Perpetual Storage and building token gated applications
summary
Lighthouse stores files on IPFS + Filecoin with a smart-contract endowment pool that pays miners and funds perpetual storage so users pay once, not renew deals. The npm SDK (browser + Node + CLI) adds client-side encryption, threshold/BLS key-splitting, and token-gated access (ERC‑721/ERC‑20, cross-chain conditions, time-lock by block). Wallaby testnet and 1GB free tier are live, gateways stream 4K, and $2,500 in hackathon bounties ($500 ×5) are available.
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chapters (7)
- 0:00Introduction to Lighthouse
- 0:59The problem with digital data
- 3:08Lighthouse core features
- 5:21Platform walkthrough
- 6:52Encryption and access control
- 11:14Developer integration
- 13:45Q&A and closing
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