FIPs Insight

Short, community-friendly summaries of select FIPs — with status, who they affect, and balanced pros and cons. Open the GitHub link on each card for the full proposal text.

FIP-0095Final

Add support for atomic execution bundles

🪙 Econ

AI TL;DR

This FIP introduces atomic execution so multiple messages succeed or fail together, reducing partial state updates for users and SPs. It is aimed at safer batch operations without new token economics.

AudienceStorage providers, integratorsComplexityHigh

Pros

Clearer failure semantics for multi-step flows
Better UX for batched deals and payments
Aligns Filecoin with common chain composability patterns

Cons

Larger implementation surface in the client stack
Careful review needed for edge cases in gas metering

FIP-0088Accepted

Simplify pre-commit deposit mechanics

🛠️ Infra

AI TL;DR

Adjusts how pre-commit deposits are calculated and released to reduce operational overhead for miners while preserving security guarantees. Expected outcome is smoother sector onboarding with fewer surprises in collateral flows.

AudienceMiners, core devsComplexityMedium

Pros

Less manual tuning of deposit schedules
More predictable cash flow for SPs

Cons

Requires migration planning for existing schedules

FIP-0102Draft

FVM event indexing hints

🧠 FVM

AI TL;DR

Proposes optional hints so contracts can advertise events in a way indexers can consume reliably. Helps builders ship dashboards and analytics faster without bespoke parsers for every actor.

AudienceSmart contract authors, indexersComplexityLow

Pros

Faster ecosystem tooling
Lower integration cost for wallets and explorers

Cons

Still evolving; may change before finalization

FIP-0077Rejected

Experimental fee curve adjustment

🪙 Econ

AI TL;DR

Explored a steeper base fee curve during congestion to dampen spam. Community feedback highlighted risks to predictable costs for long-running storage workflows, so the design was not adopted.

AudienceEntire networkComplexityHigh

Pros

Strong anti-spam incentives during peaks

Cons

Unpredictable costs for large SP fleets
Harder budgeting for small miners

FIP-0061Final

WindowPoSt grace period for faults

🛠️ Infra

AI TL;DR

Defines a bounded grace period before penalties apply when a sector temporarily misses WindowPoSt, reducing slash risk from transient outages while keeping cryptoeconomic security intact.

AudienceStorage providersComplexityMedium

Pros

More resilience to short network or hardware blips
Clearer operational runway for SPs

Cons

Requires careful tuning so grace is not abused

FIP-0052Accepted

Increase max sector commitment

🪙 Econ

AI TL;DR

Extends maximum sector lifetime so large datasets can align pledges with business planning. Aims to improve capital efficiency for long-horizon archival clients without weakening pledge accountability.

AudienceEnterprise clients, SPsComplexityMedium

Pros

Better alignment with multi-year storage contracts
Fewer churn events for cold archives

Cons

Longer lockups can complicate exit planning