Sentences with phrase «decentralized file storage»

Projects like Siacoin and Storj use a similar economic model to incentivize and offer decentralized file storage.

This includes a decentralized file storage program (much like Siacoin), a VPN / proxy service that would allow for anonymity and bypassing censorship, a DNS service, and a platform for «third - party services of any kind that enables smartphone - like friendly interfaces for decentralized apps and smart contracts».

Protocol Labs leads groundbreaking internet projects, such as IPFS, the decentralized web protocol; libp2p, a modular network stack for peer - to - peer apps and systems; CoinList, a token sale and investment platform; and Filecoin, a decentralized file storage network and protocol token.

But Harbor isn't looking to cater to the types of decentralized file storage startups we've seen raise money through token sales.

In the summer of 2015, Wilcox had sunk most of his money in a decentralized file storage company he founded called Least Authority.

Sia, the brain - child of David Vorick and Luke Champine, initially released back in 2015 as a means to decentralize file storage by offering individuals the ability to rent out their unused hard drive space for compensation.

Not exact matches

After DigiCash flamed out, Wilcox explored the concept as an employee of the file - sharing startup Mojo Nation and later as a developer of Tahoe - LAFS, a decentralized cloud - storage service like Amazon S3, sans Amazon.

If and when blockchain - based identity projects reach critical mass in terms of user adoption, they could help get more decentralized services — like cryptocurrency exchanges, file storage providers, and prediction markets — off the ground.

Filecoin is a decentralized storage network that will use the peer - to - peer InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) to secure and store data.

Telegram's grand vision is to build the TON (Telegram Open Network), a blockchain - based platform that extends its messaging app, which counts 200 million active users, into a range of services that include payments, file storage, censorship - proof browsing and decentralized apps hosted on the platform.

It is envisaged to ensure safe storage of significant volume of files and data by using decentralized file system IPFS (breakthrough technology of the 21st century).

Here's another example: a decentralized application called Filecoin enables users to store files on a peer - to - peer network of computers instead of in centralized file storage services like Dropbox or Amazon S3.

Decentralized cloud file hosting service operator Sia has announced the launch of an automated peer - to - peer blockchain - based collaborative cloud for data storage, allowing users to create tailored storage plans with robust security...

«I think this is a huge concept that the world does not yet understand, but will become very important over time,» Ehrsam says, pointing to examples such as «file coin,» a digital token designed to power a decentralized document storage app similar to Dropbox, as well as «reputation,» a token designed to let people bet on just about anything through the prediction market Augur.

The way decentralized cloud storage works is that you rent space from others on one of these platforms, where people who have more storage space than they can use offer to store your files or run your applications.

The white paper outlines that the platform will include distributed file storage, a decentralized VPN service and anonymizer, payments and micro-transactions and a TON DNS, a service for assigning human readable names to accounts.

It is the first decentralized, end - to - end encrypted cloud storage that uses blockchain technology and cryptography to secure your files.