Hardfork Success! – Sia Weekly Update | Week of February 1st

Welcome to the Sia Weekly Update! We’ll take you on a quick tour to get you updated on the latest news and info regarding the Sia Storage Platform.

The full list of contributions: https://gitlab.com/NebulousLabs/Sia

Sia hardforked successfully! On February 3rd, at block 298,000, the hardfork took effect. All exchanges, mining pools, and other infrastructure updated to keep the network wholly intact. Learn more here
https://support.sia.tech/forks/navigating-the-2021-sia-hardfork

And read more about what to do if you didn’t update in time here
https://support.sia.tech/forks/so-you-didnt-update-in-time

This hardfork established the Sia Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to the dstorage ecosystem, specifically Sia. You can read our official press release here
https://sia.tech/siafoundation

Daniel spoke at EthDenver on ‘Web3 and Skynet’. Watch it here
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/901964848?t=06h30m49s

“What is Skynet? Why should I build on it? And how can I make money from my work?”
If you’re new to Skynet or just want to learn more, check out this brilliant Skynet Guide by David Vorick.
https://blog.sia.tech/a-deep-dive-into-skynet-a0fa037feea

Skybrain released an update allowing for simpler to read links and easier to find recommendations.
https://skybrain.hns.siasky.net/#/public/aa804900a3386bb436640d90438ef3d566e07061e388e1a511d565038a026c0f/2c5010bc-0044-4a5b-9b45-d1a694ac5533

Skydroid updated with translations for four languages and streamlined download sizes.
http://get.skydroid.app/

Filebase announced a new integration with SimpleBackups, an all-in-one server & database backup automation service.
https://filebase.com/blog/automated-server-database-backups-to-filebase-with-simplebackups/

Covalent published an article on the SkynetWiki comparing the many dstorage projects on the market. It’s a great way to learn more about the competition, ecosystem, and why Sia is number 1.
https://skynetwiki.tech/storage-chains-compared/

!5018 by David reduces upload latency and other upload improvements for Skynet.
!5032 from Matt deletes blocked skyfiles from portals, previously only deletable if a reupload is attempted.
!5046 by Matt adds siac commands for Skyfile backups/restores. Use `siac skynet backup` and `siac skynet restore` to take advantage of these new features.
!4995 from netzbasis updated building the golangci-lint dependency from scratch to make building from source easier on more platforms.

Get the full list of changes and updates to Sia on GitLab.

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Music – “Dreams” by bensound.com

Thanks everyone! See you next time.

Hardfork Success! – Sia Weekly Update | Week of February 1st

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