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For anyone building and scaling applications, managing data efficiently is a top priority. Traditionally, this means relying on centralized cloud services like AWS or Google Cloud to store, distribute, and serve content. While effective, this model comes with challenges—scalability costs, single points of failure, and reliance on a few
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I previously wrote about how to turn docs and knowledge bases into an AI-powered chat app, but I realized the app was missing key context found in the blog posts we publish. Many of our blog posts are technical tutorials which provide rich context that will be useful for any
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Pinata has always been dedicated to provide the developers the best experience possible when using IPFS. It started with our APIs, which are simple and can be used anywhere, but we took it a step further with our SDK. Finally, we have one more tool for your machine: the Pinata
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One of the key questions when building a Layer 2 (L2) blockchain solution is: Where do you store your data? For many teams, that question leads to the idea of spinning up a new data availability chain that has its own nodes, validators, and economic model. This is unneeded complexity.
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Since 2018, Pinata has been on a mission to make IPFS easier for blockchain and crypto developers, and we believe the Pinata SDK is a testament to our core commitments. It has evolved over the years, and its latest iteration provides the best developer experience no matter where you run
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What if AI could help manage your files? Not only on your computer, but in the cloud too? What if not only could it create content, but operate with file storage to upload it, then perhaps share it to socials or create a t-shirt? We can all agree that AI
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The InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) is the most well-known and most used of the decentralized file storage protocols. It was created by Protocol Labs, the same company that designed and launched Filecoin. While Filecoin can complement IPFS, it introduces a consensus layer that significantly increases complexity and cost. Similarly, Arweave
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Monad is a quickly approaching L1 blockchain that has been getting a lot of attention lately. Its testnet is already thriving with transactions and builders racing to use it. This blockchain features new approaches to processing transactions, including parallel execution and the MonadBFT. Monad boasts a mind-blowing 10,000 TPS,
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IPFS has been the go-to offchain storage method for thousands of crypto and blockchain applications. Its combination of content addressability, immutability, and decentralization has made it ideal for referencing data that is too large to be stored onchain. While it does meet the needs of many applications, it does fall
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