# Welcome to IPFS Weekly #102
Here’s what’s happening in the InterPlanetary File System (opens new window) galaxy! 🚀
# Support for ipfs:// landed in Chromium’s protocol registry
Good news for integration of decentralized protocols in browsers! Now supported in Chromium: "cabal", "dat", "did", "dweb", "ethereum", "hyper", "ipfs", "ipns", and "ssb". Another step forward for browser support and webcompat!
Read more details (opens new window)
# HackFS pushes IPFS development forward
See all 134 projects built during HackFS in the showcase hosted by ETHGlobal. From building a way for content to persist on IPFS despite damage to data and the network at large to lowering the barriers to leveraging open data networks, and more, check out how what folks built with IPFS.
HackFS Showcase (opens new window)
# Filecoin Launchpad applications due Friday, 8/28
The Filecoin Launchpad Accelerator is a fully-remote program dedicated to building more open, interoperable, and programmable tools, infrastructure, and apps for the distributed and decentralized web. The program runs Sep-Dec 2020, with 15-20 teams provided funding, mentorship, benefits, etc., culminating in a Demo Day and post-program fundraising support.
Apply today (opens new window)
# Quote of the week
Sometimes it's the little things that make your day: Just added an RSS feed to https://t.co/4EKMXt7RwM thanks to a fab @IPFS community contributor! So if you're a feed-reader fan ... now you can IPFS in your RSS. 🥳
— Jessica Schilling (@dzesika) August 19, 2020
# Brand new on IPFS
- Read Berty’s latest blog post (opens new window) on about metadata in mobile messaging.
- Tailscale takes a deep dive (opens new window) into how (Network Address Translators) NAT traversal works.
- Padlock helps artists monetize creative work (opens new window) via the decentralized web with IPFS.
- The Audius API is here (opens new window), stream music made by the Audius community in games, apps, and sites!
# People are building the coolest things with IPFS
Stay calm and use IPFS to become the cool DeFi insurance agent (opens new window)
Origin Dshop growth continues (opens new window) as CoinList, KardiaChain, Fleta, Oasis Network, and others add shops.
On DeFi frontends (opens new window), merging the future of finance with the dweb
Create Eth App v1.4.0 is out (opens new window) with support for deploy to IPFS
What is an Ethereum Name Service (opens new window)?
Easy IPFS (opens new window), shell script wrappers around IPFS docker containers to make life a bit easier.
# Using the Slate API with IPFS and Filecoin
The Filecoin team started hosting a series of Master Classes to demonstrate how to build on the Filecoin network. The first session highlighted how to integrate the Slate API with IPFS and Filecoin. Slate is a storage application that allows you to store images, audio, video, and data through a graphical interface or API.
# Job hunting? Work on IPFS!
UI Engineer (opens new window): Come build scalable front-end applications, experiment with new technologies, and build beautiful products. Textile, Remote
Senior Developer Advocate, IPFS (opens new window): Provide tactical support for the IPFS community, creating a global community strategy, and executing this strategy on the ground! Protocol Labs, Remote
Backend Engineer (opens new window): Work with the Fleek Product and Engineering team to build the leading decentralized development platform. Fleek, Remote
Project Lead, libp2p (opens new window): This is a unique opportunity to take ownership of a massively successful open source project and carry it through its next phase of growth. Protocol Labs, Remote
Senior Software Engineer Rust/Go (opens new window): You would be working with our distributed team of engineers on new products, core protocols or client projects. Most of the work we do is or will eventually be open source. Equilibrium, Remote
View our job postings (opens new window)
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