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Arweave price

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$7.596
+$0.382 (+5.29%)
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Market cap
$496.60M #85
Circulating supply
65.45M / 66M
All-time high
$71.06
24h volume
$29.87M
3.8 / 5
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About Arweave

AR (Arweave) is a decentralized storage network designed to store data permanently and securely. Unlike traditional cloud storage, Arweave uses blockchain technology to ensure your files remain accessible forever without ongoing fees. The AR token powers the network, compensating miners for storing data and allowing users to pay for storage services. With real-world applications ranging from archiving important documents to hosting decentralized websites, Arweave is building a future where data is truly censorship-resistant and durable. Its unique 'pay once, store forever' model makes it an attractive solution for developers and businesses looking for reliable, long-term data storage.
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Arweave’s price performance

Past year
-62.43%
$20.22
3 months
+26.30%
$6.01
30 days
+0.21%
$7.58
7 days
+17.87%
$6.44

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The storage on the chain is actually quite useless; you can tell just by comparing it. Filecoin: Data storage has a time limit, and contracts and storage are separate. Arweave: Storage can be permanent, but it's expensive and highly volatile. Moreover, this data is just sitting in files and can't do anything on its own. IRYS @irys_xyz is different; it turns data into "programmable" data. What you upload is no longer a dead file, but "live data" that can carry logic, execute actions, and trigger contracts. AI can have reliable on-chain memory, NFTs can evolve on their own, DeFi tools can operate automatically, and even IoT sensor data can trigger actions in real-time. The advantages of IRYS are also clear: storage fees are pegged to hard drive prices, at $0.03/GB, which is more than ten times cheaper than Arweave. It has strong performance, with testnet TPS exceeding 100,000, latency under 1 second, and data uploaded can be used immediately. It has also designed a "dual ledger" architecture, one for temporary validation and one for permanent archiving, increasing speed by a hundred times. The consensus mechanism uses a hybrid of PoW + PoS, ensuring both security and decentralization. On the team side, founder Josh Benaron is from the original Bundlr team, and they have already raised $20 million, backed by institutions like Framework and Lemniscap. As of September 2025, the IRYS testnet has accumulated over 855 million transactions, with nearly 300,000 community fans, and the mainnet is about to go live. Application scenarios include AI training data, AI agent memory, DePIN sensor data, dynamic NFTs, data-driven DeFi, and more. IRYS has already integrated with over twenty applications and collaborates with ecosystems like Berachain, Livepeer, and Injective. IRYS is not just the next storage disk; it is a public chain that allows data to "move," making it the true fuel for AI, NFTs, DeFi, and Web3 applications.
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I've been thinking these days, is the era of traditional storage projects really coming to an end? After watching the comparison between @irys_xyz and traditional storage projects, it feels like this is not just a simple technological iteration, but something that could disrupt the entire storage industry. Let's talk about Fil, which initially appeared as a top-tier project. The current coin price is only 1% of its peak. Some even go to connect and rent server rooms to mine fil. For users, the biggest pain point is the 540-day storage period. Just imagine, which enterprise-level application would be willing to adopt such a payment method? Not to mention that retrieving data takes several hours; in today's fast-paced world, this is basically digging one's own grave. The most fatal issue is that FVM contracts cannot access stored data, which means that stored data and smart contracts are disconnected, making on-chain data processing nearly impossible. Irys perfectly solves the supply problem through short-term and permanent storage methods. Its instant access feature allows data to be directly manipulated through EVM contracts. The price is also anchored to hard drive costs, with permanent storage costing only $0.03/GB, eliminating cost fluctuations caused by token volatility. Now looking at Arweave, although it offers permanent storage, the problems are also quite obvious. Pricing completely follows the AR token, which is too volatile, making it 16 times more expensive than Irys. Not to mention the slow retrieval of large files; the key issue is the lack of native execution capability, meaning that for complex operations, one still has to rely on external oracles. Irys reduces latency by 100 times through a multi-ledger architecture, and EVM contracts can natively read and write data, allowing users to directly process stored content on-chain without any intermediaries. Story Protocol merely puts data on-chain, while the actual assets still reside on the offline IPFS. The authorization logic overly relies on external modules, and verification requires third-party endorsement, posing significant centralization risks. Irys brings the asset itself on-chain, allowing authorization, access, and monetization logic to be embedded within the data structure itself, executed natively by IrysVM. Walrus, while technically sound, is essentially a dApp built on Sui, with a maximum storage time of 2 years, requiring manual renewal upon expiration. Users need to manually upload data. As an independent L1, Irys integrates storage, execution, and consensus natively, with miners automatically verifying index services, and contracts reaching data directly through IrysVM. Overall, @irys_xyz Irys is building infrastructure where data can be executed directly. Data is no longer a static storage object but an asset that can be programmatic, can participate in computation, and can directly generate value.
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Welcome to the past and present of @irys_xyz: from Arweave assistants to the new "data as assets" species✧ᴗ✧ Bundlr in 2021 just wanted to make Arweave faster; Irys in 2025 wants you to treat your data as an interest-bearing asset, and it has already been proven with 800 million transactions, $20 million in financing, and 4 million daily active wallets - this is not a PPT chain @cn_irys_xyz 1️⃣ Prehistoric Era: Bundlr = "CDN for Arweave" ✧ᴗ✧ 2021 Q1 21-year-old Josh Benaron dropped out of school to knock out a Bundlr in a London garage The goal is simple: to speed up Arweave uploads by 100 times 2022-05 Seed $5.2 million, co-led by Framework/Arweave Use multi-chain payment (ETH/SOL/MATIC) to help users pay AR storage fees, = "Web2 experience" 2022-07 mainnet beta, 2 minutes to package a transaction On the same day, it handled 90% of Arweave's entire network traffic, becoming an "invisible highway" 2️⃣2023 Turning Point: After 100 million transactions, the team suddenly changed its name to ✧ᴗ✧ 2023-10-04 Official tweet: "Bundlr is now Irys" - Change logo and domain name, three reasons: ➣ Mission upgrade: from "package upload" to "issue an immutable birth certificate to each piece of data" ➣ Technology upgrade: No longer just L2 accelerators, but independent L1, so that the data comes with programmable logic ➣ Narrative upgrade: AI-generated content explodes, and the world needs an on-chain "truth layer" 3️⃣2024-2025: Financing, fighting, out of the circle✧ᴗ✧ 4️⃣ History of technological evolution: understand ✧ᴗ✧ in a picture 5️⃣ Competitive coordinates: Three sentences offend all friends ✧ᴗ✧ From a part-time worker to a big boss! From Bundlr to Irys, it is a "self-awareness awakening" of a toolchain - First solve the problem of "saving quickly", then solve the problem of "saving savings", and finally answer "what can you do if you save it". When data can be authorized, charged, and self-executed, it is no longer a string of 0s and 1s on the hard disk, but a native asset on the chain. Irys' past life, an accelerator for Arweave; In this life, it wants to become a "data money printing machine" in the AI era. The script has been written, and the next scene will be launched on the mainnet. ✧ᴗ✧Hirys
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Arweave FAQ

Arweave (AR) is a blockchain-based project that operates as a decentralized storage network. It introduces a unique platform where users can securely and indefinitely store vast amounts of data. By leveraging blockchain technology, Arweave ensures data immutability, privacy, and long-term accessibility.

Arweave presents several notable advantages compared to traditional storage solutions. One key benefit is the requirement of a single upfront fee for data storage. Once the fee is paid, the stored data remains permanently accessible without the need for recurring payments. This provides a cost-effective and hassle-free storage option. Additionally, Arweave guarantees the safety and immutability of the stored data, offering peace of mind for users concerned about data integrity and security.

Easily buy AR tokens on the OKX cryptocurrency platform. Available trading pairs in the OKX spot trading terminal include AR/USDT and AR/USDC.

You can also swap your existing cryptocurrencies, including XRP (XRP), Cardano (ADA), Solana (SOL), and Chainlink (LINK), for AR with zero fees and no price slippage by using OKX Convert.

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Dive deeper into Arweave

As the popularity of blockchain soared due to its secure and immutable nature, Arweave seized the opportunity to create a platform that offers a unique approach to data storage. The project's innovative concept holds the promise of virtually limitless storage capabilities, opening up new possibilities for individuals and businesses alike. 

What is Arweave

Arweave is a decentralized storage network that aims to revolutionize data storage by providing an indefinite storage solution. At the heart of Arweave's ecosystem lies the concept of the "permaweb," which represents a permanent and decentralized web infrastructure. Through the permaweb, Arweave hosts a multitude of community-driven applications and platforms.

The Arweave team

Arweave was founded by two PhD candidates at the University of Kent, Sam Williams and William Jones. Sam Williams brought his expertise in decentralized and distributed systems to the project, while William Jones specialized in neural networking and graph theory. Although Williams made the decision to leave his studies and dedicate himself fully to Arweave, Jones chose to complete his PhD before pursuing other ventures.

How does Arweave work

Arweave operates on a unique technology called Blockweave, which forms the foundation of its permaweb. Unlike traditional blockchain systems, Blockweave connects each block to two others: one that comes before it and another chosen randomly from earlier blocks. This design incentivizes miners to store more data by requiring them to access previous blocks in order to receive rewards.

Arweave’s native token: AR 

Arweave's native token, AR, plays a crucial role within the Arweave network. The cryptocurrency was launched in late May 2020 with a maximum supply of 66 million AR tokens and a total supply of 63.19 million. The circulating supply currently stands at 33.39 million.

AR is readily available for trading on numerous decentralized exchanges (DEX), providing users with easy access to participate in the Arweave ecosystem. Additionally, AR is listed and actively traded on nearly 50 prominent centralized exchanges, including OKX. This broad availability and exchange support contribute to the liquidity and accessibility of AR, facilitating its use within the Arweave network and enabling users to engage with the platform's innovative decentralized storage solutions.

How to stake AR

One popular way to stake AR is through OKX Earn. OKX Earn offers a one percent APY with a flexible staking term. Through staking AR, you can earn passive rewards. You may also unstake AR at any time. 

AR token use cases

AR token, the native cryptocurrency of the Arweave network, plays a crucial role in facilitating the storage and permanence of data. Unlike traditional Web2 storage platforms such as Google Cloud or Amazon Web Services that require recurring payments, Arweave operates on a one-time, up-front fee model.

By using AR tokens, users can securely store their data on the Arweave network, ensuring its permanence, privacy, and immutability. Once the data is stored, it remains safe and accessible indefinitely, making Arweave a unique platform for individuals and organizations seeking a decentralized and permanent storage option.

AR token distribution

AR’s distribution is as follows:

  • 38.5 percent was sold from the Genesis Block supply.
  • 2.9 percent was allocated to project advisors.
  • 13 percent was set aside for the project team, with a fifth of this allocation being released annually over a period of five years. 
  • 19.1 percent was allotted for further development of the Arweave ecosystem.
  • 26.5 percent was reserved for future financing of the project, with a fifth of this allocation being released annually over the course of five years.

Arweave and the future of online storage

With Arweave, users can securely store their data in a permanent and tamper-proof manner, ensuring its long-term integrity. This innovative approach to online storage eliminates the need for traditional Web2 solutions, such as recurring payments on centralized platforms. On top of that, with its focus on decentralization and immutability, Arweave is poised to transform the landscape of online storage and pave the way for a new era of data permanence and accessibility.

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Market cap
$496.60M #85
Circulating supply
65.45M / 66M
All-time high
$71.06
24h volume
$29.87M
3.8 / 5
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