[This](https://github.com/ipfs/notes/issues/208 https://github.com/ipfs/notes/issues/208) summarizes it well. [Related.](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18

[This](https://github.com/ipfs/notes/issues/208 https://github.com/ipfs/notes/issues/208) summarizes it well. [Related.](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18650670 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18650670) TLDR: IPFS acts as a single swarm (i.e. universal deduping) and has more projects like IPNS, IPLD, and Filecoin under its umbrella. In my opinion, the project is more of an effort to evolve of decentralized technologies to a point where they can be used for mainstream products.