Filecoin storage providers, who hold files for the network and retrieve them when necessary, provide their spare hardware and meet electricity costs, but also have to acquire filecoin (FIL currently trades around $20 a token), an additional cost that presents an obstacle to many, according to DARMA Managing Partner Andrew Keys. www.coindesk.com

Filecoin storage providers, who hold files for the network and retrieve them when necessary, provide their spare hardware and meet electricity costs, but also have to acquire filecoin (FIL currently trades around $20 a token), an additional cost that presents an obstacle to many, according to DARMA Managing Partner Andrew Keys. www.coindesk.com