPFS protocol uses the advantages of the Bitcoin blockchain protocol and network infrastructure to store unalterable data, remove duplicate files on the network, and obtain address information of storage nodes to search for files on the network. Subsequently, the Filecoin protocol incentive project was launched, but then a long road of development started. The mainnet has been waiting to be launched.
Until the early part of the National Day, Filecoin officially finally released the mainnet countdown notice, claiming that the mainnet will be officially opened at epoch 148888. As a veteran in the industry, I felt a little teary when I saw the news. After all, the machines of 3 years ago had already released dust in the corners, but they had not yet ushered in the highlight moment.
But last night, from the Western Hemisphere to the entire Eastern Hemisphere, it seems that the cryptocurrency industry is full of excitement. After all, the project that once claimed to change the world finally came to us, regardless of the vigorous posture, but the audience has already I jumped up with excitement, even thunderous applause... V丨hugoschan
Why is it so popular?
What is the most expensive in the 21st century? Ge You said in "A World Without Thieves" as "talent", but today more people call it "data". With the development of the Internet, artificial intelligence, and 5G, data is generated faster and faster, and more and more. These data have not only become a tool for people's survival, but also become the "wealth" of many people.
However, with the explosion of data, the problem of data storage has become increasingly serious. In addition to security issues, there are also storage issues of its own. Therefore, we are constantly building more data centers to meet demand. But what most people don't know is that nearly half of the hard disk storage space in the world is idle, and most of us actually have some idle storage space in their computers, which is not effective.
Therefore, the IPFS protocol itself is intended to solve these data storage problems. The use of this protocol can ensure that data cannot be tampered with, achieve permanent data storage, solve the problem of excessive redundancy, and achieve storage sharing.
But on the other hand, the current bottleneck of the blockchain is that the chain cannot carry large-capacity data, it is difficult to use for data sharing, and only some transaction information can be stored. Solving this problem generally starts from two points, one is to solve the problem of transaction speed, and the other is to solve the problem of large amounts of data storage. As the most representative application in the IPFS protocol, Filecoin intends to use the characteristics of the blockchain itself to solve this bottleneck problem and realize decentralized distributed storage.
In essence, Filecoin uses blockchain features to revitalize the global idle bandwidth and hard disks, so that those who are willing to share hard disk space (that is, miners) can get token rewards, and those who need to store files have to pay the corresponding generation. Currency, this is its core value.
Therefore, if the value can be realized, countless hard disk space will be activated worldwide, and the market space cannot be underestimated. This is why Filecoin has always been concerned about it. After all, it may be able to change the business model of data storage and distribution. .
The story is wonderful, and everyone is gearing up V丨hugoschan
It is precisely because the story of Filecoin is particularly exciting, so since its birth, there have been a group of supporters following it, and some people have indeed changed from the original "small test" to "work hard."
It even led to another group of miner followers in addition to Bitcoin mining. They rushed into the track one after another, planning to roll up their sleeves and do a big fight. After all, the Bitcoin of the year changed from being worthless to more mining. The more valuable it is. Therefore, Filecoin is like the protagonist in the new gold rush story, everyone wants to be the lucky one.
Therefore, we have seen that whether it is scattered traders, institutions, or exchanges, they have already prepared "flowers", waiting for the moment of dawn. Especially the exchanges seem to treat Filecoin as another DOT (Polkadot token). After all, the trading volume at that time was still staggering.
Take OKEx as an example. It was the first to open FIL contracts when other large exchanges were still wandering (3 months ago). At the same time, OKEx was also the first of the three major exchanges to announce that they would be online on the mainnet. FIL spot trading is launched at the same time, and even OKEx has also launched a special trading area for the storage sector. This preparation can be described as a VIP level treatment, which shows how hot and attractive Filecoin is.
Imagine that a general project is nothing more than making announcements and doing a lottery, but Filecoin is not. It is full of golden light. After all, OKEx even sent out the iPhone 12, and also prepared 60,000 USDT as a transaction reward, which is really "exaggerated" ".
However, as a shrewd practitioner, we also need to reflect on, can such a lively Filecoin really soar into the sky?
You can join in the fun but don’t be crazy V丨hugoschan
Mr. Buffett has a particularly well-known investment saying, "When others are greedy, be fearful, when others are greedy." From an investment point of view, Filecoin seems a bit crazy at the moment. After all, so many people pursue it. It means that the market is hot and there is demand for growth, but on the other hand, it also means that if the market is too hot, there will be bubbles, and we need to beware.
And Filecoin is another long-awaited project in the market this year. Regardless of the current technological sophistication, whether the value can be realized, it will inevitably become a steamed bun, but for blockchain entrepreneurial projects with hardware costs, you need to pay attention to hardware operations. Whether there is a match between the cost and the market price, otherwise you still face risks. After all, mining Bitcoin was at a loss many years ago.
Especially some computing power products and some unqualified mining machine products require everyone to keep their eyes open and beware of being deceived. After all, people are prone to hallucinations in front of the bustle, especially the illusion of wealth.
As for whether Filecoin itself can be implemented, and whether the ideal of everyone sharing storage space can be realized, there is still a long way to go in terms of ecology. After all, there are still many stories that everyone has heard in those years, but This story seems to be more beautiful than ever, and at this time, we may have to be careful of the "innovation trap".