The proposal by Robin Linus, a core contributor to Bitcoin-based zero-knowledge proofs developer ZeroSync, sets out how an open market for content hosting could be created by “an atomic swap of coins for files.”
Crypto Firm LBRY to Challenge Ruling It Violated U.S. Securities Law
The blockchain-based file-sharing network had indicated it would be winding down after a New Hampshire court ruled in favor of the SEC last November.
Filecoin Is Mailing Out Hard Drives of Climate Data to Kickstart Its File-Storage Network
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.
Arweave 2.0 Gets File Storage Project One Step Closer to Its ‘Library of Alexandria’ Dreams
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.
This File-Sharing Dapp Shows How Blockstack and Ethereum Are Different
The Blockstack dapp Envelop just launched a Chrome and Firefox extension for file-sharing. Here’s why that matters.
Sia Network Raises $3.5 Million From Bain Capital to Become Crypto Hulu
Nebulous, the startup behind the Sia network for decentralized file storage, is doubling its staff and focusing on media streaming.
BitTorrent’s Master Plan to Bring a Tron-Powered Crypto Token to the Masses
BitTorrent has the user base, Tron has the crypto. The new BitTorrent Token (BTT) white paper explores ways to marry the two.
BitTorrent Is Launching Its Own Cryptocurrency on the Tron Network
To incentivize file-sharing, BitTorrent is creating a cryptocurrency token on the Tron protocol.