Filecoin vs Thorchain

Filecoin is a decentralized storage network where miners commit disk capacity and prove it through Proof‑of‑Replication and Proof‑of‑Spacetime. Clients pay FIL to store or retrieve data, and retrieval miners serve content over an IPFS‑compatible network. The 2024 ‘Hydra’ upgrade introduced delegated staking and boosted retrieval markets, while the Filecoin Virtual Machine (FVM) now lets developers deploy EVM‑style smart contracts that can automate deals or tokenize data.

THORChain is a Tendermint‑based cross‑chain liquidity protocol where nodes bond RUNE to secure pools of native L1 assets like BTC, ETH and ATOM. Swaps execute via continuous liquidity pools with slip‑based fees, and the ‘Streaming Swaps’ feature splits large orders to minimize price impact. The 2023 mainnet added Savers vaults, letting depositors earn single‑asset yield without IL exposure.