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Blockchains can absolutely be used for storing arbitrary data (see Filecoin.) Torrents cannot be updated. Whether done over Tor or not, they aren't suitable fo
by xvector 4y ago
Blockchains can absolutely be used for storing arbitrary data (see Filecoin.)
Torrents cannot be updated. Whether done over Tor or not, they aren't suitable for this use case, especially as you have to chase down the websites that advertise them, as they constantly get banned.
What you need is a distributed append-only data structure. Blockchains are an example, but not the only way to do this.
- friend_and_foe 4y agoFilecoin doesn't store data on the blockchain. Filecoin is a blockchain payment network for a monetized IPFS storage network. The two were developed in concert, IPFS was built for filecoin. IPFS is more popular on it's own than with filecoin I'll point out, off topic. But you can use blockchains for arbitrary data, there's nothing preventing you from doing it. It's just a bad idea, everyone has to have every copy of everything anyone might want. Torrents over Tor fall short, Torrents fall short in general I agree. An IPFS type network native to i2p or Tor, internal with no exit, is probably the way to go, unfortunately to my knowledge it does not exist.
- xvector 4y agoThanks for the background on Filecoin. > It's just a bad idea, everyone has to have every copy of everything anyone might want. Do keep in mind that pruned nodes are a thing.