One of the most interesting things about Bitcoin is the possibility of introducing commerce directly into P2P networks. You could imagine a Bitcoin micropaymen

One of the most interesting things about Bitcoin is the possibility of introducing commerce directly into P2P networks. You could imagine a Bitcoin micropayment protocol (https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Contracts#Example_7:_Rapidly-adjusted_.28micro.29payments_to_a_pre-determined_party https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Contracts#Example_7:_Rapidly-adju...) layered on a P2P network of Tahoe-LAFS (https://tahoe-lafs.org/trac/tahoe-lafs https://tahoe-lafs.org/trac/tahoe-lafs) providers competing for business.