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File Sharing

File Sharing

Arweave 2.0 Gets File Storage Project One Step Closer to Its ‘Library of Alexandria’ Dreams

William FoxleyApr 29, 2020

Arweave operates on the same idea as other blockchain-based file storage services such as Filecoin or Storj, but with far larger ambitions backed by new technical developments unveiled Wednesday as Arweave 2.0.

Startups

This Dapp Shows How Blockstack and Ethereum Are Different

Leigh CuenSep 24, 2019

The Blockstack dapp Envelop just launched a Chrome and Firefox extension for file-sharing. Here's why that matters.

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Filecoin

Filecoin Is Mailing Out Hard Drives of Climate Data to Kick-Start Its File-Storage Network

Brady DaleMay 7, 2020

Get a giant hard drive from the Filecoin team stuffed with data on climate, the world's literature or the human genome and get ready to earn some crypto.

File Sharing

Sia Network Raises $3.5 Million From Bain Capital to Become Crypto Hulu

Leigh CuenJul 10, 2019

Nebulous, the startup behind the Sia network for decentralized file storage, is doubling its staff and focusing on media streaming.

BitTorrent

BitTorrent’s Master Plan to Bring a Tron-Powered Crypto Token to the Masses

Brady DaleJan 8, 2019

BitTorrent has the user base, Tron has the crypto. The new BitTorrent Token (BTT) white paper explores ways to marry the two.

File Sharing

BitTorrent

BitTorrent Is Launching Its Own Cryptocurrency on the Tron Network

Brady DaleJan 3, 2019

To incentivize file-sharing, BitTorrent is creating a cryptocurrency token on the Tron protocol.

The Pirate Bay

Could Cryptocurrency Improve P2P File Sharing?

Danny BradburyDec 28, 2014

What does The Pirate Bay's recent closure mean for decentralised file sharing? And could the blockchain help to improve the concept?

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