Welcome to the sixth issue of Filecoin News! If you'd like to chat with us about anything you see here, please visit discuss.filecoin.io.
Two Filecoin implementations interoperate
This week, the lotus and go-filecoin protocol implementations demonstrated full interoperability (to read more, join Filecoin community Slack here). As we have said before, launching Filecoin with multiple implementations is an important part of our network security strategy. We’re proud to have reached this milestone and are excited to continue executing on the rest of our roadmap. Up next: Testnet Phase 2!
Filecoin DevGrants Wave 3
Want to build something great for the Filecoin network? The Wave 3 deadline has been extended to April 15 at 23:59 PDT. We would love to see any and all of your ideas, so be sure to send in your application before the deadline. Check out our website or GitHub for information on how to apply!
Community Highlight: Meet Textile’s Andrew Hill
Over the coming weeks, we will be featuring use cases and developers in the Filecoin ecosystem who are building essential tools and services on the Filecoin network. We hope these stories inspire others to join us in our mission to build world-class tools for the distributed web. The first post in this series is an interview with Andrew Hill, co-founder of Textile. Read it on our blog! You can also head over to the Textile blog to read more about their latest Filecoin tools update.
March Q&A with Juan Benet, founder of Filecoin
Thanks to everyone who participated in our question and answer session with Juan Benet last month! More than 1,200 community members participated in the session or read our recap of the 100+ questions we answered in this one-hour session. Read the full summary of the Q&A on the Filecoin blog.
A huge thanks to the Filecoin community and especially the many miners who are continually helping to test and improve the Filecoin network! <3
We recently sent out some special swag to community members who have gone above and beyond to help test, report bugs, and submit bug fixes for the Filecoin testnet. Thank you so much for your help! If you are a Filecoin miner and would like to help improve Filecoin, check out
(application deadline: April 15, 2020 at 11:59PM PDT).
Join Filecoin’s team
Ready to join the groundbreaking team working on Filecoin? We are on the lookout for a Senior Software Engineer, Documentation Engineer, Research Program Manager, China Business Development Strategist, Community Manager and more!
Want to get involved?
Wondering where to start? Head over to the Filecoin project on GitHub and be sure to take a look at the community resources. Speaking of community, there are several ways to interact with other Filecoin enthusiasts. Ask questions in our chat channel, discuss issues or new ideas in the community forum, or send us your thoughts on Twitter by following @Filecoin. The Filecoin blog and our YouTube channel are good sources of information if you’re just getting started. If all else fails, send a reply to this email, and we’ll help you track down an answer.
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