Protocol Labs cuts funding for Shipyard, IPFS operations to wind down
jedisct1 · x · 2026-08-25
Protocol Labs will not renew funding for Shipyard, forcing the team to wind down all IPFS-related engineering, maintenance, and infrastructure operations by September 30, 2026. Shipyard has contributed significantly to the IPFS ecosystem over the past three years, including gateway infrastructure improvements and HTTP-native approaches, but will not proceed with planned future developments.
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