IPFS Protocol Selects Ethereum Over Bitcoin, Prefers Ethereum Dev Community
IPFS, a Blockchain-based peer-to-peer hypermedia protocol, is officially launching its distributed web network on Ethereum instead of Bitcoin, explaining it by “the Ethereum network’s supportive development community and various innovative features.” Filecoin, a data storage network and electronic currency designed for the IPFS protocol, was developed in 2014 on the Bitcoin network to operate as the foundation of the hypermedia distribution protocol which enables users to organize, distribute, analyze, and store information in a more transparent and unalterable network based using the....
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Developers in the cryptocurrency environment are talking about a new kind of internet. Organizations from ConsenSys to OpenBazaar have mentioned a project called the InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) — a project that aims to create a distributed web, much different to the one we use today. IPFS Seeking to Evolve the Internet’s Centralized Infrastructure.....
OpenBazaar is integrating the InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) into their decentralized online marketplace. While no official announcement about this move has been made, OpenBazaar developer Chris Pacia, who is currently working on the IPFS integration, has shared some of the details related to this change with Bitcoin Magazine. According to Pacia, the main advantage of integrating IPFS into OpenBazaar will be the increased availability of storefronts. Currently, a store operator must maintain his or her own server at all times or pay someone else to do it. What Is IPFS? IPFS is a....
Venture capitalist Bill Gurley has taken a personal position in ether because he “was swayed by the arguments of the ethereum crowd.” He explained that it is “the smarter way to play if you’re going to have crypto exposure.”
Bill Gurley Prefers Ethereum to Bitcoin
Bill Gurley, a general partner at Benchmark, a Silicon Valley venture capital firm in San Francisco, California, shared his view on cryptocurrency in an interview with Bloomberg last week.
He began by admitting that he is late getting into crypto because he was focusing on....
Brave Browser has integrated IPFS into its desktop web browser for Windows, macOS and Linux. Brave Browser, a popular blockchain-enabled web browser, has integrated native support of InterPlanetary File System, or IPFS, to strengthen the access to the decentralized web.According to a Jan. 19 announcement, Brave has integrated IPFS into its desktop web browser for Windows, macOS and Linux, enabling users to install the protocol in a couple of clicks.IPFS is a peer-to-peer hypermedia protocol designed to make the web faster, safer, and more open. The protocol aims to supplement or possibly....
IPFS integration gives Brave users easier access to the protocol while improving the overall resilience of the internet.