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As Web3 technology has progressed, we've seen it replace most computing paradigms with decentralized solutions. However the one exception has been traditional databases. Trying to use EVM smart contracts to store tables ends up being inefficient due to gas and compute costs, and solutions like IPFS don’t
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Discover how Buttrfly, a growing social app, transitioned its media storage to Pinata to gain faster uploads, save costs, and get the freedom to focus on building new features. * 50% savings on storage costs compared to other providers * 10-20% faster uploads * 0 downtime during migration About Buttrfly is a social
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For the last three years, Pinata has sponsored and judged the Hack Midwest Hackathon. Pinata is a midwest company, based out of Omaha, Nebraska, so computer programming and Kansas City are a perfect match for us. The hackathon always brings out some of the best creativity I see each year.
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Here’s how Spinamp optimized infrastructure and scaled effortlessly using Pinata's IPFS pinning service. * 95% reduction in developer time spent on IPFS maintenance * 2x developer capacity * Zero operational interruptions for 2+ years * Seamless scaling with content auto-pinning About Spinamp Spinamp is a web 3.0 music distribution platform
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If you’ve been in the developer ecosystem for the last few years, then you’ve probably heard of Bun.sh. It took the dev world by storm last year when it reached its V1 release, becoming an all-in-one tool for Javascript or Typescript. In a lot of ways, it
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So, you’ve decided to level up your onchain identity with a Basename on Base, and now you’re ready to personalize it with a killer PFP. Let’s dive into how you can get your PFP set up using Pinata for your Basename!
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Follow OpenSea on its journey to enhance its NFT metadata pipeline using Pinata’s reliable IPFS gateways and custom solutions as a roadmap. * Improved user satisfaction with faster metadata fetching * Instant updates to NFT metadata during collection reveals * 99.2% faster metadata changes and near-zero downtime * 65% faster development cycles
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A few weeks ago, we launched private file support to go along with our longtime IPFS support. Developers had full access to APIs to upload, group, and manage these files. Gateways were updated to support loading these files with signed URLs and from public groups. However, to get this in
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When I was first getting started in web development, I remember seeing someone's website and was immediately impressed by one thing: a guestbook. You could sign in with Github and leave a message, similar to someone's Facebook wall back in the day. I thought that was
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