How does Arweave permanent storage work?

Arweave charges a one-time fee per upload. A portion goes to miners immediately; the rest is held in an endowment that earns interest to pay for indefinite future storage.

Can I swap AR without KYC?

Yes. SyntheticSwap supports AR swaps with no registration or identity verification.

Why do NFT projects use Arweave?

NFT metadata stored on centralized servers can disappear if the company shuts down. Arweave provides permanent, decentralized metadata storage so NFTs remain intact regardless of what happens to the original issuer.

What is the permaweb?

The permaweb is a layer of permanent websites, apps, and data built on Arweave. Content uploaded to the permaweb is stored forever and cannot be altered or deleted.

What is AO on Arweave?

AO is an Actor Oriented hyper-parallel computer built on Arweave's data layer, enabling decentralized computation that stores all inputs and outputs permanently on Arweave.

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Arweave

Permanent, Decentralized Storage for the Web

Launch Year

2018

Consensus

Proof of Access (SPoRA)

Max Supply

66,000,000 AR

Block Time

~2 minutes

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About Arweave

Arweave (AR) is a decentralized storage protocol that enables permanent, immutable data storage for a one-time upfront fee. Unlike cloud storage services that charge recurring fees, Arweave uses an economic model called the endowment — a portion of each storage payment is held in perpetuity, with interest funding future storage costs indefinitely. Arweave uses a consensus mechanism called Proof of Access (SPoRA) that incentivizes miners to store and replicate data. The permaweb — built on Arweave — hosts permanent websites, NFT metadata, historical records, and censorship-resistant content. AR is the native token used to pay for storage and mining rewards.

History

2017

Arweave (originally Archain) is founded by Sam Williams and William Jones at the University of Exeter.

2018

Arweave mainnet launches with Proof of Access consensus and permanent storage model.

2020

Arweave gains traction for NFT metadata storage; major NFT platforms use Arweave for permanent metadata.

2021

AR price surges with NFT boom; Arweave raises $8.3M from Andreessen Horowitz and others.

2022

Arweave becomes the standard for permanent NFT and Web3 data storage; total data stored surpasses 60TB.

2023

AO (Actor Oriented) compute platform announced, extending Arweave into decentralized computing.

How to Swap AR

Exchanging Arweave (AR) on SyntheticSwap requires no account creation or identity documents. Open SyntheticSwap, choose AR as your source or target coin, provide your destination wallet address, and review the floating rate displayed. After sending AR from your personal wallet to the deposit address, the swap processes automatically and your chosen asset is delivered directly to your wallet. SyntheticSwap never holds your funds at any point during the process.

How to Store AR

AR is stored in Arweave-native wallets. ArConnect is the most popular browser extension wallet for Arweave. Arweave.app provides a web-based wallet interface. ArDrive (ardrive.io) provides Arweave storage management alongside a built-in wallet. Arweave wallets use unique 43-character base64 addresses — different from Ethereum or Bitcoin.

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