Filecoin officially launches Filecoin Onchain Cloud (FOC), an on-chain cloud infrastructure that is verifiable, programmable, and developer-driven, composed of modular core capabilities from the Filecoin ecosystem. This framework aims to support the long-term development of AI, autonomous agents, data-intensive applications, and Web3 projects, enabling unified and standardized on-chain data storage, retrieval, payment, and persistence.
According to the official statement, FOC is currently running on the testnet and includes five core modules that have already been launched: Warm Storage Service, Filecoin Pay, Filecoin Beam, Filecoin Pin, and Synapse SDK. Together, these modules form a cloud infrastructure layer that is transparently verifiable, long-term available, and composable for development.
Meanwhile, several ecosystem projects such as ENS, KYVE, Akave, Storacha, the ERC-8004/AI Agent community, and CodeX have already integrated and tested FOC, providing verifiable practical examples for FOC's application scenarios.
1. FOC's Goal: Building a Verifiable, Developer-Driven On-Chain Cloud Layer
According to information released by Filecoin, the design purpose of Filecoin Onchain Cloud is to achieve Verifiable and Developer-Owned infrastructure logic, making the processes of data storage, retrieval, and usage publicly verifiable.
FOC consists of five core modules (all available on the testnet):
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Warm Storage Service: Provides verifiable guarantees for data availability and storage
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Filecoin Pay: Handles service settlements for storage and retrieval
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Filecoin Beam: Supports verifiable content retrieval
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Filecoin Pin: Enables decentralized content persistence
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Synapse SDK: Provides developers with a unified access interface
After integration, these modules provide a trustless, publicly auditable on-chain data infrastructure for various applications.
2. Early Integration by Ecosystem Partners Validates FOC's Diverse Application Scenarios
The official announcement lists the first batch of ecosystem projects that have integrated or are integrating FOC. They provide concrete examples of the product's practical applications in different fields:
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ENS (Ethereum Name Service): Uses FOC for the persistence of key data such as domain name resolution
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KYVE: Used for verifiable archiving of blockchain historical data and content
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Akave: Supports storage of documents and knowledge content for AI applications
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Storacha: Utilizes FOC for large-scale file and content distribution
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ERC-8004 / Agent Community: Stores action records, model inputs, and long-term states for AI agents
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CodeX: Stores model weights and knowledge materials in a verifiable on-chain system
These collaborative cases demonstrate that FOC is feasible in multiple technical directions, including: AI data layers, agent infrastructure, Web3 protocol storage, content backup, and retrieval, among others.
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3. For Different Participants: The Future Possibilities Brought by FOC
4. Join the FOC Builder Community: CloudPaws Early Contributor NFT Officially Launched
CloudPaws is the first commemorative and participatory early contributor NFT series in the Filecoin Onchain Cloud (FOC) ecosystem, jointly initiated by the Filecoin Onchain Cloud team and Filecoin Foundation ecosystem members.
The design intention of CloudPaws is very clear:
To leave a verifiable on-chain mark for everyone who contributes, tests, integrates, or participates in ecosystem building during the early stage of FOC.
If you are:
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A developer (trying out Synapse SDK, building applications based on FOC)
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SP / RSP (participating in testing Warm Storage and Beam)
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AI / Agent teams (testing verifiable retrieval and persistence)
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Web3 protocol projects (integrating FOC's Pin / Retrieval / Pay modules)
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Infrastructure partners
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Ecosystem researchers, community contributors
Then you will have the opportunity to become an early holder of CloudPaws.
The significance of CloudPaws is not just "an NFT itself", but:
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You are one of the earliest participants in FOC
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Your contribution will be permanently recorded on-chain
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You are a witness and early shaper of this on-chain cloud infrastructure
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Future ecosystem activities, whitelists, and developer trial programs will be prioritized for CloudPaws holders
If you wish to participate more deeply in FOC testing, contribution, or integration, CloudPaws will become your first official link to the FOC ecosystem. The official mint will begin in December 2025, so stay tuned.
About the Timeline
The official announcement clearly states:
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Filecoin Onchain Cloud modules are currently available on the testnet
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The official description indicates the mainnet launch date is around Q1 2026
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The CloudPaws NFT series will begin minting in December 2025
About Filecoin
Filecoin is a protocol-based decentralized data storage network designed to provide long-term, secure, and verifiable data storage capabilities. With the launch of Filecoin Onchain Cloud, the network is further expanding into the field of verifiable cloud services, providing infrastructure support for AI, Web3, and data-driven industries.
