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About Upfiring
- Founded in 2017 to create an alternative to traditional P2P file-sharing protocols
- Incentivizes seeders through a tokenized file-sharing economy
- First usable dapp prototype launched on mainnet in December 2018
- Full application launched on February 5, 2019
- Cross-platform available for Windows, MacOS, and Linux
- Users earn UFR tokens for seeding and keeping files online
- Seeder smart contracts deployed to the Ethereum network
- Targets content-creators, allowing them to promote content directly to users
- UFR tokens used to unlock encrypted content
About Upfiring: Empowering a Decentralized Data Ecosystem
Established in early 2017, Upfiring set out to revolutionize traditional P2P file-sharing protocols by introducing a token-based economy that incentivizes seeders. Conventional P2P file-sharing networks often suffer from low file availability and slow download speeds due to the lack of incentives for seeders. By introducing a reward system, Upfiring strives to create a more robust and efficient file-sharing ecosystem, where content creators and seeders are directly compensated for sharing content, eliminating the need for intermediaries.
Upfiring’s inaugural usable dapp prototype debuted on the mainnet in December 2018, followed by the full application launch on February 5, 2019. This cross-platform dapp is compatible with Windows, MacOS, and Linux operating systems. The application enables users to generate encrypted .ufr files embedded with price data and disseminate them across the Upfiring network. In return, users are rewarded with UFR tokens for seeding and maintaining files online. Seeder smart contracts, deployed on the Ethereum network, facilitate the seamless transfer of files, manage seeder UFR balances, and enable the decryption of files as needed.
Upfiring empowers content creators by providing a platform to directly promote their content to users, unencumbered by third-party intermediaries. Within the dapp, UFR tokens serve as the key to unlocking encrypted content. The dapp is available for download at
https://www.upfiring.com
, with comprehensive documentation accessible at
https://www.upfiring.com/documentation.html
.