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> blockchains that handle incentivized file storage, alternate name lookup systems It would be a shame if IPFS and Filecoin end up in the dustbin of history if
by MaxfordAndSons 5y ago
> blockchains that handle incentivized file storage, alternate name lookup systems
It would be a shame if IPFS and Filecoin end up in the dustbin of history if the web3 music stops. They're the only reasonable non-financial applications of blockchain tech that I've been able to wrap my head around to date.
- tim333 5y agoAnd IPFS isn't even really a blockchain tech. It's more a variation on bittorrent which predates bitcoin by several years.
- laserlight 5y ago8 years, to be exact.
- betwixthewires 5y agoYep, they're great. I prefer IPFS without the incentive layer of filecoin, but it is interesting to be able to incentivize storage in protocol, and there's obvious use cases. Plenty of people pay google drive or Dropbox for extra storage. Democratizing access to the demand and supply side of that market is pretty cool. There was a project called Golem aiming to do the same thing with compute, it was pretty cool last time I read about it. Not sure how far along it is, and I'm sure there are other projects aiming to do the same thing.