Filecoin ICO (2017): Sale History, Figure & Outcome
Filecoin conducted a token sale in 2017 for its decentralized storage network. The project raised funds through a SAFT agreement distributed via CoinList.
| Token | Filecoin (FIL) |
|---|---|
| Sale year | 2017 |
| Category | decentralized storage |
| Chain | Filecoin |
| Documented figure | $257,000,000 |
| Outcome | listed |
| Data tier | 1 — hand-verified |
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What the record shows
The sale gathered USD 257 million, making it the largest token offering at that time. Filecoin's mainnet launched three years later in October 2020. The record indicates the token became available on secondary markets.
Era context: ico mania (2017–2018)
The 2017-2018 period saw token sales reach unprecedented scale, with projects frequently selling out within minutes. This era produced several record-breaking offerings before widespread project failures and legal scrutiny reshaped the market.
This sale is one of the 234 entries in our ICO Mania (2017–2018) era archive, part of the complete history of crypto presales — a sourced dataset where every figure links to the page that shows it.
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More from this era
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- Gladius Network (2017)
- Gnosis (2017)
- GUTS (2017)
- Hacken (2017)
- Hdac (Hyundai BS&C) (2017)
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Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-funded_crowdfunding_projects
- https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2017/09/07/257-million-filecoin-breaks-all-time-record-for-ico-funding
- https://www.axios.com/2017/12/15/filecoin-has-largest-ever-ico-amid-crypto-boom-1513304826
- https://cryptototem.com/filecoin-fil-ico/
- https://cryptototem.com/ico-list/past/page/45/
This page is historical research built from a sourced dataset — not a recommendation to buy anything. Token sales are high-risk. Money figures appear only where the cited source shows one. Corrections with sources: support@bmic.ai.