Private offchain state is a problem most blockchains haven't solved. Charles Hoskinson on why Filecoin will be a pivotal component for Midnight, and why every Midnight user will have it as an option for syncing state across devices. From a conversation with Marta Belcher.

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@IOHK_Charles @MidnightNtwrk @MartaBelcher Filecoin 🤝 Cardano 🤝 Midnight

@IOHK_Charles @MidnightNtwrk @MartaBelcher This is exactly the kind of problem that made me keep building on Filecoin. Qave is my attempt to turn Filecoin-based storage into a real privacy product: encrypted files, private sharing, Qave Messages, and self-recovery.

@IOHK_Charles @MidnightNtwrk @MartaBelcher Most chains still haven’t solved private offchain state properly. Midnight + Filecoin feels like one of the few approaches actually thinking beyond just the chain itself.

@IOHK_Charles @MidnightNtwrk @MartaBelcher 👏

@IOHK_Charles @MidnightNtwrk @MartaBelcher Privacy unlocks new use cases, smart money sees that advantage forming

@IOHK_Charles @MidnightNtwrk @MartaBelcher Filecoin

@kenerik @IOHK_Charles @MidnightNtwrk @MartaBelcher 👀🫡🫡😎😎

@IOHK_Charles @MidnightNtwrk @MartaBelcher I completely agree solving private offchain state with Filecoin as a seamless syncing option for Midnight users is a brilliant, practical innovation that delivers real privacy, decentralization, and multi-device usability.

@IOHK_Charles @MidnightNtwrk @MartaBelcher sounds interesting, i wonder how it’ll change things for users 🤔

@IOHK_Charles @MidnightNtwrk @MartaBelcher .@MidnightNtwrk integrates with @Filecoin, therefore you have immutable audit trails and verifiable storage.

@IOHK_Charles @MidnightNtwrk @MartaBelcher file has the technological know how to make it happen

@IOHK_Charles @MidnightNtwrk @MartaBelcher offchain state is only private until you need to sync it. the cryptography is real but the privacy boundary moves every time the state crosses a device

@IOHK_Charles @MidnightNtwrk @MartaBelcher That's an important consideration amid a complex topic, decentralized privacy isn't easy!

@IOHK_Charles @MidnightNtwrk @MartaBelcher Filecoin launching a user-friendly consumer email + photo storage/drive service (free tier up to 15GB, paid beyond that, like Google Drive/Photos/Gmail) built on IPFS + the Filecoin network — would be a major bullish catalyst for adoption, revenue, and FIL token demand.

@IOHK_Charles @MidnightNtwrk @MartaBelcher This is such an underrated problem. Love how @Filecoin is solving private data syncing for Midnight. Feels like real progress in privacy tech

@MidnightNtwrk @IOHK_Charles @MartaBelcher Keep going guys 💪🤙