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Over the past few years, IPFS has become the default file network for offchain storage. When you combine immutable files with an immutable blockchain ledger, you get a powerful combination. While immutability is key to IPFS, it has also become one of its downsides. There are many crypto and blockchain
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It’s an undeniable fact that blockchain technology has revolutionized what it means to have decentralized computation. Bitcoin introduced an immutable and cryptographic ledger, enabling an autonomous financial infrastructure. Ethereum took it to another level with the invention of the Ethereum Virtual Machine that can run compiled byte code on
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JSON data is one of the most crucial file types when it comes to offchain storage. NFTs and other Web3 applications often utilize a Unified Resource Identifier (URI) where critical data is stored, and this is almost always in the form of a JSON file. It’s arguably the more
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When it comes to building onchain apps, you can generally get away with querying the blockchain directly with a tool like Viem, but eventually you will encounter gaps. For example, we recently built CONCEALMINT as a tool for people to create and share private file NFTs, and one of the
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AI is changing the way developers build applications and the tools they use on a daily basis. However, if there’s one thing we all know, the landscape and tools used to build apps are evolving faster than LLMs can keep up. You might be building an app with Next.
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The acronym ‘NFT’ evokes a lot in the mind, whether you’ve been in the Web3 space for years or you’re just getting started. I’m sure most people think of animal pictures with a bunch of different traits, or perhaps a more modern rendition of small art pieces
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You’ve got a great idea for a mobile app but there’s just one problem: you don’t know how to build mobile apps! Sure, you can make something on the web, but you want the distribution of app stores, not to mention the speed and performance of a
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IPFS has come a long way since its release almost ten years ago, but even to this day using the raw implementation libraries can be difficult. Uploading files requires running your own IPFS node and then interacting with its built-in RPC API, not to mention you would have to configure
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If there’s one thing Pinata loves, it’s hackathons. It’s not only because Pinata was born out of a hackathon, but also because it’s where we see unfiltered ideas and creativity from some of the undiscovered and brightest developers of the future. HackUTD 2024 was no exception,
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