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# Join us at ETHDenver 2021
Our favorite community event is back and this time, it’s virtual. ETHDenver, the largest gathering of Web3 builders in North America, takes place February 5-12. Like last year, the IPFS community will be there to staff the IPFS Help Desk, so look for us in the Virtual Castle. Stay tuned because we have some very awesome announcements in store.
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# Announcing the IPFS Innovation Grant Program
Last week, Unstoppable Domains introduced the IPFS Innovation Grant program to support groundbreaking projects utilizing IPFS with $2500 of funding and support, in order to advance the decentralized web. Applications are due February 28th, 2021 and you can also apply if your product is already live.
# Read the Brave x IPFS AMA on Reddit
Amid all the excitement of the Brave browser native IPFS integration last week, Brave CTO and co-founder Brian Bondy, and IPFS Ecosystem Lead Dietrich Ayala took the time out to answer any and all of the community’s questions. Read their responses on Reddit now!
# Brand new on IPFS
- ResNetLab reviews 2020 (opens new window); Hydra Booster, Gossipsub, Drand, and Filecoin all shipped this year!
- From the IPFS blog (opens new window): How we put IPFS in Brave, a technical overview taking you behind the scenes.
- Getting started with Pinata (opens new window): How to use IPFS with Brave utilizing a pinning service.
- Lifehacker asks (opens new window), “What is IPFS and why does it matter in Brave’s web browser?”
# People are building the coolest stuff with IPFS
Twitter’s decentralized social network (opens new window) project takes a baby step forward.
What’s already possible in legacy DNS for ENS and IPFS support (opens new window).
Help localize the IPFS project (opens new window) by translating it into your native language.
The Graph explains why GRT cannot be ignored (opens new window).
Discover Web 3.0 Hosting (opens new window): Onboarding Websites to the New Internet
Wireletter.com (opens new window) just updated to use IPFS for content storage.
Space welcomes GunDB (opens new window) to their Open Web stack!
Fleek reminds us why is it important to rebuild the web, in this recent thread (opens new window).
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# Job hunting? Work on IPFS!
Technical Project Manager (Infura): Track active projects, remove roadblocks, and support the development team in identifying and keeping up-to-date all project requirements. Manage project, feature, technical debt, and bug backlogs working across teams in prioritizing work and planning out sprints. ConsenSys, Remote.
Ecosystem Developer: We are looking for a technical community manager to help us create a world-class developer ecosystem and experience around our open source community. 3Box, Remote.
Software Engineer: You will be responsible for pushing the limits of p2p technology within browser environments. Your work will range from optimizing crypto and networking libraries to designing user experiences around difficult usability challenges. 3Box, Remote.
Sr. Backend Engineer: Have built systems at scale in the past and can discuss the architectural tradeoffs that went into them. Experience with data lakes, data warehousing, and OLAP technologies. Self-directed. We want you to own the systems you build. ConsenSys, Remote.
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