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14 stories from pinata.cloud have been shared on Kiwi News since 10 October 2023, with 21 upvotes and 1 comment in total. The latest was shared on 13 May 2026. They are listed below, most upvoted first.
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- React Hooks for IPFS Uploads
Pinata has released React Hooks, a optional sub-package of its SDK (pinata/react), to simplify uploading files to IPFS from client-side React apps. The central hook, useUpload, provides upload, progress, pause, resume and cancel controls, plus an uploadResponse value. The upload method automatically switches to resumable chunked uploads for files larger than 100MB and requires a server that returns Presigned URLs. Developers can then use the convert function to turn the returned CID into a usable IPFS link.
- The Power of Content Identifiers (CIDs)
Pinata argues that content identifiers (CIDs) let data be portable, immutable and independent of any platform or file location. A CID combines a hash with metadata about how the content was hashed, encoding details and instructions for interpreting the data, and it can be retrieved through a local IPFS node, a public gateway, or a Pinata gateway. The article says CIDs enable linked datasets, such as NFT metadata JSON that points to other CIDs for images or video, and a file-first architecture in which Pinata has supported applications built without an external database.
- Building a Macintosh-Inspired Retro File System in the Browser
The author built an in-browser replica of the classic Macintosh desktop to showcase the Pinata Files API, with drag-and-drop file uploads, one-level folders, and per-user file isolation. The app uses only two dependencies, Clerk for authentication and Pinata for everything else, and its code is open source under the MIT license. Files are stored through Pinata's Private Files API, and folders are implemented as Pinata Groups, with each group name prefixed by the user ID so that users can each have a "Cats" folder. Desktop-only files are listed with a noGroup filter, and the interface styling combines the system.css library with Tailwind CSS. The author says the project took two days.
- Introducing The Internet's Files API
Pinata has launched the Files API, a private file storage and content distribution service with full CDN support and built-in access controls, aimed at developers and businesses that want IPFS's immutability and content addressing but cannot store files on a public network. Customers can benefit from one or multiple CDNs with custom domains, image optimizations and plugin support, and access private files by generating a time-limited access URL or creating a public group. During the early access period, the Files API is free up to 1GB of storage, 10GB of bandwidth per month and 10,000 requests per month, and it is currently accessible programmatically, with a web app UI still in development.
- Pinata Blog | Introducing Pinata Gateway Plugins
Pinata has introduced Gateway Plugins, a plugin marketplace for developers to extend the functionality of Pinata's Dedicated IPFS Gateways, with its first plugins built in house. Developers can build plugins for an existing audience, and Pinata users can install them at the gateway level or at the individual CID level. The launch includes Hot Swaps, which lets users map new CIDs to an existing CID without changing the URL; Moderator, which blocks content that fails configured moderation filters; and Content Addressable Attestation, which lets gateway owners attest to ownership and validity of content through a wallet signature. Gateway Plugins will go live soon, with access given first to people on an interest list.
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- Introducing the Content Attestation Plugin
Pinata has launched the Content Attestation Plugin, its first IPFS Gateway plugin, which lets users sign and verify IPFS files through their gateway using any Ethereum wallet. The announcement argues that IPFS content identifiers already make files tamper-evident but do not show who published a file, and that NFTs address this but are too expensive for most situations. Users need a paid Pinata plan to install the plugin from the Plugin Marketplace, then sign CIDs through the UI or API. Signing is a message signature, not a transaction, and verification uses the pinata-signature header in the response.
- Announcing the OpenSea NFT Collector Copilot Agent Template
The OpenSea NFT Collector Copilot is an agent template, available now on OpenClaw, that watches OpenSea for collectors, tracks chosen collections and wallets, scores listings, and checks risk before helping execute trades. It scores listings on price, volume, depth, holders, and momentum, and runs a Pre-Buy Gate that checks for wash trading, thin markets, gas, and fees before recommending a buy. Its Whale-Cross Alerts notify users when chosen wallets buy, mint, or list, with one-click follow gated by the user's spend cap. Trades run through a Privy server wallet with TEE-enforced per-transaction caps and per-turn confirmations for sells, approvals, and material buys.
- Easiest Way To Update Data Without a Database
Pinata Hot Swaps lets developers update content served through a fixed content identifier (CID) without a separate database, while keeping the file's version history. A developer uploads a new version, then swaps its resulting CID with the original CID, so the content loads through the same Gateway CDN path. The article says this removes the need to overwrite files, which loses history, or to run a database to track the latest version. Hot Swaps is described as a feature included with every Pinata paid plan.
- Pinata Blog | How to Launch a Memecoin on Farcaster
- Pinata Announcing Crypto Payments
Pinata has announced a beta release of crypto payment support for its plans, following developer feedback that some users want to pay upfront with crypto. Crypto-paid plans are annual and upfront, with no monthly subscription option, while credit card plans remain monthly subscriptions. In this initial version, overages are billed monthly and must still be paid by credit card, so crypto users need to add a card to their account. The company warns that users should expect some issues as it refines the experience.
- The Power Of Farcaster Frames: A New Approach To Marketing
Pinata argues that Farcaster Frames, interactive app-like experiences embedded in users' feeds on the decentralized Farcaster protocol, offer brands a more natural alternative to traditional marketing channels. The article cites Pinata's own campaigns as examples: a Pinata hats product frame that lets users buy directly, a "Pinata 500" racing frame that places the brand subtly in feeds, and a Cosmic Cowboys frame whose call to action, "Generate Planet Jumper," let users try the game without leaving the feed. It also says Pinata's frame analytics, tracked through metrics such as top frames and interactions by custom_id, can measure campaign performance.
- IPFS As An Archival Storage Solution
IPFS is presented as a lightweight way to preserve historical data that blockchains and web archives otherwise struggle to keep. The piece cites Ethereum's proposed EIP-4444, which would force clients to prune data older than one year and suggests IPFS as one possible home for it, while an archive node needs an estimated 12+ TB of disk space. It also says The Internet Archive uses IPFS to help maintain its massive archive. It closes by promoting Pinata's pinning and dedicated gateway services.