Blockfrost and the Filecoin Foundation (FF) are collaborating to integrate Filecoin's decentralized storage capabilities and create a reliable backup layer for Cardano applications built on Blockfrost. This collaboration will enhance the data redundancy, quality assurance level, and decentralization of the Cardano application.

Blockfrost provides an "API-as-a-Service" solution that makes it easier for users to access the Cardano blockchain, and also offers some additional features, the key being not having to worry about the operation and maintenance of complex infrastructure and tools. Moreover, Blockfrost operates an IPFS gateway cluster, allowing users to easily add, fix, and access related resources.

Blockfrost will launch a new service layer for Cardano developers that includes IPFS and Filecoin storage by archiving its own IPFS gateway cluster to Filecoin, the world's largest decentralized storage network. This integration not only enhances the adaptability of future Cardano applications, but also demonstrates the emphasis on decentralization, prioritizing the coordination of Cardano and Filecoin, two leading first layer blockchain ecosystems.

The benefits of this collaboration include:

·Data redundancy: By storing Blockfrost's IPFS node cluster on Filecoin, Cardano based developers can achieve enhanced data redundancy and adaptability, ensuring that critical data is securely stored in a distributed network and preventing loss, damage, or manipulation.

quality assurance The newly launched service layer of Blockfrost can achieve decentralized storage with the help of Filecoin. Developers can securely store data on Filecoin while ensuring scalability and seamless access. It not only expands storage capabilities, but also adds advanced backup layers, so developers have more ways to create reliable, data-driven applications.

·Data verifiability: The integration of Filecoin provides a secure data source through immutable storage, transparent on chain verifiability, and encrypted hashing. By using copy proofs, Filecoin can ensure the unique storage of data, while spatiotemporal proofs can verify continuous storage over time. These basic features support the creation of tamper proof and auditable datasets, paving the way for deploying trustworthy AI applications using Blockfrost and supporting reliable decentralized model training.

·Committed to decentralization: Both Blockfrost and Filecoin Foundation are committed to the decentralization of the Internet. Protecting the on chain data of Cardano applications on Filecoin enables developers to build a truly decentralized, redundant, and resilient storage infrastructure.

Blockfrost CEO Marek Mahut said, "Blockfrost is setting new standards for data reliability and durability in the Cardano ecosystem through Filecoin. This integration can give developers peace of mind because they know their applications will benefit from Filecoin's decentralized storage and redundancy features

Clara Tsao, founder of the Filecoin Foundation, said: "Introducing Filecoin's decentralized storage into the Cardano ecosystem will help developers create more secure, more reliable, and more future oriented applications. This is a good example of two leading blockchains merging to support a more resilient and decentralized Internet."

A more adaptable and decentralized future

Blockfrost has integrated with Filecoin through Lighthouse. Lighthouse is a platform built on Filecoin that provides features such as permanent storage, encryption, custom gateway, and multi chain smart contracts. However, this collaboration is not just a technical integration, but also a step towards creating a more adaptable and decentralized future for Cardano applications. By empowering Cardano developers with new capabilities and leveraging Filecoin's powerful infrastructure, this collaboration has enhanced the data quality assurance, scalability, and redundancy of the entire Cardano ecosystem.

This collaboration highlights the achievements of two traditional first layer blockchain collaborative efforts, marking an important step towards making decentralization the next generation of blockchain application standards.

About Filecoin

Filecoin is a peer-to-peer network used for storing files, with built-in economic incentives to ensure long-term reliable storage of files. It aims to create a decentralized, efficient, and powerful foundational storage service for human information.

About Filecoin Foundation

The mission of Filecoin Foundation is to preserve humanity's most important information, promote open source governance of the Filecoin network, fund research and project development in decentralized technologies, and support the development of the Filecoin ecosystem and community.

About Blockfrost

The Blockfrost API was launched in 2020 to simplify the interaction between developers and the Cardano blockchain. Now, anyone can directly interact with blockchain, ecosystems, and IPFS without running their own dedicated nodes, while maintaining speed and scalability.