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How Does the Pricing Mechanism Work for Storage in a Decentralized Network?

In decentralized storage networks like Filecoin, the pricing is typically determined by an open market mechanism. Storage providers (miners) bid a price to store data, and users select the best offer based on price, reliability, and other factors.

This creates a dynamic, competitive marketplace, contrasting with the fixed or centrally determined pricing of traditional cloud storage.

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