Filecoin is a peer-to-peer network that enables reliable, decentralized file storage through built-in economic incentives and cryptographic proofs. Clients, or users, pay any number of storage providers, or data centers, to store the client's data, storage providers then provide cryptographic proofs daily as evidence to the clients that the data is still at the data center. Storage providers lock a certain amount of Filecoin as collateral, should they repeatedly fail to provide a proof, their collateral gets burned, serving as a strong deterrent from the data center losing the data.
Build the next generation of decentralized applications using Synapse SDK to access Filecoin’s new warm storage service and payment rails.
We are seeking applications that demonstrate real-world utility, a seamless developer experience, and the unique capabilities of services from Filecoin Onchain Cloud, powered by the Synapse SDK. We’re excited to see applications that use storage and USDFC payments seamlessly, from user-generated content and AI datasets to escrow, subscriptions, or pay-per-use services.
Key Primitives to Explore:
Build innovative DataDAOs that showcase the power of Lighthouse as a data tokenisation platform. We want to see Data DAOs, encrypted storage, and real-world data feeds integrated directly into decentralized applications.
Steps:
Data DAOs — Create Data DAOs where community members contribute and monetize data via DataCoins. Datastored permanently on Filecoin via Lighthouse. Register data coin on Lighthouse data tokenisation platform.
Storage + Token Gating — Use Lighthouse SDK for storage and token-based access control.
zkTLS / Verifiable Data Feeds — Use zkTLS or other cryptographic proofs to ingest/validate real-world data (e.g. Social Feed, DeFi oracles, off-chain APIs).
On-Chain Deployment — Deploy your DAO and data contracts to Base, Polygon, or Filecoin mainnet.
Live Real-World Data — Projects must integrate at least one live real-world dataset or API feed.
Must store data via Lighthouse + Filecoin.
Must use Lighthouse SDK meaningfully.
Must integrate at least one live real-world dataset with proof/validation (e.g., zkTLS, API → DAO).
Must deploy to Base, Polygon, Filecoin mainnet or other supported networks.
Must include a working demo (frontend) deployed on vercel, etc.
Open-source code submitted via GitHub.
Use Akave O3, an S3-compatible API—keep your familiar S3 workflow while building on decentralized storage.
Pick one of the following tracks to build:
AI/ML datasets & checkpoints Cross-cloud analytics (External Tables) Iceberg lakehouse on Akave Edge/DePIN ingest Immutable backup & DR
In this workshop we will learn about building a decentralized data storage for AI with Filecoin, Akave, and Lightho...
05:00 PM IST — Friday, Sep 26, 2025 in Workshop Room 3
ETHGlobal New Delhi