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Crypto Insight
17-05-2025
- Business
- Crypto Insight
Filecoin, Lockheed Martin send data in space using decentralized data protocol
The Filecoin Foundation and Lockheed Martin Space have successfully transmitted data in space using a version of the InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) on a satellite orbiting Earth, Marta Belcher, president of the Filecoin Foundation, told Cointelegraph. Filecoin and Lockheed Martin adapted the system for use in space and successfully tested it, Belcher said during the Consensus 2025 conference in Toronto. The IPFS enhances privacy and security compared to traditional web protocols, such as HTTP, by identifying data based on its content rather than its location. This has additional benefits for data transmission in space, Belcher said. 'The architecture is well-suited to space because it reduces delays, compensates for data corruption caused by radiation, and enables cryptographic verification to ensure data has not been tampered with,' she said. The foundation is a nonprofit governing the decentralized cloud storage protocol Filecoin, which uses the IPFS web protocol to store data. Lockheed Martin is one of the world's largest aerospace companies. Decentralized storage benefits 'There's a multi-second delay from the Moon and a multi-minute delay from Mars,' Belcher said. 'With IPFS, you look for a content ID and retrieve the data from wherever is closest — your own device, a nearby satellite, or a lunar station.' Additionally, the IPFS uses a distributed architecture to store multiple copies of data across a global network, reducing reliance on centralized data centers. These multiple copies of data improve reliability in environments where hardware is prone to degradation, helping to ensure the integrity of sensitive materials such as satellite images, according to Belcher. Interest in decentralized archival storage is growing among media companies, and the Foundation is also exploring potential military applications of this technology, Belcher said. 'It could be really powerful for media in general to have that deep archive and also the ability to have your records everywhere all over the world when needed,' she said. The FIL token is a utility token that can be used within the Filecoin ecosystem. It has a total market capitalization of approximately $1.8 billion as of May 16, to Cointelegraph data. Source:
Associated Press
11-03-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
The Defiant to Preserve Article Archives on Filecoin
In a world where web content disappears at an alarming rate, Filecoin Foundation is working with The Defiant to safeguard its reporting by preserving its entire archives –– including thousands of articles –– and future content on Filecoin, the world's largest decentralized storage network. The Defiant is among the first news outlets to leverage Web3 tools to preserve and protect its content. With storage facilitated by Akave, a unified data layer for Filecoin, The Defiant's content will remain immutable, verifiable, and secure. Announced at the Decentralized Media Summit at ETHDenver, this move aligns with The Defiant\'s core mission of covering the decentralized economy by applying those same principles to its own data infrastructure. 'We've covered countless stories about decentralization and now we're putting that ethos into practice. Storing our archives on Filecoin ensures that The Defiant's reporting will remain accessible, no matter what happens,' said Cami Russo, Founder, The Defiant. This move follows The Defiant uploading its 2024 ETHDenver Documentary to the Filecoin network last year. Listen to Cami Russo discuss the documentary on Filecoin Foundation's Dweb Decoded podcast. The Fragility of the Internet Every day, links break, articles disappear, and digital records are lost, leaving gaps in our collective knowledge. A recent study conducted by the Internet Archive, Old Dominion University, and Filecoin Foundation revealed the extent of this problem, finding the median lifespan of a web page is only 2.3 years and 50% of deep links disappear within 18 months. This rapid decay of online content, also known as link rot, is a major challenge for news organizations and researchers alike. Decentralized technology allows web content to be safely and redundantly stored across a distributed network, reducing the risks of centralization, such as single points of failure and content takedowns. 'Link rot is a much more pervasive problem than most people realize,' said Marta Belcher, president and chair of Filecoin Foundation. 'By storing its media archives on Filecoin, The Defiant is ensuring that its content will be available for decades to come.' By leveraging decentralized technologies, organizations are working to ensure that critical digital records remain accessible for future generations. MuckRock, a collaborative news site, has integrated IPFS and Filecoin into DocumentCloud—a platform hosting over 5.5 million verified documents. By giving DocumentCloud users an accessible method for pushing documents to IPFS, MuckRock has helped preserve over 500,000 key files from newsrooms, nonprofits, and researchers. Similarly, Starling Lab has used Filecoin to safeguard journalist archives, addressing growing challenges of digital vulnerability and restoring trust in digital evidence. Now, The Defiant is leading by example for media outlets to embrace decentralized storage to not only ensure that its reporting remains permanently accessible but also set a new standard for digital preservation in an era where media freedom and resilience have never been more critical. A New Standard for Media Preservation Readers will soon see a 'Preserved on Filecoin' marker on every archived article from The Defiant. Akave, a unified data layer for Filecoin built for fast, secure, and encrypted data access, will preserve The Defiant's archives on the network. Akave offers hot storage, meaning The Defiant's archives will be readily available while also considering decentralization and security. Akave enables media, enterprise, AI, and DePIN organizations to take ownership of their data. 'Media archives are the first draft of history. By storing The Defiant's reporting on Filecoin via Akave, we're ensuring those stories remain tamper-proof, accessible, and fully in the hands of their rightful owners,' said Stefaan Vervaet, Founder, Akave. With traditional cloud storage, journalists are often at the mercy of corporate decisions, data breaches, and political pressures. By embracing decentralized storage, The Defiant is future-proofing its journalism, not just for today's readers, but for the historians, researchers, and builders of tomorrow.
