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Filecoin, the world’s largest decentralized network offering more than 16+ Exbibytes of storage. It allows users to store, request, and transfer data via a verifiable marketplace. Filecoin is completely open-source, enabling people from all over the world to participate.  Website | Twitter | Discord | Office hours The FVM turns the Filecoin blockchain into a programmable platform that developers can deploy programs to (actors/smart contracts). The FEVM creates a runtime within the FVM which simulates the Ethereum Virtual Machine, making all smart contracts which compile to EVM bytecode, such as Solidity contracts, executable on the Filecoin blockchain.

Filecoin, the world’s largest decentralized network offering more than 16+ Exbibytes of storage. It allows users to store, request, and transfer data via a verifiable marketplace. Filecoin is completely open-source, enabling people from all over the world to participate. 

Website | Twitter | Discord | Office hours

The FVM turns the Filecoin blockchain into a programmable platform that developers can deploy programs to (actors/smart contracts).

The FEVM creates a runtime within the FVM which simulates the Ethereum Virtual Machine, making all smart contracts which compile to EVM bytecode, such as Solidity contracts, executable on the Filecoin blockchain.

Prizes

Filecoin 🛸 FVM Spaceships ⸺ $30,000

🛸 FVM Spaceships: Awarded to projects with the best overall use of Filecoin's Virtual Machine.

Bonus points for projects drawing on the uniqueness of Filecoin and its storage deals.

Examples: Data DAOs tapping into opportunities around storage deal monitoring and renewal.

  • 🥇 3x $10,000
Filecoin 🔥 FVM Jetpacks ⸺ $17,010

🔥 FVM Jetpacks: Pool for best overall use of FVM split between up to the next best 30 teams.

Maximum prize amount/team capped at $2,126 if fewer than 30 teams win.

  • 🏊 $17,010 split amongst a maximum of 30 teams
Filecoin 🚀 DeFi Rockets ⸺ $18,000

🚀 DeFi Rockets: Best use of FVM to power DeFi tools and services.

Examples include projects that build towards automated market makers, decentralized exchanges, staking services, derivatives and more.

  • 🥇 3x $6,000
Filecoin 🛠 Discovery tools ⸺ $18,000

🛠 Discovery tools: Best use of FVM to improve transparency around Filecoin economy participants (e.g., storage providers, storage clients etc.).

Example projects may build trustless reputation systems, retrievability oracles, block explorers and more.

  • 🥇 3x $6,000
Filecoin ⚓️ Docking Modules ⸺ $18,000

⚓️ Docking Modules: Best use of FVM to facilitate transactions intra and inter-protocol.

Examples include cross-chain transactions and bridges, access controls, NFT standards and more.

  • 🥇 3x $6,000

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