Content Addressed Computing

In the Compute-Over-Data track at IPFS Camp 2022 (opens new window), several projects and IPFS contributors highlighted how the landscape of computing is evolving (opens new window), and how they believe computing can become refocused and more powerful by embracing content addressing and a “merkle-native” way of doing things.

Content-addressing and the use of merkle data structures– identifying data by a cryptographic hash – is already a well-known revolution of how data structures can be designed for decentralization, bringing benefits like verifiability, naturally coordination-free data deduplication, and more. Learn more in this recap (opens new window) of the Compute-Over-Data track from IPFS Camp.

Brand New on IPFS ✨

1. Try the new CID byte length viewer (opens new window) in IPFS CID inspector!
2. Learn more about content retrieval and peer-to-peer (opens new window) storage in a practical explainer for IPFS gateways.
3. December is NAT Hole Punching (opens new window) month, where we measure the success rate of hole punching in libp2p with the help of our community.
4. Together with the 4EVERLAND Public Gateway, the 4EVERLAND Dedicated Gateway (opens new window) provides faster and more stable access to IPFS content.

Around the ecosystem 🌎

The first-ever Hack FEVM welcomed over 400 hackers to build and showcase 117 projects (opens new window) with over $50,000 awarded through various prizes! This hackathon introduced FEVM to the wider Ethereum ecosystem, with close mentorship and resources that supported hackers and their projects.

With the tech support of IPFS and Filecoin, every asset on the Numbers Mainnet (opens new window) has a unique Numbers ID. All metadata, asset changelogs and licenses are stored on-chain to assure integrity of the digital assets.

"The underlying foundation of the internet is fundamentally insecure and relies on trust. That's what we're trying to upgrade." Watch the full episode featuring Juan Benet (opens new window) on the Defiant News podcast!

Did you miss the Protocol Labs Ecosystem Working Group All Hands in December? Watch the full presentation here (opens new window).

The Next Video Build hackathon sponsored by Livepeer is on its way! Register for the hack (opens new window), build a cool project and grab a piece of the $50k+ prize pool.

The Space Warp (opens new window) program is launching! It aims to help the builder community accelerate (opens new window) the development of new value-adding apps on the Filecoin network in preparation for FVM mainnet launch in February.

Estuary is excited to announce a partnership with Encloud (opens new window)! Encloud is a Web3 toolkit that is using Estuary to easily onboard private data to the Filecoin network.

Want to build on the Filecoin Virtual Machine (FVM) but not sure how to contribute? Here are 24 ideas from the FVM dev team (opens new window) for apps, building blocks & systems to build on FVM.

DWeb Camp 2022 welcomed builders to a five-day retreat to come together and discuss how the natural world can inform the ethical and practical foundation of Web3. Check out the recap to learn more (opens new window)!

Filecoin TL;DR aims to simplify the state of the Filecoin Network and ecosystem in a way that is quick, easy, and digestible for all stakeholders. Learn more (opens new window) about the FIL token beyond market movements.

Want to help build the new internet? 💼

Content Writer: (opens new window) Edge & Node is a core development team behind The Graph, working to build a vibrant decentralized future. The team is dedicated to the proliferation of web3 applications that share value, utilize dynamic incentives, and build for human coordination. The Digital Content and Social Media Writer will be responsible for the conceptualization and production of at least 3-5 long form pieces each month about The Graph, Edge & Node and House of Web3. Topics may vary but will focus on The Graph and Edge & Node updates, announcements, education, events, innovations, and more. The Content Writer will create and publish content on social media platforms multiple times per day. In addition, they'll partner with the Marketing team to create messaging around company OKRs, and more. Edge and Node, Remote.

NodeJS developer | FinTech: (opens new window) Super Mojo is an embedded finance checkout experience for NFT marketplaces. You will build a distributed financial platform which executes transactions in milliseconds and enables a magical checkout experience for Super Mojo users. You will help with designing and heavily contributing to the product architecture and foundation and work with teams across the organization, including product, legal, and business development to think beyond the technical implications of your design decisions. Super Mojo, San Francisco, CA.

Go Software Engineer: (opens new window) Sonr needs a developer thats exceptional at bridging the gap between planning and implementation on our networking infrastructure. Sonr is a data delivery protocol that integrates Identification, Discovery, Delivery, and Transmission for a seamless Web3 experience. Sonr, Remote.

JS IPFS and libp2p Systems Engineer (opens new window): (opens new window) Protocol Labs is hiring a JS IPFS and libp2p Systems Engineer. Systems Engineering lies at the core of many projects at Protocol Labs, next to Research and Distributed Systems. JavaScript Systems Engineering sits on the front line of pushing the DWeb forward by building the implementation that will enable JS environments like browsers, Node, Deno, Electron, etc. to be fully capable nodes on the IPFS network.This requires rigorous engineering from protocol design through all the phases of implementation. Protocol Labs strikes a balance between pragmatism, deeply informed protocol design, and strict application of strong engineering principles. All of this happens in an environment defined by curiosity, passion, and a love for open source. Protocol Labs, Remote.

Project Manager: (opens new window) The Graph ecosystem continues to grow, and they're looking for a Project Manager to support activities including, but not limited to, governance and internal processes and operations. The Graph is the indexing and query layer of web3. The Graph Network’s self service experience for developers launched in July 2021. Developers build and publish open APIs, called subgraphs, that applications can query using GraphQL. The Graph supports indexing data from multiple different networks including Ethereum, NEAR, Arbitrium, Optimism, Polygon, Avalanche, Celo, Fantom, Moonbeam, IPFS, and PoA with more networks coming soon. To date, tens-of-thousands of subgraphs have been deployed on the hosted service, and now subgraphs can be deployed directly on the network. Over 28,000 developers have built subgraphs for applications such as Uniswap, Synthetix, KnownOrigin, Art Blocks, Balancer, Livepeer, DAOstack, Audius, Decentraland, and many others. The Graph, United States.