622
edits
Difference between revisions of "Arweave"
arweave
(history) |
(arweave) |
||
| (2 intermediate revisions by one other user not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
'''Arweave''' is a data storage [[blockchain]] protocol to store files permanently across made of a distributed network of computers. Its goal is to build something not unlike the Library of Ashurbanipal, "a twelve tablet copy of the Epic of Gilgamesh which is regarded as the earliest surviving great work of literature."[https://www.kraken.com/en-us/learn/what-is-arweave-ar] Essentially, Arweave is building a decentralized information archive. The protocols token, AR, is used to pay to have information stored on Arweave. | |||
== History == | == History == | ||
Arweave was founded in 2017, initially named Archain. The prefix ''ar-'' is a reference to the word archive.<ref>https://arweave.medium.com/archain-a-new-kind-of-history-in-the-making-fd26cf00024e</ref> | Arweave was founded in 2017, initially named Archain. The prefix ''ar-'' is a reference to the word archive.<ref>https://arweave.medium.com/archain-a-new-kind-of-history-in-the-making-fd26cf00024e</ref> | ||
The token, named ARC at launch, held a presale on the website archain.org in August of 2017. | The token, named ARC at launch, held a presale on the website archain.org in August of 2017. | ||
In October the project's token was changed from ARC to just AR, rebranding to https://ar.cash/ as their new website.<ref>https://arweave.medium.com/arc-ar-cash-f1647c3f456f</ref> | In October the project's token was changed from ARC to just AR, rebranding to https://ar.cash/ as their new website.<ref>https://arweave.medium.com/arc-ar-cash-f1647c3f456f</ref> | ||
| Line 24: | Line 22: | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
[[Category:Protocols]] | [[Category:Protocols]] | ||
<references /> | |||
[[Category:Oracles]] | |||