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Arweave
AR

Arweave

$2.0415
8.96%
Market Cap. #200
$102,296,358
Volume (24h) #121
$23,318,833
Supply (Circ. / Total / Max)
50.11M / 64.60M / 66.00M
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AR

$2.0415
8.96%
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Market Cap. #200
$102,296,358
Volume (24h) #121
$23,318,833
Supply (Circ. / Total / Max)
50.11M / 64.60M / 66.00M
Launch Date
2018-06-08
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2018-06-08
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About Arweave

Arweave (AR) is a decentralized storage network that provides permanent, immutable data storage. Founded in 2018 by Sam Williams and William Jones, the platform uses a modified version of blockchain, the "blockweave," for everlasting data storage. Its key offering is the guarantee that data such as documents, apps, and valuable information will be preserved indefinitely, an invaluable feature for applications requiring data immutability and permanence. The AR token, Arweave's native cryptocurrency, is an integral part of the network, enabling users to pay for storage and bandwidth, stake in consensus mechanisms, vote on network upgrades, tip content creators, and transact in the Arweave marketplace. This innovative data storage solution presents a sustainable, tamper-proof, and genuinely permanent data preservation alternative to traditional cloud services.

Arweave (AR) is a unique type of storage platform that backs data with sustainable and perpetual endowments, allowing users and developers to store data indefinitely. It is a decentralized storage network that utilizes a modified version of the blockchain, termed "blockweave," for permanent data storage. AR token is the native cryptocurrency of the Arweave network, used to pay for storage and bandwidth on the network.

Arweave's primary function is to provide permanent, immutable data storage. Users can store documents, apps, and other valuable information with the assurance that the data will be preserved indefinitely. This makes Arweave particularly useful for applications where data immutability and permanence are crucial. The AR token is used for various purposes within the Arweave network, including paying for storage and bandwidth, staking to participate in the consensus mechanism, voting on network upgrades, tipping content creators, and purchasing goods and services on the Arweave marketplace.


Arweave was created by Sam Williams and William Jones in 2018. Williams is a software engineer with previous experience in developing Bitcoin and Ethereum blockchains, while Jones is a computer scientist who has worked on the BitTorrent protocol. They envisaged a new type of data storage that, unlike traditional cloud services, would ensure the permanence and immutability of data, preserving valuable information, applications, and history in a sustainable, tamper-proof, and truly permanent manner.

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