Filecoin Powers Numbers Protocol to Secure 100K Historic Digital Files - Crypto News Flash

• Over 100,000 digital files, including historic archives, are timestamped and stored securely using Filecoin via Numbers Protocol.
• Numbers Protocol ensures digital authenticity and long-term preservation through cryptographic signing and decentralized Filecoin storage.

Imagine if the only historical video of a social movement that shook Asia suddenly disappeared just because its server went down. It wouldn’t be funny, would it? Well, that’s exactly what Numbers Protocol is trying to avoid. Recently, they successfully recorded over 100,000 pieces of digital content into their system—not just any files, but also important archives like footage of the Sunflower Movement from Taiwan.

Interestingly, each of these files is digitally signed and timestamped before being stored on Filecoin’s decentralized storage network. This means that the content is not only technically secure, but also protected from being altered or deleted arbitrarily. If you think about it, it’s a kind of digital insurance for history and culture.

How Filecoin Handles the Data No Traditional Server Can

If you’re still wondering, “Is it really that important to store files like that using Filecoin?”, the answer is yes. Traditional systems that rely on centralized servers are often unable to store large amounts of data long-term, especially if the institution that owns the files goes bankrupt or simply shuts down.

On the other hand, CNF also highlighted how Filecoin is being utilized for other, equally significant projects. For example, Ramo helped move Dr. Fielding’s 5 petabytes—or 5 million gigabytes—of astrophysics simulation data onto the Filecoin network. This project was initially too large for any single institutional data center to handle. But with a decentralized system, everything can be managed.

Furthermore, in early July, as we previously covered, the open science project OpSci also archived over 500 terabytes of neuroimaging datasets via Filecoin. Data from platforms like OpenNeuro and ABIDE can now be accessed indefinitely. And what’s even more exciting is that Filecoin Plus even allows free storage of scientific data, as long as it’s public and reproducible.

Not only that, the Flickr Foundation also got involved. They uploaded 1,000 of their most frequently viewed cultural photos to Filecoin. The reason is similar: if their site or server goes down, the photos will still be accessible to anyone. And yes, everything is now permanently stored on IPFS and Filecoin.

Besides that, at the time of writing, FIL is trading at about $2.57—up 14% in the past seven days. Transaction volume is also quite high, reaching $307 million in a single day.

So, is this a sign that decentralized storage will become commonplace in the future? It could be, especially as more organizations realize that their data is too valuable to leave entirely to a single, traditional server.