Protocol Labs
Protocol Labs is an open-source research and development organization that was originally formed as the team behind the IPFS, Filecoin, and libp2p protocols. It operates as an innovation network that connects tech startups, funds, accelerators, foundations, and open-source projects working across fields such as web3, artificial intelligence, and decentralized computing.www.protocol.ai
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Sep 11, 2026
Robin BerjonGUEST
Then spent five years at The New York Times, mostly working on, on privacy and protecting the media from, from, from the platforms.
Robin BerjonGUEST
Um, then I went to Protocol Labs to do some more tech work on decentralized, um, protocols, um, in general, lots of IPFS work.
Robin BerjonGUEST
And now, as of two years ago, I'm back in, I'm back in Europe.
Robin BerjonGUEST
I live in Brussels now, and I run my own small business, mostly working on, you know, how to bring democracy to the internet.
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Chiang suggested to either strip EAP-8130's keystore validation into Ethereum and move its enshrined account model to a separate ERC, or finish FRAME's pure-function workstream and add cross-chain portability.
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And lastly, Shipyard, the primary maintainer of IPFS infrastructure, is winding down all IPFS-related work after Protocol Labs declined to renew its funding.
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The final day of operations will be on September 30, 2026.
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Since Shipyard maintains most of the core IPFS stack and operates critical public infrastructure, including IPFS.io, the IPFS Bootstrap nodes, and Dweb.link, the wind-down has a far-reaching impact.