Protocol Labs
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Protocol Labs is a research, development, and deployment lab best known for creating decentralized web technologies such as IPFS and Filecoin.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Protocol Labs canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19063424 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Protocol Labs Context triple: [IPFS, developer, Protocol Labs]
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IPFS
IPFS (InterPlanetary File System) is a distributed, peer-to-peer protocol and network for storing and sharing data using content-addressing to create a permanent, decentralized web.
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B.
Parity Technologies
Parity Technologies is a blockchain infrastructure company best known for developing the Polkadot network and advanced Ethereum client software.
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C.
Tendermint Inc.
Tendermint Inc. is the blockchain software company best known for creating the Tendermint consensus engine and helping launch the Cosmos ecosystem for interoperable blockchains.
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D.
Filecoin
Filecoin is a decentralized storage network and cryptocurrency that incentivizes users to rent out unused hard drive space for storing data on a distributed, blockchain-based marketplace.
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E.
Algorand Foundation
Algorand Foundation is the organization that oversees the development, governance, and ecosystem growth of the Algorand blockchain protocol.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Protocol Labs Target entity description: Protocol Labs is a research, development, and deployment lab best known for creating decentralized web technologies such as IPFS and Filecoin.
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A.
IPFS
IPFS (InterPlanetary File System) is a distributed, peer-to-peer protocol and network for storing and sharing data using content-addressing to create a permanent, decentralized web.
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B.
Parity Technologies
Parity Technologies is a blockchain infrastructure company best known for developing the Polkadot network and advanced Ethereum client software.
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C.
Tendermint Inc.
Tendermint Inc. is the blockchain software company best known for creating the Tendermint consensus engine and helping launch the Cosmos ecosystem for interoperable blockchains.
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D.
Filecoin
Filecoin is a decentralized storage network and cryptocurrency that incentivizes users to rent out unused hard drive space for storing data on a distributed, blockchain-based marketplace.
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E.
Algorand Foundation
Algorand Foundation is the organization that oversees the development, governance, and ecosystem growth of the Algorand blockchain protocol.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.