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Filecoin (FIL) is a decentralized storage networking protocol that aims to provide data storage and retrieval services at scale on the blockchain. It was created by Protocol Labs, the company behind the InterPlanetary File System (IPFS), and is designed to be a part of the Web3 ecosystem. Filecoin operates as a market-driven network where participants can act as storage providers or data consumers. Storage providers offer storage capacity in exchange for Filecoin tokens, while data consumers pay these providers to store their data on the network. The system incentivizes efficient use of resources and penalizes nodes that do not uphold their commitments. Filecoin's mainnet went live in October 2020, marking the beginning of its operational phase. It uses a proof-of-replication consensus mechanism to ensure data availability and integrity, which differs from traditional blockchains that primarily use proof-of-work or proof-of-stake mechanisms for consensus. Filecoin's primary goal is to address the issue of declining centralized storage efficiency and affordability by creating a decentralized storage marketplace. It aims to provide a more secure, accessible, and cost-effective solution for data storage at scale while promoting a distributed network model.