Filecoin News 108

✨ Highlights ✨

Filecoin’s NV25 Teep Network Upgrade is Here

The Filecoin network has officially launched its NV25 “Teep” upgrade, bringing major improvements to network efficiency, economics, and developer tooling. Key changes include simplified per-sector fees (FIP-0100), support for transient storage via EIP-1153 (FIP-0097), a fixed-percentage sector termination fee (FIP-0098), and preparations for the upcoming F3 fast finality upgrade. Together, these updates make Filecoin more flexible, predictable, and accessible for storage providers, developers, and clients alike. With NV25 live, the community now looks ahead to F3 activation, which promises a 450x boost in transaction finality speed. Read more about NV25.

Shaping the Next Era of AI and Decentralized Storage: April 2025 Update

In the April 2025 Quarterly Update, the Filecoin Foundation highlights how Filecoin is becoming essential infrastructure for the future of AI and decentralized technologies. As the AI industry grows to $9 trillion, projects like Recall, Theoriq, Ungate AI, and AIWS are building on Filecoin’s verifiable storage to ensure transparency, trust, and resilience. Across the broader ecosystem, organizations like The Defiant, the Flickr Foundation, and the Internet Archive are safeguarding cultural archives with Filecoin, while new collaborations with Blockfrost are bringing decentralization to Cardano apps. The Foundation also continues to fuel innovation through developer grants, support for builders in APAC, governance initiatives like FIP milestones, and major network upgrades like NV25 and Fast Finality (F3). Together, these efforts strengthen Filecoin’s role as the backbone for a more open, transparent, and decentralized digital future. Read the full report. 

🌎 Community Updates 🌎

Akave Reaches New Milestone with v0.1.0 Launch

Akave continues to make steady progress toward building usable decentralized cloud infrastructure, reaching an important milestone in March with the launch of v0.1.0. This release introduces a stable, developer-focused storage layer featuring decentralized metadata syncing, gRPC streaming uploads, encryption, erasure coding, and Filecoin deal automation. Over the past year, Akave has spun out of the PLVS venture studio, raised $3.45M, launched a testnet, and begun onboarding customers, laying the foundation for a more developer-friendly, decentralized storage experience. Read more in this update from Akave’s CTO. 

Announcing the ProPGF Selection Committee: Strategy and Approach

The Filecoin ecosystem has launched the ProPGF program, ushering in a new era of community-led public goods funding. Central to this initiative is the ProPGF Selection Committee, a ~12-member, expert-driven group tasked with guiding funding decisions during the program’s 2025 prototype phase. Prioritizing transparency, diversity, and integrity, the committee brings together leaders from across the Filecoin and broader crypto ecosystems and will leverage on-chain tools like Snapshot and Questbook for decision-making. Stay tuned for the full committee announcement next week and learn how you can get involved in shaping the future of public goods funding in Filecoin. If you’re interested in learning more about the process and strategy behind the committee selection process, check out this blog post.

🛠️ Tools 🛠️

TripMate: Building Smarter Travel with Storacha

Meet TripMate - a multi-agent AI travel planner built on Storacha, leveraging Filecoin and IPFS to deliver secure, decentralized travel data storage. Using Storacha’s content-addressed network, TripMate ensures all plans are tamper-proof, persistent, and always available—without relying on centralized servers. Powered by the ElizaOS Plugin, TripMate’s Planner, Finder, and Share Agents seamlessly store, retrieve, and share itineraries, making travel planning smarter, safer, and more user-friendly. As the first project to use Storacha’s console.network space, TripMate highlights how Filecoin-backed storage can power real-world, AI-driven applications. Check out the full deep dive on this project.

🎉 Events 🎉

FIL Dev Summit Toronto: Virtual Kickoff Sessions Start Tomorrow!

We’re kicking off FIL Dev Summit Toronto with Virtual Sessions from April 23–30, and it all begins tomorrow!

Why Virtual Sessions?

Hosting most presentations virtually frees up more in-person time for deep-dive discussions, live problem-solving, and decision-making, allowing for more collaboration and less passive listening. The virtual tracks will also cover major updates and ecosystem progress ahead of time, so everyone arrives in Toronto ready to hit the ground running. Plus more voices, means more participation because virtual sessions make it easier for contributors around the world to join the conversation.

Session Lineup:

• April 23 – The Filecoin State of the Union: Navigating Growth & Market Shifts
• April 24 – Storage Adoption: Winning Clients, Scaling Demand, and Lessons from the Field
• April 25 – The On-Chain Tech Stack: Unlocking Filecoin’s Smart Data Economy
• April 28 – Tools & Builders: Supercharging Innovation in the Filecoin Ecosystem
• April 29 – Value Accrual & Funding: The Path to Sustainable Growth
• April 30 – Governance & Community: Strengthening the Filecoin Network from Within

👉 Register for Virtual Sessions (April 23–30): Register Here 👉 Register for In-Person Summit (Toronto, May 12–13): Register Here