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Arweave

AR

  • Storage Network
  • Infra
Established Year
2017
Headquarter
Germany
Operating Status
Active
Arweave is a decentralized data storage protocol built on blockweave technology. It is developing an underlying network where data can be stored forever and accessed on its permaweb, a secondary layer where data is accessible in a human-readable manner (e.g. via web browsers). To financially incentivize data storage providers, Arweave has its own token, AR. The Arweave mainnet was launched in June 2018.

Organisation

Subsidiary

Financial Portfolio

Funding

N/A
3 Investors
$8.3 M

Investment

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Frequently Asked Questions

What Is Arweave (AR)?

Arweave is a decentralized [storage](https://coinmarketcap.com/alexandria/glossary/storage-decentralized) network that seeks to offer a platform for the indefinite storage of data. [Describing](https://www.arweave.org/#arweave-intro) itself as "a collectively owned hard drive that never forgets," the network primarily hosts "the permaweb" — a permanent, decentralized web with a number of community-driven applications and platforms. To learn more about this project, check out our deep dive of [Arweave](https://coinmarketcap.com/alexandria/article/profit-sharing-communities-a-deep-dive-by-arweave). The Arweave network uses a native [cryptocurrency](https://coinmarketcap.com/alexandria/article/what-are-cryptocurrencies), AR, to pay "miners" to indefinitely store the network's information. The project was first [announced](https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2066098) as Archain in August 2017, later [rebranding](https://arweave.medium.com/archain-now-known-as-arweave-432f0708eed0) to Arweave in February 2018 and officially [launching](https://arweave.medium.com/arweave-network-launch-report-b7e7ffac0f75) in June 2018.