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About Filecoin
Filecoin (FIL) is a cryptocurrency that powers the Filecoin network, a decentralized peer-to-peer file storage network that aims to let anyone store, retrieve, and host digital information. FIL tokens are used as payment for these services and as an economic incentive to ensure files are stored reliably over time.
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FIL price rose roughly 2% since yesterday, continuing its momentum with a 3% increase in the last three hours.
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Trading Insights
Buyer Ratio
49%0%
Traders
827
7.4%
Buyers
409
1.24%
Sellers
438
14.06%
Searched
1K
Market Stats
Market Cap
$1.81B
FDV
$5.20B
Circ. Supply
683M FIL
Max Supply
Not enough data
Total Supply
2B FIL
Performance
Popularity
#55
Dominance
0.05%
Volume (24H)
$272.11M
10.87%
Volume (7D)
$2.07B
Volume (30D)
$6.71B
All time high
$237.73
Price Change (1Y)
-39.63%
Additional details
Market details
FIL vs markets
↘ 63.13%
FIL vs BTC
↘ 67.6%
FIL vs ETH
↘ 39.45%
Tags
mineable
ai-big-data
distributed-computing
filesharing
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Network & Addresses
Network | Address | |
|---|---|---|
Filecoin | NA |
Price history
Time | Price | Change |
|---|---|---|
Today | $2.66 | ↘ 1.73% |
1 Day | $2.69 | ↘ 1.73% |
1 Week | $2.53 | ↗ 4.71% |
1 Month | $2.40 | ↗ 10.52% |
1 Year | $4.39 | ↘ 39.63% |
Coinbase insights
Happening now
AI generated 14h ago
FIL price rose roughly 2% since yesterday, continuing its momentum with a 3% increase in the last three hours.
Market Position
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Up about 9% this week, lagging behind top Layer 1 performers XLM and ALGO
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Daily trading volume surged ↗23%, significantly outpacing market average ↗5% increase
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Price remains well below all-time high, unlike some recovering Layer 1 peers
Past Stories
Recent trends
The latest FIL price is $2.66. Compared to Filecoin's value of $2.69 from 24 hours ago, there's been a -2% decrease, while the current price is 5% up from $2.53 which was recorded one week ago. Filecoin's all time high is $237.73, which was reached on April 1, 2021. This is a -99% change from its price today.
The market cap is currently $1.81B, which is a result of multiplying the current price of Filecoin($2.66) by the total supply(1,959,196,986 FIL). The fully diluted valuation of Filecoin is $5.20B. The diluted valuation of Filecoin is $5.20B.
Filecoin had 409 buyers, 438 sellers and total 827 trades in the last 24h. Filecoin was searched 1,035 times in the last 24h.
FAQ
Filecoin (FIL) is a decentralized storage system that aims to store a variety of information. It is an open protocol supported by a blockchain that records commitments made by the network's participants, with transactions made using FIL, the blockchain's native currency. Filecoin is open-source and aims to be decentralized, with governance in the hands of the community. The platform provides an opportunity for developers to create cloud file storage services. FIL, Filecoin's native currency, powers the entire network and all processes. Clients exchange transactions in FIL tokens, and miners place FIL as collateral, guaranteeing their services. Filecoin seeks to address the challenge of inefficient file storage and retrieval by providing an efficient set of tools and its core development, IPFS.
Filecoin operates through a system involving three parties: clients, storage miners, and retrieval miners. Clients exchange for storing or retrieving data, placing an order on the online storage market where a deal is concluded with storage miners. Storage miners store the client’s data and are compensated. They place files in free sectors of a hard drive, all actions are recorded in the blockchain, and clients receive private keys. Retrieval miners extract data at a client's request. Clients place a trade on the off-chain Retrieval Market. Filecoin is based on IPFS where all data is stored on a peer-to-peer blockchain. Users choose miners to store personal data and exchange for placement in FIL tokens. Miners execute trades, receive participation fees and FIL compensation. The more storage miners offer, the higher the chances of getting compensated.
Filecoin can be used in a variety of ways. It can serve as a decentralized storage network for personal files, app data, company files, public datasets, private data, websites, videos, and dapp websites. It can also be used for data exchange, allowing users to sell data on the network, facilitating data exchanges and markets. Filecoin can also be used for storing data for distributed ledgers and applications, supply chains, and more. It can also serve as a system where Filecoin tokens can be exchanged for goods and services and transferred between users. Furthermore, it can be used for time-stamping, providing a service for storing large amounts of data for long periods of time.
Filecoin was founded by Juan Benet, who also created the Interplanetary File System. Benet is an American computer scientist who studied at Stanford University. After founding Protocol Labs in May 2014, he attended Y Combinator in the summer of 2014 with the intention of supporting both IPFS and Filecoin, as well as other projects. The project accumulated $205 million in an initial coin offering (ICO) in 2017. The project was first described back in 2014 as an incentive layer for the Interplanetary File System (IPFS), a peer-to-peer storage network.
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The current market cap of Filecoin is $1.81B. A high market cap implies that the asset is highly valued by the market.
The all-time high of Filecoin is $237.73. This all-time high is highest price paid for Filecoin since it was launched.
Over the last 24 hours, the trading volume of Filecoin is $272.11M.
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The current circulating supply of Filecoin is 683 million.
Filecoin ranks 57 among tradable assets on Coinbase. Popularity is currently based on relative market cap.
Currently, 96% of Coinbase users are buying Filecoin. In other words, 96% of Coinbase customers have increased their net position in Filecoin over the past 24 hours through trading.
Yes, Filecoin is currently available on Coinbase’s centralized exchange. For more detailed instructions, check out our helpful how to buy Filecoin guide.
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